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غَمْغَمَةٌ

Root: غم

Full Definition

غَمْغَمَةٌ [mentioned above as an Verbal.Noun , used as a simple subst.,] signifies The cries [or cry] of bulls [or wild bulls] in fright: and of courageous men in conflict: and so : pl. of the former, in both senses, غَمَاغِمُ. See also an ex. of the pl. voce غَمْغَمَ.
2 And Indistinct speech; as also : غَمْغَمَةٌ is when one hears the voice but does not distinguish the articulation of the words; and when speech resembles that of the عَجَم. (T, in TA, voce رُتَّةٌ.)
3 Also The sound of bows.
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