maṣdarإِغْمَاضٌ
Core sense — he closed his eyes; he overlooked it; he lowered the price of a thinggenerated
4.1.1he closed [his eyes, or] his eyelids—اغمض عَيْنَيْهِ
Or العَيْنَ.
he closed [the eye, or] the eyelids—غَمَّضَهُمَا
Or غَمَّضَهَا; maṣdar تَغْمِيضٌ.
4.1.2figurative · مجازI have not slept—مَا أَغْمَضْتُ
Also مَا غَمَّضْتُ, with the same meaning; and مَا ٱغْتَمَضْتُ [means the same]; and so مَا ٱكْتَحَلْتُ إِغْمَاضًا, تَغْمَاضًا, تَغْمِيضًا [two maṣdars of form 2], غَمَاضًا, غِمَاضًا, and غُمْضًا, with ḍamm.
And apparently غُمَاضًا, غُمُوضًا and غَمْضًا, for IB says that غَمْضٌ, غُمُوضٌ and غُمَاضٌ are maṣdars of a verb not used.
I have not tasted sleep—غُمْضًا مَا ذُقْتُ
In a copy of the A, غَمْضًا.
Also غَمَا ضًا.
the lightning ceased to gleam—اغتمض البَرْقُ
As though it were sleeping.
4.1.3he closed his eye, or eyes, at me, or against me—اغمض طَرْفَهُ عَنِّى
Also غمّضهُ.
he closed his eyes at him, or against him, or at it—اغمض عَلَيْهِ
Also غمّض.
4.1.4figurative · مجاز[he shut his eyes at it, or upon it, or against it]—اغمض عَنْهُ
Also عَلَيْهِ.
he connived at it; he pretended to take no notice of it; he passed it by—اغمض عَنْهُ
Said of a thing that he had heard; a metonymic phrase denoting patience.
Also غمّض عَنْهُ, maṣdar تَغْمِيضٌ, غَمَضَ and اغتمض; said of a thing that he had heard, and of an evil action.
he pretended to be blind to it—غمّض عَيْنَيْهِ عَنْهُ
he acted, or affected to act, in an easy way towards him in selling or buying—اغمض عَنْهُ فِى البَيْعِ
Or الشِّرَآءِ; explained by تَسَاهَلَ عَلَيْهِ.
Also غَمَضَ عَنْهُ.
give me more of what you have sold me, because of its badness; or lower the price for me—أَغْمِضْ لِى فِيمَا بِعْتَنِى
In some copies of the K it appears like اِضْرِبْ [that is, اِغْمِضْ], but the former is the right reading, though the latter is perhaps allowable, as will be seen.
Also غَمِّضْ لِى فِيهِ.
he demanded that the other give him more of the thing sold, and lower the price, and the other complied—اغمض فِى البَيْعِ
he demanded a lowering of the price of the commodity, because of its badness—اغمض فِى السِّلْعَةِ
when you do not take it unless you lower the price—وَلَسْتُمْ بِآخِذِيهِ إِلَّا أَنْ تُغْمِضُوا فِيهِ
Kur 2:270. According to one reading, تَغْمِضُوا; the meaning being عَلَى إِغْمَاضٍ or بِإِغْمَاضٍ.
4.1.5figurative · مجاز — inferredsuch a one carried out this affair; or he kept steadily to it—غَمَّضَ فُلَانٌ عَلَى هٰذَا الأَمْرِ
Explained by مَضَى عَلَيْهِ, [as though he shut his eyes at it,] knowing what was in it.
the she-camel rushed upon the driver, with her eyes closed, and came to the water—غَمَّضَتِ النَّاقَةُ
Maṣdar تَغْمِيضٌ.
Said of her when driven away from the watering-trough: رُدَّتْ, or, in other copies, ذِيدَتْ. The driver: الذَّائِد [in the CK, wrongly, الزائِد].
embarking on an affair, or undertaking it, blindly—تَغْمِيضٌ
4.1.6figurative · مجاز[the desert concealed them;] they did not appear in the desert—أَغْمَضَتِ المَفَازَةُ عَلَيْهِمْ
They were hidden by the mirage and in the low ground, as though the desert closed its eyelids upon them.
