غَمَامٌ
Root: غم
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غَمَامٌ
Clouds: or white clouds: or thin clouds: and
غَمَامَةٌ signifies one thereof: the former being pl. of the latter, as also is غَمَائِمُ: [or rather غَمَامٌ is a coll. gen. n., of which غَمَامَةٌ is the n. un.:] they are so called because they veil the sky, or because they veil the light of the sun.
2 [Hence,] حَبُّ الغَمَامِ signifies Hailstones, or hail. [See an ex. in a verse cited in art. ان, p. 109.]
2 [Hence,] حَبُّ الغَمَامِ signifies Hailstones, or hail. [See an ex. in a verse cited in art. ان, p. 109.]
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