غمص

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the semantic field of looking down upon, despising, and belittling someone or something. It extends to concepts of fault-finding, ingratitude, and even physical descriptions related to the eye and its secretions.

Derived headwords

غَمَصَverb

1.
to despiseboth
To look down upon someone or something with contempt, considering them insignificant.
2.
to belittleboth
To diminish the value or importance of something or someone.
3.
to find fault withboth
To criticize or blame someone for something.
4.
to be ungrateful forboth
To fail to appreciate or acknowledge a blessing or favor.

غَمْصًاnoun

1.
contemptboth
The act of despising or looking down upon someone or something.
2.
belittlingboth
The act of diminishing the value or importance of something.
3.
ingratitudeboth
The state of being ungrateful for a blessing.

اغْتَمَصَهُverb

1.
to despise himboth
To look down upon him, considering him as nothing.

غَمَزَverb

1.
to find faultboth
To criticize or find fault with someone's words or actions.

تَغْمِصُverb

1.
you belittleboth
You look down upon or underestimate something, such as a religious ruling.

غَمَطَverb

1.
to despiseboth
To look down upon people with contempt and disdain.
2.
to be ungrateful forboth
To fail to show gratitude for a blessing, treating it with disregard.

مَغْمُوصٌ عَلَيْهِadjective

1.
criticizedboth
One who is being spoken ill of, particularly regarding their religion or lineage.
2.
suspectedboth
One who is accused or suspected of something, like hypocrisy.

مَغْمُوزٌadjective

1.
criticizedboth
One who is attacked or disparaged in their honor or lineage.

غَمُوصُ الحَنْجَرَةِname

1.
liarclassical
A person who is deceitful and speaks falsehoods.

اليَمِينُ الغَمُوصُname

1.
perjurious oathboth
An oath that is false or taken with the intention to deceive.

الغَمَصُnoun

1.
eye dischargeboth
The fluid or matter that flows from the eye.
2.
foamboth
A substance resembling foam that appears in the eye.

أَغْمَصُadjective

1.
having eye dischargeboth
Describing an eye that is affected by discharge or rheum.

غَمِصَتِ العَيْنُverb

1.
the eye dischargedboth
The eye produced discharge or rheum.

الغُمَيْصَاءُname

1.
a star nameclassical
One of the two stars named Al-Shu'arayn, also known as Al-Ramisā'.
2.
a place nameclassical
A location where a historical event, the massacre of Banu Judhaymah, took place.
3.
mother of Anasclassical
The mother of Anas ibn Malik, though this is considered a mistake by some scholars.
4.
mother of Haramclassical
The mother of Haram bint Milhan, also known as Umm Sulaym.

الغُمُوصُname

1.
a star nameclassical
Another name for the star Al-Ghumaysā'.

غَمَصَ النِّعْمَةَverb

1.
to be ungrateful for the blessingboth
To fail to appreciate or acknowledge a blessing, treating it with contempt or disregard.

غَمَصَ النَّاسَverb

1.
to despise peopleboth
To look down upon people with contempt and consider them insignificant.

مُتَغَمِّصٌadjective

1.
pleased and fearfulclassical
Experiencing a mix of joy and apprehension about a piece of news.

Parallel reading

غمصه، كضرب غمصا، وهي اللغة الفصحى.

He despised him, as in 'ḍaraba', with 'ghamsan', and this is the eloquent language.

بمعنى احتقره، واستصغره، ولم يره شيئا كاغتمصه.

Meaning to despise him, belittle him, and consider him as nothing, like 'ightamasa-hu'.

وقيل: غمص الرجل، إذا عابه، وتهاون بحقه.

And it was said: 'ghamaṣa' a man, if he found fault with him and was negligent of his rights.

لئن بلغني أنك ذكرته أو غمصته بسوء لألحقنك بحمضات قنة.

If it reaches me that you mentioned him or spoke ill of him, I will make you join the thorny bushes of Qunnah.

غمصت عليه قولا قاله، أي عبته عليه.

I found fault with a saying he uttered, meaning I criticized it.

أتغمص الفتيا، وتقتل الصيد وأنت محرم، أي تحتقر الفتيا وتستهين بها.

Do you belittle the religious ruling and hunt while in the state of Ihram? Meaning, do you despise and make light of the religious ruling?

غمص فلان الناس، وغمطهم، وهو الاختقار لهم والازدراء بهم.

So-and-so despised people and 'ghamatah-hum', which is looking down on them and scorning them.

منه غمص النعمة غمصا، إذا لم يشكرها، وتهاون بها، وكفرها.

Among them is 'ghamasa al-ni'matah ghamasan', if he did not thank her, was negligent of her, and disbelieved in her.

إنما ذلك من سفه الحق وغمط الناس.

That is only from the foolishness of truth and despising people.

أي احتقرهم ولم يرهم شيئا.

Meaning he despised them and did not consider them as anything.

