غَيْثٌ
Root: غيث
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غَيْثٌ
Verbal.Noun of غَاثَ [q. v.].
2 And [a subst.] signifying Rain: or rain that occupies the space of a بَرِيد [i. e. six miles, or twelve miles,] in width: or rain that is productive of much good; [supposed to belong to art. غوث, for it is added,] because mankind are aided thereby; thus expl. in the “ Sharh esh-Shifè: ” pl. أَغْيَاثٌ [a pl. of pauc.] and غُيُوثٌ. [Hence a tropical usage in a saying mentioned voce ثَجَّاجٌ.]
3 And [hence] ذُبَابُ غَيْثٍ [or ذُبَابُ الغَيْثِ (see ذُبَابٌ) lit. The fly of rain or the fly of the rain] signifies
4 غَيْثٌ signifies also
5 And
2 And [a subst.] signifying Rain: or rain that occupies the space of a بَرِيد [i. e. six miles, or twelve miles,] in width: or rain that is productive of much good; [supposed to belong to art. غوث, for it is added,] because mankind are aided thereby; thus expl. in the “ Sharh esh-Shifè: ” pl. أَغْيَاثٌ [a pl. of pauc.] and غُيُوثٌ. [Hence a tropical usage in a saying mentioned voce ثَجَّاجٌ.]
3 And [hence] ذُبَابُ غَيْثٍ [or ذُبَابُ الغَيْثِ (see ذُبَابٌ) lit. The fly of rain or the fly of the rain] signifies
4 غَيْثٌ signifies also
5 And
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