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الغاغ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of 'mint' and its various forms, extending to describe swarming insects like locusts and a type of weak, biting insect resembling a mosquito. It is also used metaphorically to describe a disorderly crowd of people.

Derived headwords

الغَاغُnoun
  1. 1.
    Mintboth

    A type of herb, specifically referring to pennyroyal.

الفُوَذَنْجُnoun
  1. 1.
    Pennyroyalclassical

    A specific variety of mint, often used as a synonym for الغَاغُ.

الغَوْغَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    Locustsclassical

    Locusts after their wings have developed, or when they have shed their colors and turned reddish.

  2. 2.
    Mosquito-like insectclassical

    A small, weak insect resembling a mosquito that does not bite.

  3. 3.
    Rabbleboth

    A disorderly crowd of people, named by analogy with the swarming locusts or weak insects.

Parallel reading

الغَاغُ: الحبق، أي: الفوذنج.
Al-ghagh: Basil, meaning: pennyroyal.
والغوغاء: الجراد بعد أن ينبت جناحه، أو إذا انسلخ من الألوان وصار إلى الحمرة، وشيء يشبه البعوض ولا يعض لضعفه، وبه سمي الغوغاء من الناس.
And al-ghawghaa': locusts after their wings have sprouted, or when they shed their colors and turn reddish, and a thing resembling mosquitoes that does not bite due to its weakness, and by this the rabble of people are named.