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غ وط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of sinking, delving, or entering deeply into something. It extends to meanings of digging, immersion, and also refers to a specific type of food.

Derived headwords

الغوطnoun
  1. 1.
    Thareedah (bread soaked in broth)classical

    A dish made of bread soaked in broth or soup.

  2. 2.
    Diggingclassical

    The act of digging or excavating.

غاطverb
  1. 1.
    to sinkboth

    To descend or submerge into something, especially a soft or yielding substance.

  2. 2.
    to digboth

    To excavate or make a hole in the ground.

  3. 3.
    to enterclassical

    To penetrate or go into something.

غاط الرجل في الطين — The man sank into the mud.
يغوطverb
  1. 1.
    he sinksboth

    Present tense verb indicating sinking or delving.

غوطاnoun
  1. 1.
    sinkingboth

    The act or state of sinking or delving deep.

Parallel reading

الغوط: الثريدة.
Al-ghawt: The thareedah.
والغوط: الحفر، عن أبي عمر و:
And al-ghawt: digging, according to Abu Amr.
غاط الرجل في الطين.
The man sank into the mud.
والغوط: دخول الشيء في الشيء،
And al-ghawt: the entry of a thing into another thing,