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غمس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root غمس (gh-m-s) primarily relates to the concept of immersion, plunging, or sinking into something. This can be literal, such as submerging in water, or figurative, like being engulfed in sin or a difficult situation. It also extends to meanings of intensity and penetration.

Derived headwords

غَمَسَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to immerseboth

    To dip or submerge something into a liquid or substance.

غمسه في الماء — immersed him in the water
اِنْغَمَسَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning 'ghamas' (to immerse oneself)both

    meaning 'ghamas' (to immerse oneself)

فانغمس — so he was immersed
اغْتَمَسَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning 'ghamas' (to immerse oneself)both

    meaning 'ghamas' (to immerse oneself)

اغتمس بمعنى — immersed himself, meaning
مُغَامَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    immersionboth

    The act of immersing or plunging oneself into something.

  2. 2.
    plunging into battleclassical

    Figuratively, throwing oneself into the midst of a conflict or intense situation.

المغامسة: المماقلة — The مغامسة: the plunging into the midst
إذا رمى الرجل نفسه في وسط الحرب — if a man throws himself into the midst of war
غَمُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    the oath that plunges its taker into sinboth

    the oath that plunges its taker into sin

والأمر الغموس: الشديد — And the الأمر الغموس: the severe
واليمين الغموس: التي تغمس صاحبها في الإثم — And the اليمين الغموس: that which immerses its owner in sin
والطعنة الغموس: النافذة — And the الطعنة الغموس: the penetrating
وناقة غموس: لا يستبان حملها حتى تقرب — And a ناغة غموس: whose pregnancy is not apparent until it is near
غَمِيزnoun
  1. 1.
    tender plantclassical

    A type of tender or succulent plant.

والغميس من النبات: الغميز — And the الغميس from plants: the الغميز
غَمِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    small watercourseclassical

    A small channel or depression for water, found between patches of grass and plants.

والغميس: مسيل ماء صغير بين البقل والنبات — And the الغميس: a small watercourse between the herbage and the plants

Parallel reading

غمسه في الماء
he immersed it in the water
أي مقله فيه
meaning, dipped it into it
فانغمس واغتمس بمعنى
so he was immersed and he immersed himself, meaning
والمغامسة: المماقلة
And the مغامسة: the plunging into the midst
وكذلك إذا رمى الرجل نفسه في وسط الحرب
And likewise if a man throws himself into the midst of war
والأمر الغموس: الشديد
And the الأمر الغموس: the severe
واليمين الغموس: التي تغمس صاحبها في الإثم
And the اليمين الغموس: that which immerses its owner in sin
والطعنة الغموس: النافذة
And the الطعنة الغموس: the penetrating
وناقة غموس: لا يستبان حملها حتى تقرب
And a she-camel that is غموس: her pregnancy is not apparent until it is near
والغميس من النبات: الغميز
And the الغميس from plants: the الغميز
والغميس: مسيل ماء صغير بين البقل والنبات
And the الغميس: a small watercourse between the herbage and the plants