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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to covering, concealing, or overlaying something. It can describe the act of covering a structure with materials like mud and wood, implying a form of building or renovation.

Derived headwords

وَغَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to coverclassical

    To cover something, particularly a house, with mud and wood.

يَغُمُوهُverb
  1. 1.
    they cover itclassical

    The present tense verb form indicating the action of covering is being performed by multiple subjects on a single object.

Parallel reading

غما البيت يغموه: غطاه بالطين والخشب.
He covered the house, they cover it: he covered it with mud and wood.