غَرْثَانُ
Root: غرث
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غَرْثَانُ
Hungry: [or, accord. to some, in the slightest degree: and accord. to some, vehemently: ] you say قَوْمٌ غَرْثَى [using the fem., i. e. a hungry people or party], and غَرَاثَى, and also with kesr to the ث [i. e. غَرَاثٍ] accord. to a copy of the S, and غِرَاثٌ: the fem. is غَرْثَى; pl. غِرَاثٌ. And you say اِمْرَأَةٌ غَرْثَى الوِشَاحِ, meaning
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