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غ وس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of defeat, stripping away, and possibly a specific type of pruning or trimming. It also includes a proper name.

Derived headwords

غَوَّاسnoun
  1. 1.
    defeatclassical

    A state of defeat or rout, involving the stripping away of possessions.

مَغْوُسnoun
  1. 1.
    pruningclassical

    The act of pruning or trimming something, specifically when its branches (سَلَاؤُهُ) are cut away.

التَّغْوِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    pruningclassical

    The act of pruning or trimming, similar to مغوس.

التَّشْنِيخnoun
  1. 1.
    pruningclassical

    The act of pruning or trimming, similar to مغوس and التغويس.

الأَغْوُسname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A proper name, specifically the ancestor of the Companion Hudhayfah.

Parallel reading

أي فيه هزيمة وتشليح
Meaning, in it is defeat and stripping away.
إذا شذب عنه سلاؤه
When its branches are pruned away from it.
وهو التغويس والتشنيخ
And it is the pruning and the trimming.
الأغوس: جد حذيفة الصحابي
Al-Aghwas: the grandfather of the Companion Hudhayfah.