ومض

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of flashing or intermittent light, specifically the lightning flash. It also extends metaphorically to brief or furtive glances.

Derived headwords

وَمَضَverb

1.
the lightning flashed a hidden flashboth
the lightning flashed a hidden flash

يَمِضُverb

1.
the eye, meaning it burns itboth
the eye, meaning it burns it

وَمْضnoun

1.
the lightning flashed a hidden flashboth
the lightning flashed a hidden flash

وَمِيضnoun

1.
flickerboth
A faint or intermittent flash of light; a glimmer.

وَمَضَانnoun

1.
flashingclassical
The act or state of flashing; a continuous or repeated flashing.

أَوْمَضَverb

1.
to flashboth
To cause to flash or to flash intermittently; also used for lightning.
2.
to glance furtivelyclassical
To cast a quick, stolen, or sidelong glance.

إِيْمَاضnoun

1.
flashingboth
The act of flashing, particularly used in reference to lightning.
2.
furtive glanceclassical
The act of glancing quickly or stealthily.

Parallel reading

ومض البرق يمض ومضا ووميضا وومضانا

The lightning flashed, flashing a flash, a flicker, and a flashing.

أي لمع لمعا خفيفا ولم يعترض في نواحي الغيم

Meaning it shone with a light flash and did not spread across the regions of the clouds.

أصاح ترى برقا أريك وميضه

O companion, do you see lightning, I show you its flicker?

كلمع اليدين في حبي مكلل

Like the flash of hands in a garlanded neck.

وكذلك أومض البرق إيماضا

And likewise, the lightning flashed intermittently.

فأما إذا لمع واعترض في نواحى الغيم فهو الخفو

But if it shines and spreads across the regions of the clouds, that is al-khafū.

فإن استطال في وسط السماء وشق الغيم من غير أن يعترض يمينا وشمالا فهو العقيقة

And if it extends in the middle of the sky and splits the clouds without spreading right or left, that is al-'aqīqah.

ويقال أومضت المرأة، إذا سارقت النظر

And it is said a woman 'awmaḍat' if she stole a glance.