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Form 1غَضَّ طَرْفَهُ9 senses · 2 main
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 eyesغَضَّ 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 eyesكَسَرَهُ
he contracted his eye, or eyes, and looked towards the groundكَسَرَ
he contracted his eyelidsغَضَّ

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 languishinglyأَغْضَى
[Say to the believers] that they shall abridge their look from what is forbidden to themقُلْ 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 voiceغَضَّ صَوْتَهُ

مِنْ صَوْتِهِ, or both forms, have the same meaning.

and lower your voiceوَٱغْضُضْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَ

Or: diminish the loudness of your voice.

1.1.3he lowered the rein of his horse, to lessen its sharpness of temperغَضَّ مِنْ لِجَامِ فَرَسِهِ
1.1.4he lowered and lessened his estimation, dignity, or rankغَضَّ 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 itاغتضّ 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 deficientغَضَّهُ

Muḍāriʿ as above. غَضْغَضَهُ, has the same meaning.

I lessened the contents of the skinغَضَضْتُ السِّقَآءَ
I lessened the waterغَضْغَضْتُ المَآءَ
such a one is a sea, or great river, that will not be lessenedفُلَانٌ بَحْرٌ لَا يُغَضْغَضُ
I have not deprived you of anythingمَا غَضَضْتُكَ شَيْئًا
I will not defraud you of a dirhemلَا أَغُضُّكَ دِرْهَمًا
he shortened the hairغَضَّ 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 thoroughlyغضّضهُ

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 wasغَضَضْتُهُ
he withheld blameغَضَّ 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 whileغُضَّ 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 flaccidغَضَّ

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 skinغَضَّتْ

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 يَصْنَعُونَ

Say 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 تُفْلِحُونَ

And 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 عَظِيمٌ

Those 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.

Show Lane's original text
, (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.)
Form 2غضّض2 senses
maṣdarتَغْضِيضٌ

Core sense — he lessened it; he ate the spadix of a palm-tree; he became thin-skinned and plumpgenerated

2.1

See form 1, in its latter half.

2.2he ate the spadix of a palm-treeغَضّ

. The thing eaten is the طَلْع [or spadix of a palm-tree].

Or: he became thin-skinned, plump, and soft or tender; or he became affected with languor and abasement — or, as in the Tekmileh, with softness or tenderness.

Show Lane's original text
: see 1, latter half. Also, inf. n. تَغْضِيضٌ , He ate what is termed غَضّ , (K, TA,) i. e. the طَلْع [or spadix of a palm-tree]: (TA:) or he became thin-skinned, and plump, and soft, or tender: (O, K:) or he became affected with languor and abasement; (K, TA;) or, as in the Tekmileh, with softness, or tenderness. (TA.)
Form 7انغضّ الطَّرْفُ1 sense

Core sense — the eye, or eyes, became contractedgenerated

7.1

The same as انْغَمَضَ. [More probably the first phrase means the eye, or eyes, became contracted, and the second, the eye, or eyes, became closed.]

Show Lane's original text
i. q. انْغَمَضَ : (S, TA:) [or the former more probably signifies The eye, or eyes, became contracted: and the latter, the eye, or eyes, became closed.]
Form 8إِغْتَضَضَ1 sense

Core sense — he disdained it, or scorned itgenerated

8.1

See form 1, near the middle.

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see 1, near the middle.
Form R. Q. 1غَضْغَضَهُ5 senses · 2 main
maṣdarغَضْغَضَةٌ

Core sense — he lessened it, diminished it; it became scanty and sank into the earthgenerated

R. Q. 1.1

. See form 1, near the middle, in three places.

R. Q. 1.2

عَضْغَضَ, with the same maṣdar, is also used intransitively. See R. Q. 2.

R. Q. 1.2.1

It also means: it became scanty, or little in quantity, and sank into the earth, or disappeared in the earth; or it decreased; or it went away. Said, for instance, of a sea or a large river.

In the TS the maṣdar is explained by غَيْظ, which is a bad mistake for غَيْض.

R. Q. 1.2.2a man's speaking indistinctlyغَضْغَضَةٌ
R. Q. 1.2.3

It also means the boiling of a cooking-pot.

Show Lane's original text
, inf. n. غَضْغَضَةٌ : see 1, near the middle, in three places. عَضْغَضَ [inf. n. as above] is also intrans. (TA.) See R. Q. 2. It likewise signifies It (for instance a sea, or a large river, TA) became scanty, or little in quantity, and sank into the earth, or disappeared in the earth; or became scanty, or little in quantity; or decreased: (K, TA:) or went away. (TA.) In the TS, the inf. n. is expl. by غَيْظ , which is an abominable mistake for غَيْض . (TA.) And غَضْغَضَةٌ also signifies A man's speaking indistinctly. (TA.) And The boiling of a cooking-pot. (IKtt, TA.)
Form R. Q. 2تغَضْغَضَ1 sense
maṣdarغَضْغَضَةٌ

Core sense — it decreased, diminished, or became deficient, said of watergenerated

R. Q. 2.1such a one died with his property complete, nothing of it given awayمَاتَ فُلَانٌ بِبِطْنَتِهِ لَمْ يَتَغَضْغَضْ مِنْهَا شَىْءٌ

It decreased, diminished, lessened, or became defective. Said of water, and of a sea or great river. غَضْغَضَ, means the same.

