غَرِيمٌ
Root: غرم
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غَرِيمٌ
A debtor; one says, خُذْ
مِنْ غَرِيمِ السَّوْءِ مَا سَبَحَ Take thou from the evil debtor what has become easy of attachment, and
غَارِمٌ signifies the same as غَرِيمٌ; or one upon whom lies the obligation of a bloodwit or the like; or [it virtually signifies thus, but properly] it is a possessive epithet signifying ذُو غَرَامٍ or غَرَامَةٍ or تَغْرِيمٍ. And it signifies A creditor also: thus having two contr. meanings; Kutheiyir says, * قَضَى كُلُّ ذِى دَيْنٍ فَوَفَّى غَرِيمَهُ * وَعَزَّةُ مَمْطُولٌ مُعَنًّى غَرِيمُهَا [Every debtor has paid, and fully rendered to his creditor; but as to 'Azzeh, her creditor is put off, and wearied]. The pl. of غَرِيمٌ is غُرَمَآءُ and غُرَّامٌ, which is a strange [i. e. an anomalous] pl., or this is pl. of
غَارِمٌ as syn. with غَرِيمٌ [and thus is agree able with analogy]; or it is pl. of
[signifying “ burdened with debt. ”], formed by the rejection of the augmentative letter [of the sing].
2 And hence, An adversary in contention, dispute, or litigation; an antagonist; a litigant; because, by his pressing upon his adversary [like the creditor upon his debtor], he becomes one who cleaves, or clings.
2 And hence, An adversary in contention, dispute, or litigation; an antagonist; a litigant; because, by his pressing upon his adversary [like the creditor upon his debtor], he becomes one who cleaves, or clings.
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