maṣdarغَضَاضَةٌ غَضٌّ غَصْغَضَةٌ غَصٌّmuḍāriʿيَغُضُّ يَغِضُّ تَغَضُّ
Core sense — he lowered his eyes; he lessened it; it was fresh, juicy, moistgenerated
1.1he lowered his eye, or eyes—غَضَّ مِنْ طَرْفِهِ
in the dialect of El-Hijāz يَغْضُضْ may be used instead of the contracted form يَغُضَّ. Imperative غُضَّ in the dialect of Nejd, and اُغْضُضْ in that of El-Hijāz. Maṣdar غَضٌّ and غِضَاضٌ with kesr, and غَضَاضٌ and غَضَاضَةٌ with fet-h.
According to some the من is redundant; but see what is said on this point below.
he contracted his eye, or eyes—كَسَرَهُ
he contracted his eye, or eyes, and looked towards the ground—كَسَرَ
he contracted his eyelids—غَضَّ
So as to wrinkle the lids; or he blinked, that is, he drew his eyelids near together and looked. This meaning is very common.
He did not open his eye. Sometimes it indicates a state of abasement.
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he looked languishingly—أَغْضَى
[Say to the believers] that they shall abridge their look from what is forbidden to them—قُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ
Some of the grammarians hold من to be redundant, but the meaning is clear: they shall restrain somewhat of their look.
1.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred
And from this: he bore what was disagreeable, hateful, or evil with forgiveness and silence.
1.1.2he lowered his voice—غَضَّ صَوْتَهُ
مِنْ صَوْتِهِ, or both forms, have the same meaning.
and lower your voice—وَٱغْضُضْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَ
Or: diminish the loudness of your voice.
1.1.3he lowered the rein of his horse, to lessen its sharpness of temper—غَضَّ مِنْ لِجَامِ فَرَسِهِ
1.1.4he lowered and lessened his estimation, dignity, or rank—غَضَّ مِنْهُ
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Or: he detracted from his reputation; or he charged him with a vice, a fault, or the like.
he disdained it, or scorned it—اغتضّ مِنْهُ
With the the verb also means he disdained it, or scorned it. 'Alee Ibn-Hamzeh.
1.1.5he lessened it, diminished it, or made it defective or deficient—غَضَّهُ
Muḍāriʿ as above. غَضْغَضَهُ, has the same meaning.
I lessened the contents of the skin—غَضَضْتُ السِّقَآءَ
I lessened the water—غَضْغَضْتُ المَآءَ
such a one is a sea, or great river, that will not be lessened—فُلَانٌ بَحْرٌ لَا يُغَضْغَضُ
I have not deprived you of anything—مَا غَضَضْتُكَ شَيْئًا
I will not defraud you of a dirhem—لَا أَغُضُّكَ دِرْهَمًا
he shortened the hair—غَضَّ مِنَ الشَّعَرِ
Or: that will not become exhausted. See also R. Q. 1 below, and R. Q. 2.
Here the verb is made doubly transitive.
Mentioned in the article قصر.
One also says غَضَّ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ, which means the same as طَمَّ رَأْسَهُ. See طَمَّ.
1.1.6he broke it, but not thoroughly—غضّضهُ
Said of a branch, a stick, or the like; the simple verb has the same meaning.
1.1.7I withheld it, restrained it, or prevented it, whatever it was—غَضَضْتُهُ
he withheld blame—غَضَّ العَذْلَ
This explains the phrase in the Qur'ān 24:30, according to the explanation given above.
Also المَلَامَةَ; muḍāriʿ as above.
hold your beast back for me, and pause where I am a while—غُضَّ سَاعَةً
Said to a rider when you ask him to stop a little where you are; also اُغْضُضْ لِى سَاعَةً.