A proverb relating to the death of the niggard. A 'Obeyd.

you have died with your religion unimpairedخَرَجْتَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا بِبِطْنَتِكَ وَلَمْ تَتَغَضْغَضْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا

Said by 'Amr Ibn-El-'As, alluding to the death of Ibn-'Owf. A 'Obeyd: that is, he had not been occupied with any office of authority or administration by which his recompense might be lessened.

rain that will not ceaseمَطَرٌ لَا يَتَغَضْغَضُ
Show Lane's original text
It (water, and a sea, or great river, S) decreased, diminished, lessened, or became defective, or deficient; (S, K;) as also غَضْغَضَ , (TA,) inf. n. غَضْغَضَةٌ . (Msb.) You say, مَاتَ فُلَانٌ بِبِطْنَتِهِ لَمْ يَتَغَضْغَضْ مِنْهَا شَىْءٌ Such a one died with his property abundant, (S,) or complete; nothing thereof having been given away by him; a prov. relating to the death of the niggard. (A 'Obeyd.) And 'Amr Ibn-El-'As said, alluding to the death of Ibn-'Owf. خَرَجْتَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا بِبِطْنَتِكَ وَلَمْ تَتَغَضْغَضْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا , meaning Thou hast died with thy religion unimpaired: (A 'Obeyd:) i. e. he had not been occupied with any office of authority or administration where by his recompense might be diminished. (Az.) You say also مَطَرٌ لَا يَتَغَضْغَضُ Rain that will not cease (TA.)

Derived nouns 8

Nounغَضٌّ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — fresh, juicy, moist; beautiful and bright; a newly born calf; the spadix of a palm-treegenerated

1[He who is pleased to read the Qur'ān freshly, as it came down, let him read according to the reading of Ibn-Umm-'Abd]مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَقْرَأُ القُرْآنَ غَضًّا كَمَا نَزَلَ فَلْيَقْرَأْ قِرَآءَةَ ٱبْنِ أَمِّ عَبْدٍ

Fresh, juicy, sappy, moist, not flaccid; applied to a thing of any kind. غَضِيضً is used in the same way.

From this comes the tradition.

1.1

A calf recently born; plural غِضَاضٌ.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferreda thing fresh, and beautiful and bright, in a flourishing condition, not altered for the worseشَىْءٌ بَضٌّ غَضٌّ

Anything beautiful and bright, such as youth and the like.

Or غَضٌّ, applied to youth, and غَضَّةٌ, applied to a woman, mean the same as بَضٌّ and بَضَّةٌ: thin-skinned, or fine-skinned, and plump, and so on.

Or, applied to a woman: thin-skinned, or fine-skinned, so that the blood shows through the skin; and غَضِيضَةٌ is applied in this way too, like غَضَّةٌ.

One also says بَاضٌّ غَاضٌّ in the same sense.

a fresh, flourishing, tender plantنَبْتُ غَضٌّ
shade which the sun has not reachedظِلٌّ غَضٌّ

Like a plant which the sun has not reached.

1.3the spadix of a palm-treeطَلْعٌ

غَضِيضٌ has this meaning too; or both mean a tender طَلْع, or a tender طَلْع when it appears.

Or it means a طَلْع when it appears; or fruit when it first comes forth.

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Fresh; juicy; sappy: moist; not flaccid; (S, Msb, K;) applied to a thing, (S, Msb,) whatever it be; (TA;) as also غَضِيضً . (S. K,) Hence the trad. مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَقْرَأُ القُرْآنَ غَضًّا كَمَا نَزَلَ فَلْيَقْرَأْ قِرَآءَةَ ٱبْنِ أَمِّ عَبْدٍ [He who is rejoiced or pleased, to read the Kur-an freshly, who as it descended, let him read according to the reading of Ibn-Umm-'Abd]. (TA.) A calf recently born: pl. غِضَاضٌ . (K.) Anything (S) beautiful and bright; (S, K;,) as youth, and the like: (S;) or غَضٌّ applied to youth, and غَضَّةٌ applied to a woman, i. q. بَضٌّ and بَضَّةٌ thinskinned, or fine-skinned, and plump: &c. j: (A:) or the latter, applied to a woman, thin-shinned, or fine-skinned, so that the blood appears [though the skin]; (Lh:) and غَضِيضَةٌ also is thus applied like غَضَّةٌ . (TA.) You say also, شَىْءٌ بَضٌّ غَضٌّ , and بَاضٌّ غَاضٌّ A thing fresh, &c., and beautiful and bright; [in a flourishing condition;] not changed, or altered [for the worse]. (TA.) And نَبْتُ غَضٌّ A [fresh and flourishing and] tender plant. (TA.) And ظِلٌّ غَضٌّ Shade which the sun has not reached; like a plant which the sun has not reached. (TA.) The spadix of a palm-tree; syn. طَلْعٌ ; as also غَضِيضٌ : (IAar:) or both signify a tender طَلْع : (K:) or a tender طَلْع when it appears: (TA:) or the latter, a طَلْع when it appears: (As, S:) or the same, fruit when it first comes forth. (TA.)
Nounغُضَّةٌ2 senses

Core sense — a defect, a fault; a sufficiency of the means of subsistencegenerated

1

See غَضَاضَةٌ.

