غمن

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to covering, concealing, or immersing something. It extends to actions like wrapping someone to induce sweating, applying cosmetics, and also refers to a specific cosmetic substance and a place name.

Derived headwords

غَمَلَverb

1.
to cover, to wrapboth
To cover something, particularly the skin or unripe fruit, or to wrap a person in garments to make them sweat.

غَمِينadjective

1.
covered, wrappedclassical
Describing something that has been covered or wrapped, particularly in the context of inducing sweat.

غَمْنَةnoun

1.
white lead, ceruseclassical
A cosmetic substance, specifically white lead or ceruse, used for whitening the skin.

غَمْرَةnoun

1.
cosmetic applicationclassical
The act of applying a cosmetic, such as white lead, to the face by a woman.

غَمَنَ في الأرضverb

1.
to enter into the earthclassical
To go into or become embedded within the earth.

انْغَمَنَverb

1.
to be embedded, to enterclassical
To be entered into or become embedded within something, particularly the earth.

بنو الغُمَيْنَىname

1.
Banu al-Ghumaynaclassical
A specific group of people or a tribe known as Banu al-Ghumayna, located in the region of al-Hira.

Parallel reading

غَمَلَ الجلد أو البسر: غمله

To cover the skin or unripe fruit: to cover it.

و فلانا: ألقى عليه ثيابه ليعرق

And to cover someone: to throw clothes upon him to make him sweat.

والغَمْنَة، بالضم: الإسفيداج

And al-Ghamnah, with damma: white lead.

والغَمْرَة: تطلي بها المرأة وجهها

And al-Ghamrah: applying it (cosmetic) by which a woman paints her face.

وغَمَنَ في الأرض، كعني: أدخل فيها فانْغَمَنَ

And to enter into the earth, like 'ani: to enter into it, and to be entered into it.

وبنو الغُمَيْنَى، بالضم والقصر: ناس بالحيرة

And Banu al-Ghumayna, with damma and shortening: people in al-Hira.