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الغوص

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of submerging or diving, especially into water. It extends to the place of diving, the person who dives, and metaphorically to deeply understanding or grasping a matter.

Derived headwords

الغوصnoun
  1. 1.
    Divingboth

    The act of submerging oneself under water.

المغاصnoun
  1. 1.
    Place of divingboth

    The location where one dives, particularly into water.

  2. 2.
    Upper shinclassical

    The upper part of the shin bone.

الغياصةnoun
  1. 1.
    Divingboth

    The act of submerging oneself under water.

الغياصnoun
  1. 1.
    Divingboth

    The act of submerging oneself under water.

غاصverb
  1. 1.
    To diveboth

    To submerge oneself under water.

  2. 2.
    To graspclassical

    To understand or comprehend a matter deeply.

الغواصnoun
  1. 1.
    Diverboth

    A person who dives in the sea, especially to retrieve pearls.

المغوصةnoun
  1. 1.
    Deceiver (female)classical

    A woman who falsely claims to be menstruating.

Parallel reading

الغوص والمغاص والغياصة والغياص: النزول تحت الماء.
Diving, the place of diving, and the diver: are the descent under water.
والمغاص: موضعه، وأعلى الساق.
And Al-Maghas: its place, and the upper part of the shin.
وغاص على الأمر: علمه.
And he grasped the matter: he knew it.
والغواص: من يغوص في البحر على اللؤلؤ.
And the diver: is one who dives in the sea for pearls.
لعنت الغائصة والمغوصة
Cursed is the one who dives (falsely) and the one who is deluded (falsely claiming menstruation).
أي: التي لا تكون حائضا، فتقول لزوجها: أنا حائض.
Meaning: she who is not menstruating, and says to her husband: I am menstruating.