غَمُرَ
Root: غمر
Form: 1
Full Definition
غَمُرَI
, as in some lexicons, or غَمَرَ, Present.T
ـُ accord. to all the copies of the K [consulted by SM], or غَمِرَ, [Present.T
ـَ] Verbal.Noun غَمَارَةٌ and غُمُورَةٌ, [agreeably with analogy if غَمُرَ be the form of the verb, which is therefore most probably correct,] It was, or became, much in quantity, abundant, copious, [or deep,] so that it concealed its bottom. You say مَا أَشَدَّ
غُمُورَةَ هٰذَا النَّهْرِ
How great is the abundance of the water of this river !
2 [And
def.2 غَمَرَهُ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun غَمْرٌ, It [overflowed,] came over, or rose above, or covered, and concealed, him, or it; as also : and he veiled, concealed, hid, or covered, him, or it.
2 Hence, غَمَرَهُ القَوْمُ
3 And رَأَيْتُهُ قَدْ غَمَرَ الجَمَاجِمَ بِطُولِ قَوَامِهِ
def.3 غَمِرَ صَدْرُهُ عَلَىَّ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun غَمَرٌ and غِمْرٌ, [or the latter is a simple subst.,] His bosom bore con-
def.4 غَمِرَتْ يَدُهُ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun غَمَرٌ, His hand was, or became, foul with the smell of flesh-meat, and with the grease thereof adhering to it.
def.5 غَمُرَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun غَمَارَةٌ, (S, [in my copy of the Msb written غَمَار, probably by a mistake of the copyist,]) He was inexperienced in affairs: Benoo-'Okeyl say غَمِرَ, Present.T ـَ. You say فِيهِ غَمَارَةٌ and غَرَارَةٌ [In him is a want of experience in affairs].
2 [And
def.2 غَمَرَهُ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun غَمْرٌ, It [overflowed,] came over, or rose above, or covered, and concealed, him, or it; as also : and he veiled, concealed, hid, or covered, him, or it.
2 Hence, غَمَرَهُ القَوْمُ
3 And رَأَيْتُهُ قَدْ غَمَرَ الجَمَاجِمَ بِطُولِ قَوَامِهِ
def.3 غَمِرَ صَدْرُهُ عَلَىَّ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun غَمَرٌ and غِمْرٌ, [or the latter is a simple subst.,] His bosom bore con-
def.4 غَمِرَتْ يَدُهُ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun غَمَرٌ, His hand was, or became, foul with the smell of flesh-meat, and with the grease thereof adhering to it.
def.5 غَمُرَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun غَمَارَةٌ, (S, [in my copy of the Msb written غَمَار, probably by a mistake of the copyist,]) He was inexperienced in affairs: Benoo-'Okeyl say غَمِرَ, Present.T ـَ. You say فِيهِ غَمَارَةٌ and غَرَارَةٌ [In him is a want of experience in affairs].
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