غوط

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Form 1غَاطَ4 senses · 2 main

maṣdarغَوْطٌ غَيْطٌmuḍāriʿيَغُوطُ يَغِيطُ

Core sense — it entered, or sank, into a thing; it sank low; he dug it outgenerated

1.1the plaited thongs of the she-camel clung to her belly, sinking into it—غَاطَتْ أَنْسَاعُ النَّاقَةِ

. It entered, or sank, into a thing — for instance, the foot into sand, a man into mud or into water, or into a valley.

In art. غيط the first expression is explained by اِنْغَمَسَ.

غَاطَ, means the same. According to As, both also mean he, or it, became hidden in the ground.

Muḍāriʿ and maṣdar as above.

the plaited thongs made their marks visible in the she-camel's side—غَاطَتِ الأَنْسَاعُ فِى دَفِّ النَّاقَةِ

1.1.1

Said of a place: it sank, or became depressed, in the ground.

Said of anything: it descended, or sloped downwards, in the ground.

1.1.2

Muḍāriʿ and maṣdar as above: he dug, excavated, or hollowed out.

In some copies الغَوْطُ is explained by الحَفْرُ, but the reading given there is الحُفْرَةُ.

1.2be with the mass, or main body, of the people—غُطْ غُطْ

Be with the جَمَاعَة [i. e. the mass, or main body], who are called the غَاط — with them, not with the factious — when فِتَن [i. e. factions and the like] come.

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, aor. يَغُوطُ , (S, Msb, TA,) inf. n. غَوْطٌ , (S, Msb, K,) It entered, or sank, (S, Msb, K, TA,) into ( فِى ) a thing; (S, K, TA;) as, for instance, the foot into sand; (S, TA;) and a man into mud, (TA,) or into water; (Msb;) and into a valley; (TA, in this art. and in art. غيط ; in the former expl. by اِنْغَمَسَ ;) and غَاطَ , aor. يَغِيطُ , (S, TA,) inf. n. غَيْطٌ , (K,) signifies the same: (S, K:) both also signify he, or it, became hidden, (As, and K in art. غيط ,) in the ground. (As.) You say also, غَاطَتْ أَنْسَاعُ النَّاقَةِ , aor. and inf. n. as above, The plaited thongs of the she-camel clave to her belly, and so entered, or sank, therein. (TA.) And غَاطَتِ الأَنْسَاعُ فِى دَفِّ النَّاقَةِ The plaited thongs caused their impressions to be visible in the side of the she-camel. (TA.) It (a place) sank, or became depressed, in the ground. (ISh.) And It (anything) descended, or sloped downwards, in the ground. (TA.) Also, aor. and inf. n. as above, He dug, excavated, or hollowed out. (TA: and in some copies of the K, الغَوْطُ is expl. by الحَفْرُ ; but the reading given in the TA, in that instance, is الحُفْرَةُ .) غُطْ غُطْ means Be thou with the جَمَاعَة [i. e. the mass, or main body], (IAar, O, K,) who are termed the غَاط , (O,) [be thou with them, not with the factious,] when فِتَن [i. e. factions, &c.,] come. (IAar, O, K.)

Form 2غوّط2 senses

maṣdarتَغْوِيطٌ

Core sense — he gobbled food; he made a well deepgenerated

2.1

he gobbled [food]; or he gobbled largely, in big mouthfuls. So Ibn-ʿAbbād.

From غَوْطٌ, meaning ثَرِيد.

2.2the making of a well deep—تَغْوِيطٌ

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, inf. n. تَغْوِيطٌ , He gobbled [food]: (Ibn-'Abbád, O, K: *) or gobbled largely, or in large mouthfuls: (K, * TA:) from غَوْطٌ meaning ثَرِيد . (TA.) And تَغْوِيطٌ signifies also The making a well deep. (K. [See also 4.])

Form 4أَغْوَطَ1 sense

Core sense — he made a well deepgenerated

4.1

He made a well deep.

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He made deep a well. (Fr, O, TA. [See also 2.])

Form 5تغوّط1 sense

Core sense — he voided excrementgenerated

5.1figurative · مجاز

He voided excrement, or ordure.

اَنْدىٰ is put by mistake for ابدى.

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He voided excrement, or ordure. (S, Msb, K, TA. [In the CK, اَنْدىٰ is put by mistake for ابدى .])

Form 6تَغَاوَطَا فِى المَآءِ1 sense

Core sense — they two competed in diving in the watergenerated

6.1

They two vied, or competed, each with the other, in plunging, or diving, in the water.

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They two vied, or contended, each with the other, in plunging, or diving, in the water. (K, * TA.)

Form 7انغاط1 sense

Core sense — it bent, said of a branch or twiggenerated

7.1

Said of a branch, or twig, or the like: it bent.

