غور

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of depth, lowness, and the interior of things. It extends to geographical locations characterized by low-lying terrain or being far inland, and also refers to natural hollows or caves.

Derived headwords

غَوْرnoun

1.
the bottom of everythingboth
the bottom of everything
2.
the low-lying part of the earthboth
the low-lying part of the earth
3.
Tihamah and what adjoins the right (Yemen)both
Tihamah and what adjoins the right (Yemen)
4.
deep, sunken (described by the verbal noun)both
deep, sunken (described by the verbal noun)

غَوْرnoun

1.
the bottom of everythingboth
the bottom of everything
2.
the low-lying part of the earthboth
the low-lying part of the earth
3.
Tihamah and what adjoins the right (Yemen)both
Tihamah and what adjoins the right (Yemen)
4.
deep, sunken (described by the verbal noun)both
deep, sunken (described by the verbal noun)

غَوْرnoun

1.
the bottom of everythingboth
the bottom of everything
2.
the low-lying part of the earthboth
the low-lying part of the earth
3.
Tihamah and what adjoins the right (Yemen)both
Tihamah and what adjoins the right (Yemen)
4.
deep, sunken (described by the verbal noun)both
deep, sunken (described by the verbal noun)

غَائِرadjective

1.
deepboth
Describing water or a place that is deep or sunken.

غَارnoun

1.
like a cave in the mountainboth
like a cave in the mountain
2.
a type of treeboth
a type of tree
3.
he came to the lowlands (Ghawr)both
he came to the lowlands (Ghawr)
4.
the water sank into the earthboth
the water sank into the earth

غِيرَانnoun

1.
plural of ghār (cave)both
plural of ghār (cave)
2.
a jealous manboth
a jealous man

مَغَارnoun

1.
caveboth
A place resembling a cave or hollow.
2.
gazelle's lairclassical
A place where gazelles rest or hide, often a hollow or den.

مَغَارَةnoun

1.
caveboth
A large cave or hollow place.

Parallel reading

غور كل شئ: قعره.

The depth of everything: its bottom.

فلان بعيد الغور.

So-and-so is deep of understanding/insight.

والغور: المطمئن من الارض.

And al-ghawr: the low-lying part of the earth.

والغور: تهامة وما يلي اليمن.

And al-ghawr: Tihamah and what is adjacent to Yemen.

وماء غور، أي غائر، وصف بالمصدر، كقولهم: درهم ضرب، وماء سكب، وأذن حشر.

And 'ma' ghawr', meaning deep, is described by the masdar, as they say: 'dirham darab' (a struck coin), 'ma' sakb' (poured water), and 'udhun hashr' (a gathered ear).

والغار: كالكهف في الجبل، والجمع الغيران.

And al-ghar: like a cave in the mountain, and its plural is al-ghiran.

والمغار مثل الغار، وكذلك المغارة.

And al-maghar is like al-ghar, and likewise al-magharah.

وربما سموا مكانس الظباء مغارا.

And sometimes they name the resting places of gazelles 'maghara'.

كأن ظباء أسنمة عليها * كوانس قالصا عنها المغار

As if gazelles with humps upon them * were resting places from which the hollows are avoided.