1.2figurative · مجازit was, or became, fresh, juicy, sappy, moist, not flaccid—غَضَّ
First person غَضَضْتُ. Or the first person is غَضِضْتُ and غَضَضْتُ, the muḍāriʿ of each being يَغَضُّ. According to the T, some say غَضِضْتَ, and some say غَضَضْتَ, though this last needs consideration. Maṣdar غُضُوضَةٌ and غَضَاضَةٌ, or the first only according to 'Alee Ibn-Hamzeh; but the saying بَضَاضَةٌ and بُضُوضَةٌ, used of the quality of what is called بَضٌّ, supports what J says about غَضَاضَةٌ.
she was, or became, fine-skinned, so that the blood showed through the skin—غَضَّتْ
Said of a thing. Or: flourishing and fresh; or luxuriant; or beautiful and bright.
Muḍāriʿ تَغِضُّ and تَغَضُّ; maṣdar غَضَاضَةٌ and غُضُوضَةٌ. Said of a woman.
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
24:30
قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا۟ مِنْ أَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا۟ فُرُوجَهُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَSay to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: And Allah is well acquainted with all that they do.
24:31
وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَـٰرِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا ۖ وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ ۖ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِىٓ إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِىٓ أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ أَوْ نِسَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُنَّ أَوِ ٱلتَّـٰبِعِينَ غَيْرِ أُو۟لِى ٱلْإِرْبَةِ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ أَوِ ٱلطِّفْلِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا۟ عَلَىٰ عَوْرَٰتِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۖ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّ ۚ وَتُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَAnd say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! turn ye all together towards Allah, that ye may attain Bliss.
31:19
وَٱقْصِدْ فِى مَشْيِكَ وَٱغْضُضْ مِن صَوْتِكَ ۚ إِنَّ أَنكَرَ ٱلْأَصْوَٰتِ لَصَوْتُ ٱلْحَمِيرِ"And be moderate in thy pace, and lower thy voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass."
49:3
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَغُضُّونَ أَصْوَٰتَهُمْ عِندَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱمْتَحَنَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ ۚ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌThose that lower their voices in the presence of Allah's Messenger,- their hearts has Allah tested for piety: for them is Forgiveness and a great Reward.
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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, (S, A, Msb, K,) aor. يَغُضُّ , (Msb, * TA,) [and يَغْضُضْ may be used, in the dial. of El-Hijáz, instead of its contracted form يَغُضَّ ,] imp. غُضَّ , (S, A,) in the dial. of Nejd, (S,) and اُغْضُضْ , in the dial. of El-Hijáz, (S,) inf. n. غَضٌّ (Msb, K) and غِضَاضٌ , with kesr, (A, K,) and غَضَاضٌ and غَضَاضَةٌ , with fet-h, (K,) He lowered his eye, or eyes; (S, A, Msb, K;) as also غَضَّ مِنْ طَرْفِهِ ; (Msb;) [the من being redundant, accord. to some; but see what is said on this point below:] and he contracted his eye, or eyes; syn. كَسَرَهُ ; [so as to wrinkle the lids;] or he blinked; i. e. he contracted his eyelids, or drew them near together, and looked: [this signification is very common:] and he contracted ( كَسَرَ ) his eye, or eyes, and looked towards the ground, not opening his eye [or eyes]: and sometimes it indicates a state of abasement. (TA.) Also غَضَّ alone, inf. n. غَضَاضَةٌ , He contracted his eyelids; like أَغْضَى : he looked languishingly. (TA.) It is said in the Kur [xxiv. 30], قُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ , in which some of the grammarians hold من to be redundant; but the meaning is obvious, i. e. [Say thou to the believers] that they shall abridge their look, or view, from what is prohibited to them: (Sgh:) or that they shall restrain somewhat of their look, or view. (TA.) [And hence,] He bore with forgiveness and silence what was disagreeable, or hateful, or evil. (S, A, K.) غَضَّ صَوْتَهُ , (Msb,) or مِنْ صَوْتِهِ , (S, TA,) or both, (Msb,) in like manner signifies He lowered his voice. (S, Msb.) It is said in the Kur [xxxi. 18], وَٱغْضُضْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَ , (S, A,) i. e. And lower thy voice: or diminish the loudness of thy voice. (TA.) غَضَّ مِنْ لِجَامِ فَرَسِهِ He lowered the rein of his horse, in order to lessen his sharpness of temper. (A, TA. *) غَضَّ مِنْهُ , (S, Msb, K,) aor. يَغُضُّ , (S, TA,) inf. n. غَضٌّ (Msb, TA) and غَضَاضَةٌ , (Msb,) He lowered and lessened his estimation, dignity, or rank: (S, K, TA:) or he detracted from his reputation; or attributed or imputed to him, charged him with, or accused him of, a vice, fault, or the like: (Msb:) and, inf. n. غَضَاضَةٌ , he disdained it, or scorned it; as also اغتضّ مِنْهُ . ('Alee Ibn-Hamzeh, TA.) Also غَضَّهُ , (K,) aor. as above, inf. n. غَضٌّ , (TA,) He lessened it, diminished it, or made it defective or deficient; (K, TA;) and so غَضْغَضَهُ , (K,) inf. n. غَصْغَضَةٌ . (TA.) You say غَضَضْتُ السِّقَآءَ I lessened, diminished, or made defective or deficient, [the contents of] the skin. (Msb.) And غَضْغَضْتُ المَآءَ I lessened, &c., the water. (S.) And فُلَانٌ بَحْرٌ لَا يُغَضْغَضُ Such a one is a sea, or great river, that will not be lessened, &c.: (S:) or that will not become exhausted. (Har p. 418.) [See also R. Q. 1 below, and R. Q. 2.] And [you make the former verb doubly trans., saying,] مَا غَضَضْتُكَ شَيْئًا I have not abridged thee, deprived thee, or defrauded thee, of anything. (TA.) And لَا أَغُضُّكَ دِرْهَمًا I will not abridge thee, deprive thee, or defraud thee, of a dirhem. (TA.) You also say, غَضَّ مِنَ الشَّعَرِ He shortened the hair. (M in art. قصر .) And [in like manner] one says, غَضَّ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ , i. q. طَمَّ رَأْسَهُ . (K voce طَمَّ , q. v.) Also He broke it (i. e. a branch, or stick, or the like,) but did not break it thoroughly; (L, K, TA;) and so غضّضهُ . (L, TA.) And غَضَضْتُهُ also signifies I withheld, restrained, or prevented, it; whatever it were. (S.) [Hence the phrase in the Kur xxiv, 30, accord. to an explanation given above.] You say غَضَّ العَذْلَ , or المَلَامَةَ , aor. as above, inf. n. غَصٌّ , He withheld blame. (Lth.) And you say to a rider, in asking him to stop a little where you are, غُضَّ سَاعَةً , (TA,) and اُغْضُضْ لِى سَاعَةً , (A, TA,) i. e. Restrain for me thy beast, and stop, or pause, where I am, a while. (A, TA.) غَضَّ , [first pers. غَضَضْتُ ,] aor. يَغِضُّ ; (Msb;) or the first pers. is غَضِضْتُ and غَضَضْتُ , (S, K,) and the aor. of each is يَغَضُّ ; (K;) or, accord. to the T, some say غَضِضْتَ , aor. تَغَضُّ , and some say غَضَضْتَ , aor. تَغَضُّ : (IB, TA;) but the latter of these requires consideration; (TA;) inf. n. غُضُوضَةٌ (IAar, S, K) and غَضَاضَةٌ ; (S, K;) or the former only, accord to Alee Ibn- Hamzeh; but the saying بَضَاضَةٌ and بُضُوضَةٌ , to denote the quality of that which is termed بَضٌّ , strengthens what J says [in the S] with respect to غَضَاضَةٌ ; (IB;) It (a thing) was, or became, fresh, juicy, sappy, moist, not flaccid. (S, Msb:) or flourishing and fresh; or luxuriant: (IAar:) or beautiful and bright: (K:) and غَضَّتْ , aor. تَغِضُّ and تَغَضُّ , inf. n. غَضَاضَةٌ and غُضُوضَةٌ , said of a woman, she was, or became, fine-skinned, or thin-skinned, so that the blood appeared [through the skin]. (Lh, TA.)