غطط

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of immersing or plunging into water, and by extension, to sounds associated with drowning, sleep, or boiling. It also encompasses terms for specific types of birds and the early morning light.

Derived headwords

غطّ في الماءverb

1.
to immerse, plungeboth
To dip one's eye (maqla) into water, or to plunge into it.

يغطهverb

1.
he immerses itboth
The present tense verb form corresponding to the root meaning of immersing or plunging.

غطاnoun

1.
immersion, plungingboth
The verbal noun (masdar) for the act of immersing or plunging into water.

انغطّverb

1.
to plunge oneselfboth
To plunge oneself into water.

تغطّverb

1.
to immerse oneselfboth
To immerse oneself in water, often implying a playful or struggling action.

يتغطّونverb

1.
they immerse themselvesboth
The present tense plural form of the verb 'to immerse oneself'.

غطّ البعيرverb

1.
the camel rumbledclassical
The camel makes a rumbling sound in its throat, specifically when it is in the 'shaqshaqa' (a sound made by camels).

يغطّverb

1.
it rumblesclassical
The present tense verb form for the camel's rumbling sound.

غطيطاnoun

1.
rumbling soundclassical
The verbal noun (masdar) for the rumbling sound made by a camel.

غطيط النائمnoun

1.
snoring of the sleeperboth
The snoring sound made by a sleeping person.

غطيط المخنوقnoun

1.
gurgling of the strangledboth
The gurgling sound made by a person who is being strangled.

الغطاطnoun

1.
a type of sandgrouseclassical
A type of bird, specifically a sandgrouse, characterized by its dusty appearance on the back and belly, dark bellies of the wings, long legs and necks, and slender build. They do not gather in flocks, usually appearing in groups of two or three.

غطاطةnoun

1.
a single sandgrouseclassical
The singular form of 'al-ghuṭāṭ', referring to one individual bird of this type.

الغطاطnoun

1.
early morningclassical
The very beginning of the morning, just before dawn.

الغطغطةnoun

1.
sound imitationboth
An onomatopoeic representation of a sound that is similar to the root's meaning.

المغطغطةnoun

1.
vigorous boilingboth
The sound or state of a pot boiling intensely.

التغطمطnoun

1.
hoarse soundclassical
A sound accompanied by hoarseness or a rough voice.

الغطامطnoun

1.
boiling soundclassical
The sound of a pot boiling vigorously, or the sound of waves.

Parallel reading

غطّه في الماء غطا: مقله وغوصه فيه.

He immersed it in water, meaning his eye (maqla) and his plunging into it.

وانغط في الماء.

And he plunged into the water.

وتغاط القوم يتغاطون، أي يتماقلون في الماء.

And the people immersed themselves, meaning they struggled in the water.

غط البعير يغط غطيطا، أي هدر في الشقشقة، فإذا لم يكن في الشقشقة فهو هدير.

The camel rumbled, making a 'ghṭīṭan' sound, meaning it rumbled in its 'shaqshaqa'; if it is not in the 'shaqshaqa', it is just rumbling (hadīr).

والناقة تهدر ولا تغط، لأنه لا شقشقة لها.

And the she-camel rumbles but does not make the 'ghaṭṭ' sound, because it does not have a 'shaqshaqa'.

وغطيط النائم والمخنوق: نخيره.

And the 'ghaṭīṭ' of the sleeper and the strangled person: their gurgling.

والغطاط بالفتح: ضرب من القطا، وهي غبر الظهور والبطون والأبدان، ms0817 سود بطون الأجنحة، طوال الأرجل والأعناق، لطاف، لا تجتمع أسرابا، أكثر ما تكون ثلاثا واثنتين، الواحدة غطاطة.

And 'al-Ghuṭāṭ' (with fatha) is a type of sandgrouse, which are dusty on their backs, bellies, and bodies, with dark bellies of the wings, long legs and necks, slender, not gathering in flocks, usually in groups of three or two, the singular being 'ghaṭṭāṭah'.

والغطاط بالضم: أول الصبح.

And 'al-Ghuṭāṭ' (with damma) is the early morning.

يا أيها الشاحج بالغطاط

O you who make the rumbling sound in the early morning

لا يجفلون عن المضاف ولو رأوا أولى الوعاوع كالغطاط المقبل

They do not shy away from the protected place even if they see the first of the noisy ones like the approaching sandgrouse.

والغطغطة: حكاية صوت يقاربه.

And 'al-Ghaṭghaṭah' is an imitation of a sound that approximates it.

والمغطغطة: القدر الشديدة الغليان.

And 'al-Mughaṭghaṭah' is a pot boiling intensely.

والغطامط بالضم: صوت غليان القدر وموج البحر، والميم عندي زائدة.

And 'al-Ghaṭāmiṭ' (with damma) is the sound of a pot boiling and the waves of the sea, and the 'mim' is, in my opinion, superfluous.

كأن الغطامط من غليها أراجيز أسلم تهجو غفارا

As if the boiling sounds from their boiling were the verses of Aslam taunting Ghaffar.