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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of being brackish or salty, specifically referring to water that is not fresh. It also encompasses the idea of being silent or taciturn, possibly as a consequence of the unpleasant taste of such water.

Derived headwords

الغُجُومnoun
  1. 1.
    brackish waterclassical

    A name for water that is not fresh, implying it is brackish or salty.

الغُمُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    brackishnessclassical

    The quality or state of being brackish or salty, referring to water.

الغَمْجnoun
  1. 1.
    brackish waterclassical

    A name for water that is not fresh, implying it is brackish or salty. This is presented as the singular form from which 'al-ghumūj' is derived.

مُغْمِجadjective
  1. 1.
    brackishclassical

    Describing water that is brackish or salty, not fresh.

Parallel reading

وهي (الغموج) الذي تقدم ذكره في الجيم، (مقلوبة، جمع الغمج)
And it is (al-ghumūj) which was previously mentioned under the letter Jīm, (a transposition, the plural of al-ghamaj).
وهو اسم الماء الذي لا يكون عذبا كالمغمج، كمعظم
And it is the name for water that is not fresh, like al-mighmaj, similar to mu'aẓẓam.
الغجوم هكذا
Al-ghujūm is thus.