الغامض

Root entry · 31 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of obscurity, hiddenness, and lack of clarity. It extends to meanings of being settled or firm, as well as gentleness, leniency, and even physical attributes like being plump or slender. It also encompasses actions related to concealment, overlooking, and the passage of time or events.

Derived headwords

غامضadjective

1.
obscureboth
Not clear, hidden, or difficult to understand.
2.
settledclassical
Referring to land that is firm and stable.
3.
sluggishclassical
Describing a person who is slow or hesitant in undertaking something.
4.
unknownclassical
Referring to lineage or ancestry that is not well-known.
5.
plumpclassical
Describing the ankles, knees, or shanks as being plump or stout.

غمضverb

1.
to be obscureboth
The state of being unclear or hidden.
2.
to be sluggishclassical
To be slow or hesitant in action.

غموضnoun

1.
obscurityboth
The state or quality of being obscure, unclear, or hidden.
2.
sluggishnessclassical
Slowness or hesitation in action.

أغمضverb

1.
to be lenientboth
To show leniency or ease in a transaction.
2.
to goclassical
To proceed or move forward in a matter.
3.
to sharpenclassical
To make the edge of a sword thin or sharp.
4.
to slightclassical
To look down upon someone or disparage them.
5.
to advanceclassical
To overtake someone who was previously ahead.

غموضةnoun

1.
obscurityboth
The quality of being obscure or unclear.
2.
sluggishnessclassical
Slowness or hesitation.

غماضةnoun

1.
obscurityclassical
The state of being obscure or unclear.
2.
sluggishnessclassical
Slowness or hesitation.

غميضةnoun

1.
flawclassical
A defect or blemish in a matter.

مغمضparticiple

1.
closed-eyedclassical
Describing a camel that drinks with its eyes closed, often implying it is being forced.

مغمضاتnoun

1.
sinsclassical
Sins that a person commits knowingly.

تغميضnoun

1.
sleepboth
The act of sleeping or the state of not sleeping.
2.
obscuringclassical
The act of making something obscure or unclear.

تغميضاnoun

1.
sleepboth
The act of sleeping.

إغماضnoun

1.
sleepboth
The act of sleeping.

اغتمضverb

1.
to sleepboth
To not sleep.

اغتماضnoun

1.
easeclassical
Something that comes easily, without effort or hardship.

انغماضnoun

1.
closingclassical
The act of closing, specifically referring to the closing of the eyes.

انغماض الطرفphrase

1.
closing of the eyesclassical
The act of closing one's eyes.

يغمضverb

1.
to be lenientboth
To show leniency or ease in a transaction.
2.
to goclassical
To proceed or move forward in a matter.
3.
to disappearclassical
To sink or disappear into something, like a sword into flesh.

غمض عنهverb phrase

1.
to be lenient withboth
To show leniency or ease towards someone in a transaction.

غمض في الأمرverb phrase

1.
to go forward in the matterclassical
To proceed or move forward in a matter, often without full clarity.

غمض السيف في اللحمverb phrase

1.
the sword sank into the fleshclassical
The sword penetrated deeply into the flesh.

دار غامضةphrase

1.
a house not opening onto the streetclassical
A dwelling that does not have direct access or opening onto the main street.

ما اكتحلت غماضاphrase

1.
I did not sleepboth
An idiom meaning 'I did not sleep at all'.

أغمض لي فيما بعتنيphrase

1.
be lenient with me in what you sold meclassical
A request for leniency or a reduction in price, implying the item is of poor quality.

أغمض حد السيفphrase

1.
to thin the edge of the swordclassical
To make the blade of the sword thinner or sharper.

أغمض العين فلاناphrase

1.
to slight someoneclassical
To look down upon someone or treat them with contempt.

غمضت الناقة تغميضاphrase

1.
the camel turned away from the watering placeclassical
The camel refused to drink and turned away, forcing the driver to lead it back.

غمض فلان على هذا الأمرphrase

1.
so-and-so proceeded with this matterclassical
Someone went ahead with a matter, knowing its implications.

غمض الكلامphrase

1.
to obscure the speechclassical
To make the speech unclear or ambiguous.

