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غَطْمَطَةٌ

Root: غطمط

Form: Q. 1

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غَطْمَطَةٌ
Q. 1
[an Verbal.Noun of which the verb is غَطْمَطَ] The dashing together of the waves of the sea; as also : you say, تَغَطْمَطَ عَلَيْهِ المَوْجُ The waves dashed together upon him so as to cover him.
2 And The sea's being great in the waves, and abundant in the water; as also غِطْمَاطٌ; each an Verbal.Noun
3 And The boiling of a cooking-pot: [or its boiling vehemently; for] you say, غَطْمَطَتِ القِدْرُ meaning The cooking-pot boiled vehemently; as also : and signifies also the sounding of the boiling of a cooking-pot.
4 And The sounding of a torrent in a valley.
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