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التغبيض

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes the inability to cry or shed tears, particularly when one intends to do so. It relates to a lack of emotional expression through weeping.

Derived headwords

تَغَبَّضَverb
  1. 1.
    to be unable to cryclassical

    To intend to weep but find that the eyes do not produce tears.

تَغْبِيضnoun
  1. 1.
    inability to cryclassical

    The state or act of being unable to shed tears, especially when one wishes to.

Parallel reading

أن يريد الإنسان بكاء فلا تجيبه العين.
That a person intends to weep, but the eye does not respond to him (i.e., shed tears).