2

Also a sufficiency of the means of subsistence, like غُبَّةٌ. Mentioned in the article غب.

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: see غَضَاضَةٌ . Also A sufficiency of the means of subsistence; like غُبَّةٌ . (TA in art. غب .)
Nounغَضِيضٌ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — lowered, contracted, languishing, said of an eye; low or mean in estimationgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferreda gazelle with languishing eyesظَبْىٌ غَضِيضُ الطَّرْفِ

Applied to an eye, or eyes: lowered; contracted; having the lids drawn near together and so looking; contracted and looking towards the ground; languishing. مَغْضُوضٌ has all these meanings too, and the first word, so applied, also means having the eyelids relaxed, or flaccid.

you are faithful, not treacherousإِنَّكَ لغَضِيضُ الطَّرْفِ نَقِىُّ الظرْفِ

Here الظَّرْف means وِعَاؤُهُ.

1.1

[Lowered and lessened in estimation, dignity, or rank: see غَضَّ مِنْهُ.] Defective or deficient [in good qualities], and, as a result of that, low, mean, or vile. Plural أَغِضَّةٌ and أَغِضَّآءُ.

1.2

Lessened; diminished; made defective or deficient.

2

See also غَضٌّ, in three places.

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, applied to an eye, or eyes, ( طَرْف ,) Lowered: (A, TA:) contracted: having the lids contracted, or drawn near together, and so looking: contracted, and looking towards the ground: (TA:) languishing: (K, TA:) and so مَغْضُوضٌ , in all these senses: (TA:) and the former, so applied, [and app. the latter also,] having the eyelids relaxed, or flaccid. (TA.) You say, ظَبْىٌ غَضِيضُ الطَّرْفِ A gazelle having languishing eyes. (S.) And إِنَّكَ لغَضِيضُ الطَّرْفِ نَقِىُّ الظرْفِ , meaning [Verily] thou art faithful, not treacherous; by الظَّرْف being meant وِعَاؤُهُ . (TA.) [Lowered and lessened in estimation, dignity, or rank: (see غَضَّ مِنْهُ :)] defective or deficient [in good qualities]; (K;) and, in consequence thereof, (TA,) low, mean, or vile: (A, K:) pl. أَغِضَّةٌ (K) and أَغِضَّآءُ . (TA.) Lessened; diminished; made defective or deficient. (TA.) See also غَضٌّ , in three places.
Nounغَضَاضَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a defect, a fault; lowness, meanness; languor, want of powergenerated

1no lowness, no defect, and no weakness is charged against you in this affairلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ فِى هٰذَا الأَمْرِ غَضَاضَةٌ

[A maṣdar of which the verb is not mentioned in senses agreeing with those that follow.] غَضِيضَةٌ, مَغَضَّةٌ, and غُضَّةٌ (Ibn-'Abbād) mean the same: a defect, an imperfection, a fault, a vice, or the like; and lowness, meanness, or vileness; and the first word, or perhaps all of them, languor, or want of power.

I did not mean by it to impute any defect, fault, or vice to such a oneمَا أَرَدْتُ بِدٰلِكَ غَضِيضَةَ فُلَانٍ

One also says مَغَضَّتَهُ, in the same sense.

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, [an inf. n., of which the verb is not mentioned in senses agreeing with those here following,] (S, A, K,) and غَضِيضَةٌ and مَغَضَّةٌ (IAar, K) and غُضَّةٌ , (Ibn- 'Abbád, K,) A defect, an imperfection, a fault, a vice, or the like: and lowness, meanness, or vileness: (S, A, Mgh, K:) and the first, [or all,] languor, or want of power. (TA.) You say, لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ فِى هٰذَا الأَمْرِ غَضَاضَةٌ There is not, or will not be, charged against thee, in, or with respect to, this affair, lowness, &c.; or any defect, &c.; (S, TA;) or languor, or want of power. (TA.) And مَا أَرَدْتُ بِدٰلِكَ غَضِيضَةَ فُلَانٍ , and مَغَضَّتَهُ , I desired not, or meant not, thereby, to attribute any defect, imperfection, fault, vice, or the like, to such a one. (IAar.)
Nounغَضِيضَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a defect, an imperfection, a faultgenerated

1

See غَضَاضَةٌ, in two places.

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: see غَضَاضَةٌ , in two places.
Nounغَاضٌّ1 sense

Core sense — fresh, juicy, moistgenerated

1

See غَضٌّ.

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: see غَضٌّ .
Nounمَغَضَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a defect, a fault; lowness, meannessgenerated

1

See غَضَاضَةٌ, in two places.

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: see غَضَاضَةٌ , in two places.
Nounمَغْضُوضٌ1 sense

Core sense — lowered, contracted, said of the eyegenerated

1

See غَضِيضٌ.

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: see غَضِيضٌ .