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غفص

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of surprising or catching someone off guard, often in a negative or forceful manner. It also extends to describe unexpected and difficult circumstances or adversities.

Derived headwords

غَافَصَهُ مُغَافَصَةً وَغَفْصًاverb
  1. 1.
    to surpriseboth

    To surprise someone suddenly and unexpectedly, catching them unaware.

  2. 2.
    to take by surpriseboth

    To seize or overcome someone unexpectedly, often with a negative implication.

الغَافِصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    adversityclassical

    A difficult or unfortunate circumstance or event; a hardship.

  2. 2.
    calamityclassical

    An unexpected event causing great suffering, distress, or damage.

مُغَافَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    surprise attackboth

    The act of surprising someone suddenly, often with hostile intent.

  2. 2.
    sudden onsetboth

    The rapid and unexpected beginning of something.

مَغَابِصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    surpriseclassical

    An act of surprising someone, similar to مغافصة.

مُرَافَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    surpriseclassical

    An act of surprising someone, used synonymously with مغافصة and مغابصة.

Parallel reading

غَافَصَهُ مُغَافَصَةً وَغَفْصًا: فَاجَأَهُ، وَأَخَذَهُ عَلَى غِرَّةٍ فَرَكِبَهُ بِمَسَاءَةٍ.
He surprised him with a surprise, and took him unawares, and afflicted him with misfortune.
الغَافِصَة: مِنْ أَوَازِمِ الدَّهْرِ، نَقَلَهُ الصَّاغَانِيُّ.
Al-ghāfiṣah: is from the adversities of time, as transmitted by Al-Saghani.
إِذَا نَزَلَتْ إِحْدَى الْأُمُورِ الْغَوَافِصِ
When one of the surprising matters (adversities) occurs.
فِي نَوَادِرِ الْأَعْرَابِ: أَخَذَتْهُ مُغَافَصَةً
In the rare sayings of the Arabs: it took him by surprise.
أَخَذَتْهُ مَغَابِصَةً
It took him by surprise.
أَخَذَتْهُ مُرَافَصَةً
It took him by surprise.
أَيْ أَخَذَتْهُ مَعَازَةً
Meaning, it took him by surprise (unexpectedly).