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It (a branch, or twig, or the like,) bent. (O, K.)

Derived nouns 7

Nounغَاطٌ2 senses

Core sense — the mass, or main body, of the peoplegenerated

See غَائِطٌ.

2the mass, or main body, of the people—الغَاطُ

Synonym: الجَمَاعَةُ.

there is not in the main body of the people the like of him—مَا فِى الغَاطِ مِثْلُهُ

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: see غَائِطٌ . الغَاطُ signifies also الجَمَاعَةُ [meaning The mass, or main body, of the people]. (O, K.) One says, مَا فِى الغَاطِ مِثْلُهُ [There is not in the mass, or main body, of the people, the like of him]. (O, TA.)

Nounغَوْطٌ2 senses

Core sense — a hollow, cavity, or pit dug in the groundgenerated

A hollow, cavity, pit, or the like, dug, or excavated, in the ground; synonym حُفْرَةٌ. On the authority of AA.

In some copies الغَوْطُ is here explained by الحَفْرُ.

See also غَائِطٌ.

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A [low, or depressed, place, or hollow, such as is called] وَهْدَة , in the ground. (ISh, K.) [See also غَائِطٌ .]

Nounغُوطَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a place containing water and herbagegenerated

1the city, or district, of Damascus—غُوطَةُ دِمَشْقَ

A place containing water and herbage; hence the name, Damascus being a place abounding in water and trees.

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A place comprising water and herbage: whence غُوطَةُ دِمَشْقَ , (Har pp. 130, et seq.,) i. e. the city, or district, of Damascus, (K,) which is a place abounding with water and trees. (S.)

Nounبِئْرٌ غَوِيطَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a deep wellgenerated

A deep well.

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A deep well. (TA.)

Nounغَائِطٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a wide, low-lying piece of ground; a privy place; human excrementgenerated

A wide, depressed piece of ground or land, but not much depressed, and in some cases with rising ground bordering it; sometimes, they assert, a league in extent, and having meadows in it.

غَاطٌ and غَوْطٌ mean the same; or the last is more depressed than the غائط.

غائط is also applied to a valley.

The plural of paucity is أَغْوَاطٌ, or this is the plural of غَوْطٌ; the plural of multitude is غِيطَانٌ, which is the plural of both these singulars, and also غُوطٌ and غِيَاطٌ.

1.1figurative · مجازhe relieved himself; he voided excrement—أَتَى الغَائِطَ

Hence: a place where one relieves nature, the custom being to do so in a low place, where one is hidden.

In the Qur'ān 4:46 (or 5:9), by an unusual reading, it is written غَيْط [a form now commonly used, and meaning a garden, but there meaning a privy place], the original form of which may be غَيْوِط, and then غَيِّط [and then غَيْط], being contracted; or, according to Abu-l-Ḥasan, the ى may be originally و, these two letters being interchangeable here.

he relieved himself; he voided excrement—ضَرَبَ الغَائِطَ

1.2figurative · مجاز

And hence: human excrement, or ordure — because they used to throw it away in a غائط, or because they used to go there to relieve nature.

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A wide, depressed piece of ground or land, (ISh, S, O, Msb, K,) but not much depressed, and in some instances having acclivities [bordering it]; (ISh;) sometimes, as they assert, a league ( فَرْسَخ ) in extent, and having in it meadows; (AHn;) and غَاطٌ and غَوْطٌ signify the same; (O, K;) or the last is more depressed than the غائط : (IDrd, O:) and غائط is also applied to a valley: (TA:) the pl. [of pauc.] is أَغْوَاطٌ , (S, Msb, K,) or this is pl. of غَوْطٌ , (IB,) and [of mult.] غِيطَانٌ , (S, Msb, K,) which is pl. of both these sings., (IB,) and غُوطٌ (S, Msb, K) and غِيَاطٌ . (K.) Hence, A place in which one satisfies a want of nature; the custom being to do so in a depressed place, where one is concealed. (S, * Msb, * TA.) In the Kur [iv. 46, or v. 9], accord. to an extraordinary reading, it is written غَيْط , [a form now commonly used, and signifying a garden, but there meaning a privy place,] the original form of which may be غَيْوِط , and then غَيِّط , [and then غَيْط ,] it being contracted; or, accord. to Abu-l- Hasan, the ى may be originally و , these two letters being in this instance interchangeable. (IJ.) You say, أَتَى الغَائِطَ , (S, TA,) and ضَرَبَ الغَائِطَ , (TA,) He satisfied a want of nature; (S, TA;) voided excrement, or ordure. (TA.) And hence, (S, TA,) Human excrement, or ordure: (S, K, TA:) because they used to cast it away in a غائط : or because they used to go thither to satisfy a want of nature. (TA.)