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ط غ م ش

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a weakness or dimness of sight, often accompanied by a furtive or hidden gaze. It describes conditions affecting the eyes and the manner of looking associated with such impairments.

Derived headwords

الطَّغْمَشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Dimness of sightclassical

    A condition characterized by weakness or dimness of vision.

طَغْمَشَverb
  1. 1.
    To be dim-sightedclassical

    To suffer from weakness or dimness of sight.

مُطَغْمِشadjective
  1. 1.
    Dim-sightedclassical

    One who has weak or dim eyesight.

  2. 2.
    Looking furtivelyclassical

    One who looks at you with a hidden or furtive gaze, often due to impaired vision causing them to squint or partially close their eyelids.

Parallel reading

الطَّغْمَشَة، أهمله الجوهري، وقال النضر: هو ضعف البصر، كالطرفشة
Al-ṭughmasha, whom al-Jawharī neglected, and al-Nuḍr said: it is weakness of sight, like al-ṭarfasha.
ومنهم المطغمش: هو من ينظر إليك نظرا خفيا، بكسر الجفن، لفساد عينيه من الضعف
And among them is al-muṭaghmiš: he is one who looks at you with a hidden gaze, by closing the eyelid, due to the corruption of his eyes from weakness.