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غوص

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of submerging or diving, especially into water. It extends to describe the person who dives, the activity itself, and metaphorically, to delving deeply into something.

Derived headwords

غَاصَverb
  1. 1.
    choking on itboth

    choking on it

  2. 2.
    full of people (the house)both

    full of people (the house)

  3. 3.
    he dived into the waterboth

    he dived into the water

غَوْصnoun
  1. 1.
    divingboth

    The act or process of submerging oneself under water.

غَائِصnoun
  1. 1.
    diverboth

    One who dives, especially a person who dives into the sea to retrieve pearls.

  2. 2.
    one who delvesclassical

    Someone who attacks or delves deeply into a matter.

غَوَّاصnoun
  1. 1.
    pearl diverboth

    A person who dives into the sea specifically to collect pearls.

غَيَّاصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    diving (activity)classical

    The practice or activity of diving, particularly for pearls.

Parallel reading

النزول تحت الماء.
To descend beneath the water.
وقد غاص في الماء.
And he dived into the water.
والهاجم على الشئ غائص.
And the one who attacks a thing is a diver (or one who delves).
والغواص: الذى يغوص في البحر على اللؤلؤ.
And the pearl diver: he who dives in the sea for pearls.
وفعله الغياصة.
And his action is diving (the activity).