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غمل

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns processes of corruption, decay, or obscuring, often related to materials like leather or fruit. It also extends to meanings of covering, concealing, and sometimes, by extension, preparation or maturation. Some derived terms relate to places or plants.

Derived headwords

غَمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to spoilboth

    To corrupt or spoil something, particularly leather.

  2. 2.
    to mature (fruit)both

    To cause fruit, specifically unripe dates (بسر), to mature or ripen.

  3. 3.
    to coverboth

    To cover someone to induce sweating.

  4. 4.
    to repairclassical

    To repair or fix something.

  5. 5.
    to stackboth

    To stack grapes or other items on top of each other.

  6. 6.
    to grow denselyboth

    For plants to grow densely, one on top of another.

انْغَمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be spoiledboth

    To become spoiled or corrupted, often referring to leather.

  2. 2.
    to be obscuredclassical

    To be in a state of obscurity or concealment.

غَمْلnoun
  1. 1.
    corruptionboth

    Corruption or decay, particularly of a wound due to bandaging.

  2. 2.
    obscurityclassical

    A state of being hidden or obscured.

غَمَلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    corruptionboth

    Corruption or decay, especially of a wound due to improper bandaging.

غُمُولnoun
  1. 1.
    obscurityclassical

    A state of being hidden, obscure, or unknown.

غَمَلٌ (بالتحريك)noun
  1. 1.
    wound corruptionboth

    Corruption of a wound, specifically caused by tight bandaging.

غَمَلٌ (كأمير)noun
  1. 1.
    stacked itemsclassical

    Things that are stacked or piled on top of each other, like fruits.

غَمْلُولnoun
  1. 1.
    valley with treesboth

    A valley characterized by abundant trees.

  2. 2.
    narrow valleyboth

    A valley that is long, narrow, and densely overgrown.

  3. 3.
    moundboth

    A mound or elevated area.

  4. 4.
    dark gatheringboth

    Any place that is dark and crowded with trees, clouds, darkness, or a corner.

  5. 5.
    edible plantboth

    A type of herb or plant that is eaten when cooked.

تَغَمَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to expandclassical

    To expand or become spacious.

غَمْلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly a valley or region.

مَغْمُولadjective
  1. 1.
    obscureboth

    Someone who is obscure, unknown, or lacking prominence.

Parallel reading

غمل الأديم فانغمل
The leather was spoiled, and it became spoiled.
أو جعله في غمة لينفسخ صوفه
Or to put it in obscurity so its wool might loosen.
أو دفنه في الرمل لينتن فيسترخي فينتتف شعره
Or to bury it in sand so it might rot, relax, and its hair be plucked.
و البسر: غمه ليدرك
And unripe dates: to cover them so they ripen.
و فلانا: غطاه ليعرق
And a person: to cover him so he sweats.
و الشيء: أصلحه
And a thing: to repair it.
و العنب: نضد بعضه على بعض
And grapes: to stack them on top of each other.
و النبات: ركب بعضه بعضا
And plants: to grow densely, one on top of another.
والغمل: ع
And al-Ghaml: a place name.
وبالتحريك: فساد الجرح من العصاب
And with vowel movement: corruption of a wound from bandaging.
وقد غمل، كفرح
And he became obscure, like 'faraha'.
وكأمير: المتراكب من النصي
And like 'ameer': the stacked fruits.
والغملول، بالضم: الوادي ذو الشجر
And al-Ghamlool, with damma: the valley with trees.
أو الطويل القليل العرض الملتف
Or the long, narrow, overgrown one.
والرابية
And the mound.
وكل مجتمع أظلم وتراكم من شجر، أو غمام، أو ظلمة، أو زاوية
And every dark, accumulated gathering of trees, clouds, darkness, or a corner.
وبقلة تؤكل مطبوخة
And a herb that is eaten cooked.
وتغمل: توسع
And taghammala: to expand.
وغملى، كجمزى: ع
And Ghamla, like 'jamza': a place name.
ورجل مغمول: خامل
And a man maghmool: obscure.