غمي

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns states of being covered, obscured, or unconscious. It extends to the covering of a house, a horse, or the sky by clouds, and also to the obscuring of the moon, leading to uncertainty about the start of a month. It also describes a state of unconsciousness or fainting.

Derived headwords

أُغْمِيَ عَلَى المَرِيضِverb

1.
to be faintedboth
The patient became unconscious, as if they had died, and then recovered.

وأغمي، مضمومتين) ، أي مبنيتين للمفعول، (غشي عليه، ثم أفاق) — and he was made unconscious (both pronounced with damma), meaning they are in the passive voice, (he fainted, then recovered)

مُغْمَى عَلَيْهِadjective

1.
unconsciousboth
A person who has fainted or is unconscious.

فهو} مغمى عليه {ومغمي عليه. — so he is unconscious and made unconscious.

أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to be faintedboth
To be rendered unconscious, often implying a temporary loss of consciousness.

أغمي عليه ظن أنه مات ثم يرجع حيا. — He was rendered unconscious, thought to be dead, then returned to life.

الإِغْمَاءnoun

1.
faintingboth
The state of losing consciousness, often attributed to a medical condition.

الإغماء امتلاء بطون الدماغ من بلغم بارد غليظ؛ — Fainting is the filling of the brain's ventricles with cold, thick phlegm;

غَمًىadjective

1.
unconsciousclassical
A person who is unconscious, used for one, two, all, and feminine.

ورجل} غمى) ، مقصور: ( {مغمي عليه، للواحد) ، والاثنين (والجميع) والمؤنث، — and a man 'ghama' (shortened): unconscious, for one, two, all, and feminine,

غَمَيَانadjective

1.
unconsciousclassical
Two people who are unconscious.

أو هما} غميان) ، محركة للاثنين، — or they are two 'ghammayan' (both with haraka for two),

أَغْمَاءnoun

1.
unconscious peopleclassical
A group of people who are unconscious or ill.

وهم {أغماء) للجماعة، كذا في الصحاح. قال الأزهري: أي بهم مرض. — and they are 'aghmaa' for a group, as in Al-Sihah. Al-Azhari said: meaning they have an illness.

الغُمَىnoun

1.
roof coveringclassical
The roof of a house, or what covers it from above, such as reeds, dirt, etc.

(} والغمى، كعلى وككساء) ؛) أن كسرت العين مددت: (سقف البيت) ؛) — And 'al-ghuma', like 'ala and 'iksaa'; if you shorten the 'ayn, you lengthen: the roof of the house;

غُمَيَّانnoun

1.
roof coveringsclassical
Plural of 'ghuma', referring to roof coverings.

ويثنى {غميان وغموان) ، محركتين بالياء والواو، — and it is dualized as 'ghummayan' and 'ghumwan', both with haraka with ya and waw,

أَغْمِيَةnoun

1.
roof coveringsclassical
A plural form for roof coverings, considered irregular.

ج} أغمية) ، وهو شاد كندى وأندية؛ والصحيح أن {أغمية جمع} غماء كرداء وأردية، — plural 'aghmiyah', which is irregular like 'kanda' and 'andiyah'; the correct form is that 'aghmiyah' is the plural of 'ghammaa' like 'ridā' and 'ardiyah',

غَمَّى البَيْتَverb

1.
to roof a houseclassical
To cover or roof a house.

(وقد {غميت البيت) } أغميه {غميا؛ نقله الجوهري؛ أي سقفته، — And you have roofed the house, 'aghmihi' (masdar); narrated by Al-Jawhari; meaning you roofed it,

أَغْمَيْتُهُverb

1.
to roof itclassical
To cover something, like a house, with a roof.

وغميته) ، بالتشديد كذلك. — and 'aghmaytuhu', with shadda, likewise.

مُغَمَّىadjective

1.
roofedclassical
A house that has been roofed or covered.

وبيت {مغمى مسقف. — and a 'maghma' house, roofed.

الغُمَىnoun

1.
horse coveringclassical
What is used to cover a horse to make it sweat.

(والغمى: ما غطي به الفرس ليعرق) ؛ — And 'al-ghuma': what the horse is covered with to make it sweat;

أَغْمَى يَوْمُنَاverb

1.
to be overcastboth
The day was overcast, with no sun or moon visible.

وأغمي يومنا، بالضم: دام غيمه — And our day was 'ughmiya', with damma: its clouds persisted

أَغْمَيْتُ لَيْلَتَنَاverb

1.
to be obscuredboth
The night's moon was obscured by clouds.

وأغميت ليلتنا: غم هلالها. — And our night was 'ughmiyat': its crescent moon was obscured.

