غين

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root غين (ghayn) primarily relates to concepts of thirst, covering, obscuring, and lush greenery. It extends to describe the sky being overcast, a heart being covered by sin or forgetfulness, and dense vegetation.

Derived headwords

الغَيْنnoun

1.
thirstclassical
The state of being thirsty.
2.
cloudinessclassical
A state of being cloudy or overcast, often referring to the sky.
3.
obscurityclassical
A state of being covered, hidden, or obscured.
4.
lush greeneryclassical
Dense, abundant vegetation, often referring to trees and leaves.
5.
letter Gmodern
The letter 'ghayn' (غ) in the Arabic alphabet.

غَانَverb

1.
to be thirstyclassical
To experience thirst.
2.
to be overcastclassical
To become cloudy or overcast, referring to the sky.
3.
to be coveredclassical
To be covered or obscured.

أَغَيْنَverb

1.
to be thirstyclassical
To become thirsty.

غَامَتْverb

1.
to be overcastclassical
To become overcast or cloudy.

غَيْمnoun

1.
cloudinessmodern
The state of being cloudy or overcast.

غَيْنnoun

1.
on such and such: meaning he covered itboth
on such and such: meaning he covered it
2.
its parsing is 'ghayn'both
its parsing is 'ghayn'

غُيِّنَverb

1.
on such and such: meaning he covered itboth
on such and such: meaning he covered it
2.
its parsing is 'ghayn'both
its parsing is 'ghayn'

يُغَيَّنُverb

1.
to be coveredclassical
To be covered or obscured (passive form).

أَغَانَverb

1.
to coverclassical
To cover or clothe something, often used for the sky being covered by clouds.

مُغِينadjective

1.
cloudyclassical
Describing a sky that is covered with clouds.

الغَيْنَةnoun

1.
pusclassical
What flows from a carcass; pus or putrid matter.
2.
dense thicketclassical
A dense growth of trees or bushes, similar to a thicket.

الأَغْيَنadjective

1.
dark greenclassical
A color that is dark green, tending towards black.

غَيْنَاءadjective

1.
lush greenclassical
Describing a tree that is green, leafy, and has dense branches.

غَيْنnoun

1.
on such and such: meaning he covered itboth
on such and such: meaning he covered it
2.
its parsing is 'ghayn'both
its parsing is 'ghayn'

الغَيْنَةnoun

1.
dense thicketclassical
A dense growth of trees or bushes, particularly when lacking water.

Parallel reading

تقول منه: غنت أغين.

You say from it: 'ghanna aghayn' (meaning to be thirsty).

وغانت الإبل، مثل غامت.

And the camels became thirsty, like they became overcast (with thirst).

والغين: لغة في الغيم.

And 'al-ghayn' is a dialectal variant for 'al-ghaym' (cloudiness).

كأنى بين خافيتى عقاب * أصاب حمامة (2) في يوم غين (3)

As if I am between the two wingtips of an eagle * that struck a dove on a cloudy day.

وغين على كذا، أي غطي عليه.

And 'ghuyyina 'ala kadha', meaning it was covered over.

إنه ليغان على قلبي.

Indeed, forgetfulness or sin covers my heart.

وأغان الغين السماء، أي ألبسها.

And the clouds covered the sky, meaning they clothed it.

أمسى بلال كالربيع المدجن * أمطرفى أكناف غيم (4) مغين (*)

Bilal spent the evening like a sheltered spring, * with rain in the corners of a cloudy sky.

والغينة بالكسر: ما سال من الجيفة.

And 'al-ghaynah' (with kasra) is what flows from a carcass.

وإنّ نفسه لتغين تغيناً.

And his soul is becoming weak or nauseated.

الأغين: الأخضر إلى السواد.

'Al-aghayn' means dark green, tending towards black.

وشجرة غيناء، أي خضراء كثيرة الورق ملتفة الأغصان، والجمع غين.

And a 'ghaynaa'' tree, meaning green, leafy, and with dense branches, and its plural is 'ghayn'.

والغينة: الشجراء مثل الغيضة.

And 'al-ghaynah' refers to dense bushes, like 'al-ghaydah'.

الغينة: الأشجار الملتفة بلا ماء، فإذا كانت بماء فهي غيضة.

'Al-ghaynah' means dense trees without water; if they are with water, they are 'al-ghaydah'.