4.1.7figurative · مجاز — inferredhe considered, or judged, well, and gave a good opinion—اغمض النَّظَرَ
he gave a right opinion; or he considered, or judged, minutely—اغمض فِى النَّظَرِ
4.1.8figurative · مجاز — inferredthe eye despised such a one—أَغْمَضَتِ العَيْنُ فُلَانًا
I despised him—أَغْمَضَتْهُ عَيْنِى
4.1.9such a one raced with such a one and outstripped him, after having been outstripped by him—اغمض فُلَانٌ فُلَانًا
Ibn-ʿAbbād: it also means I raced with him and outstripped him, after he had outstripped me.
Raced with: حَاضَرَهُ.
4.1.10he closed the eyelids of the dead man—اغمض المَيِّتَ
.
the same—غَمَّضَهُ
Maṣdar as above.
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4
2:267
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَنفِقُوا۟ مِن طَيِّبَـٰتِ مَا كَسَبْتُمْ وَمِمَّآ أَخْرَجْنَا لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَلَا تَيَمَّمُوا۟ ٱلْخَبِيثَ مِنْهُ تُنفِقُونَ وَلَسْتُم بِـَٔاخِذِيهِ إِلَّآ أَن تُغْمِضُوا۟ فِيهِ ۚ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌO ye who believe! Give of the good things which ye have (honourably) earned, and of the fruits of the earth which We have produced for you, and do not even aim at getting anything which is bad, in order that out of it ye may give away something, when ye yourselves would not receive it except with closed eyes. And know that Allah is Free of all wants, and worthy of all praise.
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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: see 2. اغمض عَيْنَيْهِ , (Mgh,) or العَيْنَ , (Msb,) inf. n. إِغْمَاضٌ ; (S, Msb;) and غَمَّضَهُمَا , (Mgh,) or غَمَّضَهَا , (Msb,) inf. n. تَغْمِيضٌ ; (S, Msb;) He shut, or closed, (Mgh, Msb,) [his eyes, or] his eyelids, (Mgh,) or [the eye, or] the eyelids. (Msb.) [Hence,] مَا أَغْمَضْتُ , (A, TA,) and مَا غَمَّضْتُ , (TA,) I have not slept; (TA;) and مَا ٱغْتَمَضْتُ [signifies the same]; (JK;) and so مَا ٱكْتَحَلْتُ إِغْمَاضًا , (ISd, K,) and تَغْمَاضًا (S, Sgh, K) and تَغْمِيضًا , (S, K,) [two inf. ns. of 2,] and غَمَاضًا , and غِمَاضًا , and غُمْضًا with damm, (S, Sgh, K,) [and app. غُمَاضًا , and غُمُوضًا , and غَمْضًا , for] IB says that غَمْضٌ and غُمُوضٌ and غُمَاضٌ are inf. ns. of a verb not used: (TA:) and غُمْضًا مَا ذُقْتُ , [in a copy of the A غَمْضًا ,] and غَمَا ضًا , I have not tasted sleep. (JK.) [And hence,] اغتمض البَرْقُ The lightning ceased to gleam; as though sleeping. (TA.) You say also, اغمض طَرْفَهُ عَنِّى , and غمّضهُ , He shut, or closed, his eye, or eyes, at, or upon, or against, me: and اغمض عَلَيْهِ , and غمّض , he shut, or closed, his eyes at, or upon, or against, him, or it. (TA.) And [hence,] اغمض عَنْهُ , and عَلَيْهِ , [He shut his eyes at it, or upon it, or against it], namely a thing that he had heard: a metonymical phrase, denoting patience. (TA.) And اغمض عَنْهُ He connived at it; feigned himself neglectful of it; passed it by; (A, Mgh, Msb, TA;) as also غمّض عَنْهُ , inf. n. تَغْمِيضٌ ; and غَمَضَ ; and اغتمض ; namely a thing that he had heard; and an evil action: (A, TA:) and غمّض عَيْنَيْهِ عَنْهُ he feigned