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غَمَّآءُ

Root: غم

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غَمَّآءُ [fem. of أَغَمٌّ, q. v.:
2 and also used as a subst.]: see غَمٌّ, first sentence:
3 and also in the latter half:
4 and see also غُمَّى, in two places.
5 إِنَّهُمْ لَفِى غَمَّآءَ مِنَ الأَمْرِ means [Verily they are in a state of dubiousness, or confusedness, in respect of the case, or affair; or] in a dubious, or confused, case or affair. [See also غُمَّةٌ and غِمَّةٌ.]
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