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الغين

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to covering, obscuring, and clouding, often with a sense of intensity or overwhelming presence. It extends to concepts of lush vegetation, thirst, and specific geographical locations. It also encompasses states of being overcome, such as by desire or unconsciousness.

Derived headwords

غَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    cloudboth

    A mass of water vapor condensed in the atmosphere, appearing as a white or dark mass.

  2. 2.
    thirstclassical

    A strong desire to drink.

غَيْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lush vegetationclassical

    Dense, intertwined trees and plants, often implying a lack of water.

  2. 2.
    pusclassical

    Thick, yellowish or greenish fluid secreted by a wound or infected tissue.

  3. 3.
    what flows from a corpseclassical

    Fluid or discharge emanating from a dead body.

غَيْنَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    greenclassical

    Of the color of growing leaves and grass; verdant.

غَيْنَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    wellclassical

    A shaft sunk into the ground to obtain water.

  2. 2.
    peakclassical

    The summit or highest point of a mountain.

غَيْنverb
  1. 1.
    to be coveredclassical

    To be enveloped or obscured, as if by a covering.

  2. 2.
    to be overcomeclassical

    To be overwhelmed by desire, unconsciousness, or a covering substance.

أَغْيَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to coverclassical

    To envelop or obscure something, as if with a covering.

  2. 2.
    to overwhelmclassical

    To overcome someone with desire, unconsciousness, or a covering substance.

غَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ringclassical

    A circular band, specifically the ring at the head of a string instrument's string.

فَرغَانَةname
  1. 1.
    Ferganaclassical

    A region or land of the non-Arabs (Persians).

غَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    feverclassical

    A disease characterized by an abnormally high body temperature.

أَغْيَنadjective
  1. 1.
    tallclassical

    Of great or more than average height.

ذُو غَانname
  1. 1.
    valley in Yemenclassical

    A specific valley located in Yemen.

تَغَيَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be weakclassical

    To feel faint or unwell; to be nauseated.

  2. 2.
    to be coveredclassical

    To be obscured or covered, as if by a cloud or veil.

غَامَتverb
  1. 1.
    to become cloudyclassical

    To turn overcast or cloudy, referring to the sky.

Parallel reading

والعطش، وقد غنت أغين، والغيم.
And thirst, and it became cloudy, and the clouds.
والغينة: أرض، والأشجار الملتفة بلا ماء، وع بالشام، وع باليمامة، وبالكسر: الصديد، وما سال من الميت.
And Al-Ghaynah: land, and intertwined trees without water, and a place in Sham, and a place in Yamamah, and with kasr: pus, and what flows from the dead.
والغيناء: الخضراء من الشجر، وبئر، وبالقصر: قنة ثبير من الأثبرة السبعة.
And Al-Ghinā': the green of trees, and a well, and with shortening: the peak of Thabir from the Seven Athbirah.
وغين على قلبه غينا: تغشته الشهوة، أو غطي عليه وألبس، أو غشي عليه، أو أحاط به الرين، كأغين فيهما.
And his heart was covered with a covering: desire overwhelmed him, or he was covered and clothed, or he fainted, or rust surrounded him, like the two in which he was.
وأغان الغين السماء: ألبسها.
And the sky was covered: it was clothed.
والغانة: حلقة رأس الوتر، وبلا لام: د بالمغرب.
And Al-Ghanah: the ring at the head of the string, and without 'lam': a place in the Maghreb.
وفرغانة: من بلاد العجم.
And Farghanah: from the lands of the non-Arabs.
والغين، بالكسر: ع كثير الحمى، ومنه: "آنس من حمى الغين".
And Al-Ghayn, with kasr: a place of much fever, and from it: 'I sense relief from the fever of Al-Ghayn.'
والأغين: الطويل.
And Al-Aghayn: the tall one.
وذو غان: واد باليمن.
And Dhu Ghan: a valley in Yemen.
وغانت نفسي تغين: غثت، و الإبل: غامت.
And my soul felt weak, it became weak; and the camels: they became cloudy.