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Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of covering, concealing, and overshadowing. It extends to meanings of abundance, fullness, and the obscuring effect of darkness, as well as the physical act of spreading out or extending.

Derived headwords

غَطَىverb
  1. 1.
    to coverboth

    To place something over or upon another thing, concealing it.

  2. 2.
    to overshadowboth

    To envelop or obscure something, often with darkness or a similar pervasive element.

  3. 3.
    to concealboth

    To hide or keep something from being seen or known.

كَرْمَىverb
  1. 1.
    to coverclassical

    To cover, similar to غطى, often used in specific contexts.

غُطِّيَاverb
  1. 1.
    to be coveredboth

    Passive form of غطى, meaning to be covered or concealed.

امْتَلأَverb
  1. 1.
    to be fullboth

    To be filled to capacity, to have no more space.

  2. 2.
    to aboundboth

    To be present in great quantities or to a great extent.

ذَهَبَ في سَيْرِهَاverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to go at a good paceclassical

    Used for a she-camel that proceeds with a swift or energetic gait.

أَظْلَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkboth

    Used for the night when it grows dark and deep.

طَالَتْ أَغْصَانُهَا وَانْبَسَطَتْverb phrase
  1. 1.
    branches spread outclassical

    Describing a tree whose branches have grown long and spread out over the ground.

أَغْطَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to spread outclassical

    Used to describe a tree whose branches have spread out extensively.

أَلْبَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to clothe with darknessboth

    To cover someone with the darkness of the night, metaphorically or literally.

غَطَّاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cover himboth

    To cover a person, often implying concealment or overshadowing.

سَتَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cover itboth

    To conceal or hide something.

عَلَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cover itboth

    To be over or upon something, covering it.

أَغْطَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cover itboth

    To cover something, similar to غطاه.

اغْتَطَىverb
  1. 1.
    to cover oneselfboth

    To cover oneself, often with a garment or blanket.

Parallel reading

غطى الشباب
Youth covered (it).
كرمى
It covered.
غطيا
It was covered.
ويضم: امتلأ
And it includes: it was full.
والناقة: ذهبت في سيرها
And the she-camel: went at its pace.
والليل: أظلم
And the night: became dark.
والشجرة: طالت أغصانها، وانبسطت على الأرض
And the tree: its branches grew long and spread out on the ground.
كأغطت
As if it spread out.
والليل فلانا: ألبسه ظلمته
And the night (did something to) a person: it clothed him with its darkness.
كغطاه
As if it covered him.
والشيء، وعليه: ستره، وعلاه
And the thing, and upon it: it covered it, and it was over it.
كأغطاه وغطاه
As if it covered it and covered it.
واغتطى: تغطى
And he covered himself: he was covered.