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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of covering, obscuring, and a moderate or sudden downpour of rain. It extends to describe dense vegetation and the act of concealing or shortening something.

Derived headwords

غَبِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be coveredclassical

    To be covered or obscured, often used in relation to the sun being hidden.

غَبِيَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    light rainboth

    Rain that is not heavy, or a strong burst of water.

  2. 2.
    heavy downpourboth

    A copious flow of water or a strong downpour.

  3. 3.
    dust cloudclassical

    What rises from dust, like dust clouds.

غَبِيَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    dense, thickclassical

    Describing a tree that is dense or thick with foliage.

أَغْبَىadjective
  1. 1.
    dense, thickclassical

    Describing a branch that is dense or thick.

تَغْبِيَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    covering, veilingclassical

    The act of covering or veiling something.

  2. 2.
    shortening hairclassical

    The act of shortening or trimming hair.

  3. 3.
    uprootingclassical

    The act of uprooting or eradicating.

Parallel reading

المطرة غير الكثيرة، أو الدفعة الشديدة، والصب الكثير من الماء والسياط
The rain that is not abundant, or a strong downpour, and a copious flow of water and lashes.
و من التراب: ما سطع من غباره، كالغباء
And from dust: what rises from its dust, like dust clouds.
وشجرة غبياء: ملتفة
And a dense tree: thick with foliage.
وغصن أغبى
And a dense branch.
والتغبية: الستر، وتقصير الشعر، واستئصاله
And covering: concealment, shortening the hair, and uprooting it.
وجاء على غبية الشمس، أي: غيبتها
And he came at the obscuring of the sun, meaning: its disappearance.