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غثم

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a mixture of colors, specifically in hair, where white predominates over black. It also extends to concepts of pushing or giving a substantial amount of wealth, and a type of food.

Derived headwords

الأَغْثَمadjective
  1. 1.
    graying hairclassical

    Hair that has become predominantly white, with black hair being less prominent.

غَثِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to become grayclassical

    To have hair that is predominantly white.

غَثْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    leaf-like objectclassical

    Something resembling a leaf in shape or appearance.

غَثَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to push wealthclassical

    To push or give a substantial amount of good wealth to someone.

غَثْمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    a push of wealthclassical

    A substantial amount of good wealth that is pushed or given.

غَثِيمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    prepared foodclassical

    A type of food that is prepared, often with locusts included.

Parallel reading

الأغثم: الشعر الذي غلب بياضه سواده.
Al-Aghtham: Hair in which whiteness has overcome blackness.
إما تري شيبا علانى أغثمه
Do you see grayness that has overcome me with its whiteness?
والغثمة: شبيهة بالورقة.
And al-Ghummah: is similar to a leaf.
غثمت له غثما، إذا دفعت إليه دفعه من المال جيدة.
I gave him a push of wealth, if you pushed to him a good push of wealth.
والغثيمة: طعام يتخذ ويجعل فيه جراد.
And al-Ghutheema: is a food that is made and locusts are put into it.