أَغْمِيَ عَلَيْكُمْverb

1.
to be obscuredboth
If your day or night is obscured, making the moon invisible.

فإن أغمي عليكم — if your day or night is obscured,

غُمِّيَ عَلَيْهِمُ الهِلَالُverb

1.
to be obscuredboth
The crescent moon was obscured for them, making it difficult to see.

إذا غم عليهم الهلال — when the crescent moon is obscured for them

الغُمَّىnoun

1.
obscured moonboth
A night when the crescent moon is obscured, leading to uncertainty about the month.

وهي ليلة الغمى — It is the night of 'al-ghumma',

غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْverb

1.
to be obscuredboth
If the crescent moon is obscured for you.

فإن غم عليكم — if it is obscured for you

الغَامِيَاءnoun

1.
gerbil's burrowclassical
The burrow of a gerbil.

والغامياء من حجرة اليربوع — And 'al-ghamyaa' from the gerbil's burrow

الغَمِيَّةnoun

1.
hazy sightingclassical
A night when the crescent moon is visible but obscured by haze.

الغمية، بالضم: هي التي يرى فيها الهلال فيحول بينه وبين السماء ضبابة، — 'Al-ghammiyah', with damma: it is when the crescent moon is seen, but haze prevents it from being seen clearly against the sky,

غُمِّيَ اللَّيْلُ وَاليَوْمُverb

1.
to be overcastboth
The night or day was overcast with clouds.

{غمي الليل واليوم، كعني: دام غيمهما، كأغمي؛ — The night and day were 'ghumiya', like 'ani: their clouds persisted, like 'aghmiya';

أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ الخَبَرُverb

1.
to be unclearboth
The news was unclear or incomprehensible to him.

وأغمي عليه الخبر: أي استعجم، — And the news was 'ughmiya' upon him: meaning it was incomprehensible,

غَمِيَ اللَّيْلُverb

1.
to be hazyclassical
The night was hazy, with its crescent moon obscured.

وليلة غمى طامس هلالها. — and a 'ghamma' night, its crescent moon erased.

Parallel reading

وأغمي، مضمومتين) ، أي مبنيتين للمفعول، (غشي عليه، ثم أفاق)

and he was made unconscious (both pronounced with damma), meaning they are in the passive voice, (he fainted, then recovered)

أغمي عليه ظن أنه مات ثم يرجع حيا.

He was rendered unconscious, thought to be dead, then returned to life.

الإغماء امتلاء بطون الدماغ من بلغم بارد غليظ؛

Fainting is the filling of the brain's ventricles with cold, thick phlegm;

ورجل} غمى) ، مقصور: ( {مغمي عليه، للواحد) ، والاثنين (والجميع) والمؤنث،

and a man 'ghama' (shortened): unconscious, for one, two, all, and feminine,

وهم {أغماء) للجماعة، كذا في الصحاح. قال الأزهري: أي بهم مرض.

and they are 'aghmaa' for a group, as in Al-Sihah. Al-Azhari said: meaning they have an illness.

(} والغمى، كعلى وككساء) ؛) أن كسرت العين مددت: (سقف البيت) ؛)

And 'al-ghuma', like 'ala and 'iksaa'; if you shorten the 'ayn, you lengthen: the roof of the house;

(والغمى: ما غطي به الفرس ليعرق) ؛

And 'al-ghuma': what the horse is covered with to make it sweat;

وأغمي يومنا، بالضم: دام غيمه

And our day was 'ughmiya', with damma: its clouds persisted

وأغميت ليلتنا: غم هلالها.

And our night was 'ughmiyat': its crescent moon was obscured.

فإن أغمي عليكم

if your day or night is obscured,

إذا غم عليهم الهلال

when the crescent moon is obscured for them

وهي ليلة الغمى

It is the night of 'al-ghumma',

فإن غم عليكم

if it is obscured for you

والغامياء من حجرة اليربوع

And 'al-ghamyaa' from the gerbil's burrow

الغمية، بالضم: هي التي يرى فيها الهلال فيحول بينه وبين السماء ضبابة،

'Al-ghammiyah', with damma: it is when the crescent moon is seen, but haze prevents it from being seen clearly against the sky,

{غمي الليل واليوم، كعني: دام غيمهما، كأغمي؛

The night and day were 'ghumiya', like 'ani: their clouds persisted, like 'aghmiya';

وأغمي عليه الخبر: أي استعجم،

And the news was 'ughmiya' upon him: meaning it was incomprehensible,

وليلة غمى طامس هلالها.

and a 'ghamma' night, its crescent moon erased.