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الغصة

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the sensation of something being stuck in the throat, causing difficulty in swallowing or speaking. It extends to concepts of obstruction, fullness, and constriction, both literally and figuratively.

Derived headwords

الغَصَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    choking sensationboth

    A sensation of something being stuck in the throat, causing difficulty in swallowing or speaking.

  2. 2.
    obstructionboth

    Something that obstructs or gets stuck in the throat.

غُصَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    choking sensationboth

    A sensation of something being stuck in the throat, causing difficulty in swallowing or speaking.

  2. 2.
    obstructionboth

    Something that obstructs or gets stuck in the throat.

غَصَصnoun
  1. 1.
    choking sensationsboth

    Plural of 'ghuṣṣah', referring to multiple instances or types of choking sensations or obstructions.

الحصين ابن يزيدname
  1. 1.
    Companion of the Prophetclassical

    A Companion of the Prophet Muhammad who had a noticeable obstruction in his throat that affected his speech.

عامر بن مالكname
  1. 1.
    Faris (knight)classical

    A knight who had an obstruction in his throat.

غَصَّverb
  1. 1.
    to chokeboth

    To experience a choking sensation or to have something stuck in the throat.

  2. 2.
    to be obstructedboth

    To be blocked or hindered, often referring to the throat.

تَغَصُّverb
  1. 1.
    to choke (present tense)both

    The present tense form of the verb 'ghassa', indicating the action of choking.

غَصَصاًnoun
  1. 1.
    choking (masdar)both

    The verbal noun (masdar) of 'ghassa', referring to the act or state of choking.

غَاصٍّadjective
  1. 1.
    chokingboth

    One who is choking or experiencing a choking sensation.

غَصْصَانadjective
  1. 1.
    chokingclassical

    An intensive form of 'ghāṣṣ', indicating a severe or persistent choking state.

الغَصْغَصnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of plantclassical

    A specific type of plant.

غَاصٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    full of peopleboth

    Describing a place that is crowded or filled with people.

أَغَصَّverb
  1. 1.
    to make narrowboth

    To make a place constricted or narrow, especially by filling it.

  2. 2.
    to cause distressboth

    To cause hardship or distress, metaphorically making life difficult.

Parallel reading

الغصة، بالضم: الشجا
Al-ghuṣṣah, with dammah: the choking sensation.
وما اعترض في الحلق فأشرق
And what obstructs in the throat and causes choking.
وذو الغصة: الحصين ابن يزيد الصحابي، كان بحلقه غصة، لا يبين بها الكلام
And Dhu al-Ghuṣṣah: Al-Ḥuṣayn ibn Yazīd the Companion, he had a choking sensation in his throat, such that speech was not clear.
وعامر بن مالك بن الأصلع: فارس، وكان بحلقه غصة
And ʿĀmir ibn Mālik ibn Al-Aṣlaʿ: a knight, and he had a choking sensation in his throat.
وغصصت، بالكسر وبالفتح، تغص، بالفتح، غصصا، فأنت غاص وغصان
And I choked, with kasrah and with fatha, you choke, with fatha, a choking, so you are choking and very choking.
والغصغص، كجعفر: نبت
And Al-Ghaṣghaṣ, like Jaʿfar: a plant.
ومنزل غاص بالقوم: ممتلئ
And a house 'ghāṣṣ' with people: full.
وأغص علينا الأرض: ضيقها
And He made the land constricted for us: He narrowed it.