Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

استغشى

Root: غشو

Form: 10

Full Definition

استغشىX , and بِثَوْبِهِ, and بِهِ, [see an ex. of the latter verb in a verse of El-Khansà cited in the first paragraph of art. رعى, where it is trans. without a preposition,] He covered himself with his garment in order that he might not see nor hear: (K: [in the CK, يُسْمَعَ and يُرَى are put for يَسْمَعَ and يَرَى:]) accord. to Er-Rághib, اِسْتَغْشَوْا ثِيَابَهُمْ means they put their garments as a covering over their ears; and is a phrase denoting the refusing to hearken; or, as some say, an allusion to running, like the phrase شَمَّرَ ذَيْلًا, and أَلْقَى ثَوْبَهُ.


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