وهو مغموص عليه ومغموز، أي مطعون في دينه أو حسبه.

And he is 'maghmus 'alayhi' and 'maghmūz', meaning attacked in his religion or lineage.

إلا مغموصا عليه النفاق، أي مطعونا في دينه، متهما بالنفاق.

Except for one who is accused of hypocrisy, meaning attacked in his religion, suspected of hypocrisy.

وهو غموص الحنجرة، أي كذاب.

And he is 'ghamūṣ al-ḥanjarah', meaning a liar.

اليمين الغموص بمعنى الغموس، بالسين.

The 'al-yamīn al-ghamūṣ' means 'al-yamīn al-ghumūs', with a 'sīn'.

والغمص في العين، محركة: ما سال من الرمص.

And 'al-ghamaṣ' in the eye, when vocalized: is what flows from the 'ramṣ'.

كان الصبيان يصبحون غمصا رمصا.

The children would wake up with discharge and rheum in their eyes.

وقيل: الغمص شيء ترمي به العين مثل الزبد، والقطعة منه غمصة.

And it was said: 'al-ghamaṣ' is something the eye casts out like foam, and a piece of it is 'ghamṣah'.

والغمص الذي يكون مثل الزبد أبيض، يكون في ناحية العين، والرمص الذي يكون في أصول الهدب.

And 'al-ghamaṣ' is what is like white foam, found at the side of the eye, and 'al-ramṣ' is what is at the roots of the eyelashes.

وإنما سميت الغميصاء بهذا الاسم لصغرها، وقلة ضوئها، من غمص العين، لأن العين إذا غمصت صغرت.

Al-Ghumaysā' was named this because of its smallness and dim light, from 'ghamasa al-'ayn', because when the eye is affected, it becomes small.

وبكت الأخرى على إثرها حتى غمصت فسميت الغميصاء.

And the other wept in its wake until its eye became affected, so it was named Al-Ghumaysā'.

وأقامت الغميصاء مكانها فبكت لفقدهما حتى غمصت عينها، وهي تصغير الغمصاء.

And Al-Ghumaysā' remained in its place and wept for their absence until its eye was affected, and it is the diminutive of Al-Ghamṣā'.

هو الموضع الذي أوقع فيه خالد ابن الوليد، رضي الله تعالى عنه، ببني جذيمة من بني كنانة.

It is the place where Khalid ibn al-Walid, may God bless him, attacked Banu Judhaymah from Banu Kinanah.

وكائن ترى يوم الغميصاء من فتى ... أصيب ولم يجرح وقد كان جارحا.

And how many a youth you see on the day of Al-Ghumaysā' ... was struck without being wounded, though he was a striker.

وأصبح عني بالغميصاء جالسا ... فريقان مسؤول وآخر يسأل.

And two groups sat with me at Al-Ghumaysā', one asking and the other being asked.

الغميصاء: اسم أم أنس ابن مالك، رضي الله تعالى عنه، هكذا في سائر الأصول، ومثله في العباب.

Al-Ghumaysā': The name of the mother of Anas ibn Malik, may God be pleased with him, as is in all manuscripts and similarly in Al-'Abbāb.

بل الغميصاء: اسم أم حرام بنت ملحان.

Rather, Al-Ghumaysā' is the name of Umm Haram bint Milḥān.

وأما أم أنس فالرميصاء، كما قاله الحافظ ابن حجر وغيره.

As for the mother of Anas, she is Al-Ramisā', as stated by Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar and others.

الرميصاء أو الغميصاء أم سليم زوجة أبي طلحة، وأم أنس كبيرة القدر.

Al-Ramisā' or Al-Ghumaysā' is Umm Sulaym, the wife of Abu Talhah, and the mother of Anas, of great stature.

الغُمَيْصَاءُ وقيل الرميصاء: أم سليم بنت ملحان.

Al-Ghumaysā', and it is said Al-Ramisā': Umm Sulaym bint Milḥān.

وبه سميت أم سليم الغميصاء.

And by it, Umm Sulaym was named Al-Ghumaysā'.

يقال: لا تغمص علي، أي لا تكذب.

It is said: 'Do not 'taghmaṣ' upon me', meaning do not lie.

أي لا تغضب.

Meaning, do not be angry.

غمص الله الخلق: نقصهم من الطول، والعرض، والقوة، والبطش، فصغرهم وحقرهم.

God 'ghamasa' creation: He diminished them in height, breadth, strength, and might, thus making them small and insignificant.

ورجل غمص، ككتف، على النسب، أي عياب.

And a man 'ghamaṣ', like 'katif', by lineage, meaning fault-finding.

وأنا متغمص من هذا الخبر ومتوصم، وذلك إذا كان خبرا يسره ويخاف ألا يكون حقا، أو يخافه ويسره.

And I am 'mutaghammiṣ' from this news and 'mutawaṣṣim', which is when the news pleases him and he fears it might not be true, or he fears it and it pleases him.