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ومض

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of flashing, gleaming, or shining briefly, often associated with light. It extends to subtle or fleeting glances and hidden signals.

Derived headwords

وَمَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to flash brieflyboth

    The lightning flashed briefly, without spreading across the clouds.

يَمِضُverb
  1. 1.
    flashes brieflyboth

    Present tense form of the verb 'to flash briefly'.

وَمْضًاnoun
  1. 1.
    brief flashboth

    A brief, light flash, often referring to lightning.

وَمِيضًاnoun
  1. 1.
    gleamboth

    A subtle gleam or flash, often used for light phenomena.

وَمْضَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    flashingclassical

    The act or state of flashing briefly.

أَوْمَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to glance furtivelyclassical

    A woman glanced furtively or stole a look.

  2. 2.
    to signal subtlyclassical

    Someone made a subtle or hidden signal.

Parallel reading

ومض البرق يمض ومضا ووميضا وومضانا: لمع خفيفا، ولم يعترض في نواحي الغيم؛ كأومض.
The lightning flashed, flashing briefly, a gleam, and flashing: it shone lightly, and did not spread in the regions of the clouds; like 'aumada.
وأومضت المرأة: سارقت النظر،
And the woman glanced furtively: she stole a look,
وفلان: أشار إشارة خفية.
And so-and-so: he made a hidden signal.