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غَامَتِ

Root: غيم

Form: 1

Full Definition

غَامَتِI , Present.T تَغِيمُ, Verbal.Noun غَيْمٌ; and تغيّمت ; and , Verbal.Noun تَغْيِيمٌ; and and أَغْيَمَت; all signify the same; The sky was, or became, clouded, or covered with clouds.

def.2 غَامَ, Present.T يَغِيمُ, Verbal.Noun غَيْمٌ, He was, or became, thirsty, (S, K, KL, * [like عَامَ,]) and affected with internal heat.
2 And غام إِلَى المَآءِ, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun غَيْمَةٌ and غَيَمَانٌ and مَغْيَمٌ, is mentioned by IAar [as signifying He thirsted for water, or the water: or he thirsted for it vehemently, accord. to an explanation of غَيْمَةٌ given below].
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