himself blind to it. (TA.) And اغمض عَنْهُ فِى البَيْعِ , (S, K,) or الشِّرَآءِ , (S, TA,) He acted, or affected to act, in an easy, or a facile, manner towards him, ( تَسَاهَلَ عَلَيْهِ ,) in selling, (S, K,) or buying; (S;) as also غَمَضَ عَنْهُ , (S, K,) aor. غَمِضَ . (K.) And أَغْمِضْ لِى فِيمَا بِعْتَنِى , (S, A, K, TA,) in [some of] the copies of the K like اِضْرِبْ , [i. e. اِغْمِضْ ,] but the former is the right reading, (TA,) [though the latter is perhaps allowable, as will presently be seen,] meaning, (A, TA,) or as though it meant, (S, K, TA,) Give thou to me more of what thou hast sold to me, on account of its badness; or [so in the A, but in the S and K “ and, ”] lower thou to me the price thereof; (S, A, K, TA;) as also غَمِّضْ لِى فِيهِ . (K, TA.) And اغمض فِى البَيْعِ He demanded that another should give him more of the thing sold; and that he should lower the price [thereof]; and he complied with his demand. (IAth.) And اغمض فِى السِّلْعَةِ He demanded a lowering of the price of the commodity, on account of its badness. (TA.) It is said in the Kur [ii. 270], وَلَسْتُمْ بِآخِذِيهِ إِلَّا أَنْ تُغْمِضُوا فِيهِ , (S, A, * K,) or, accord. to one reading, تَغْمِضُوا , (TA,) i. e. When ye do not take it unless ye lower the price; (Lth, Zj, * K;) meaning, عَلَى إِغْمَاضٍ , or بِإِغْمَاضٍ . (Fr.) [Hence also,] غَمَّضَ فُلَانٌ عَلَى هٰذَا الأَمْرِ Such a one executed, performed, or accomplished, this affair: or kept, or applied himself, constantly, or perseveringly, to it; ( مَضَى عَلَيْهِ ;) [as though he shut his eyes at it;] knowing what was in it. (O, K.) And غَمَّضَتِ النَّاقَةُ , (S, A, K,) inf. n. تَغْمِيضٌ , (K,) The she-camel, being driven away ( رُدَّتْ , as in the K, and in some copies of the S, or ذِيدَتْ , as in other copies of the S, and in the A, as is said in the TA,) from the watering-trough, (S, K,) rushed upon the driver, ( الذَّائِد , [in the CK, erroneously, الزائِد ,]) closing her eyes, and came to the water. (S, A, K.) تَغْمِيضٌ also signifies The embarking [in an affair], or undertaking [it], blindly. (TA.) [Hence also,] أَغْمَضَتِ المَفَازَةُ عَلَيْهِمْ [The desert concealed them;] they did not appear in the desert, (A, TA,) being concealed by the mirage, and in the depressed parts; (TA;) as though it closed its eyelids upon them. (A, TA.) اغمض النَّظَرَ He considered, or judged, well, and gave a good opinion: (M, TA:) and اغمض فِى النَّظَرِ he gave a right opinion: (A:) or he considered, or judged, minutely. (IKtt.) أَغْمَضَتِ العَيْنُ فُلَانًا The eye despised such a one: (K, TA:) or you say أَغْمَضَتْهُ عَيْنِى meaning I despised him: and likewise meaning I vied, or contended, in running with him, ( حَاضَرْتُهُ ,) and outstripped him, after he had outstripped me: (Ibn-'Abbád, O:) or اغمض فُلَانٌ فُلَانًا means Such a one vied, or contended, in running with such a one, ( حَاضَرَهُ ,) and outstripped him, after having been outstripped by him. (K.) اغمض المَيِّتَ , (A, Mgh, TA,) inf. n. إِغْمَاضٌ ; (TA;) and غَمَّضَهُ , (A, TA,) inf. n. as above; (TA;) He closed the eyelids of the dead man. (Mgh.)