ما اغتمضت عينايphrase

1.
my eyes did not sleepboth
An idiom meaning 'I did not sleep'.

أتاني ذلك على اغتماضphrase

1.
that came to me easilyclassical
Something was obtained or achieved without effort or difficulty.

انغماض الطرفphrase

1.
closing of the eyesclassical
The act of closing one's eyes.

Parallel reading

الغامض: المطمئن من الأرض ج: غوامض، كالغمض ج: غموض وأغماض، وقد غمض المكان غموضا، وككرم غموضة وغماضة، والرجل الفاتر عن الحملة، وخلاف الواضح من الكلام، وقد غمض، ككرم ونصر، غموضة وغموضا، والخامل الذليل، والحسب الغير المعروف، والغاض من الخلاخل في الساق، و من الكعوب والسوق: السمين.

Al-ghāmiḍ: The settled (firm) part of the land, pl. ghawāmiḍ; like al-ghamḍ, pl. ghumūḍ and aghmāḍ; and the place became obscure (ghamiḍa ghumūḍan); and like karuma, ghumūḍatan and ghamāḍatan; and the man who is sluggish in an attack; and the opposite of clear speech; and it (the place) became obscure (ghamiḍa, like karuma and naṣara, ghumūḍatan and ghumūḍan); and the inactive, lowly one; and the unknown lineage; and the plumpness of anklets on the leg, and of the ankles and shanks: plump.

وغمض عنه في البيع يغمض: تساهل، كأغمض.

And to be lenient with him in a sale (yagmiḍu): to be lenient, like aghmaḍa.

و ms0860 في الأمر يغمض ويغمض: ذهب، وسار، و السيف في اللحم: غاب.

And to proceed in the matter (yagmiḍu and yagmiḍu): to go, and to travel; and the sword in the flesh: to sink.

وما اكتحلت غماضا، ويكسر، وغمضا، بالضم، وتغماضا، وتغميضا، بفتحهما، (وإغماضا، بالكسر) : ما نمت.

And I did not apply kohl (aktaḥaltu) ghamāḍan (and with kasr), and ghamḍan (with ḍamm), and taghamāḍan, and taghmīḍan (with fatḥa for both), and ighmāḍan (with kasr): I did not sleep.

وما في الأمر غميضة.

And there is no flaw (ghumayḍah) in the matter.

وأغمض لي فيما بعتني وغمض: كأنك تريد الزيادة منه لرداءته، والحط من ثمنه.

And say to me 'Aghmiḍ lī fīmā baʿtanī' and 'Ghamiḍ': as if you want an increase from it due to its poor quality, and a reduction in its price.

وأغمض حد السيف: رققه.

And to thin the edge of the sword (aghmaḍa): to make it thin.

والعين فلانا: ازدرته.

And the eye towards someone (aʿyana): to slight him.

و فلان فلانا: حاضره فسبقه بعد ما سبقه ذاك.

And so-and-so towards so-and-so: he was present, so he overtook him after that one had overtaken him.

وغمضت الناقة تغميضا: ردت عن الحوض، فحملت على الذائد مغمضة عينيها، فوردت.

And the she-camel turned away from the watering place (ghammaḍat taghmīḍan): she turned away from the watering place, so the driver led her, with her eyes closed (maghmaḍatan ʿaynayhā), and she drank.

وما اغتمضت عيناي، أي: ما نامتا.

And my eyes did not sleep (ightamaḍat): meaning, they did not sleep.

وأتاني ذلك على اغتماض، أي: عفوا بلا تكلف ومشقة.

And that came to me with ease (iġtimāḍan): meaning, easily without effort or hardship.

وانغماض الطرف: انغضاضه.

And the closing of the eye (inġimāḍ aṭ-ṭarf): its closing.

{ولا تيمموا الخبيث منه تنفقون ولستم بآخذيه إلا أن تغمضوا فيه} ، أي: لا تنفق في قرض ربك خبيثا، فإنك لو أردت شراءه، لم تأخذه حتى تحط من ثمنه.

{And do not aim for the bad of it to spend, while you would not take it except to close your eyes to it} (taghmiḍū fīhi), meaning: do not spend bad things in your Lord's loan, for if you wanted to buy it, you would not take it unless you reduced its price.