غَمُوسٌ

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غَمُوسٌ A spear-wound, or the like, that passes through: the epithet properly applies to the person who inflicts the wound, because he thrusts in (يَغْمِس) the spearhead so that it passes through, or so that its extremity protrudes: and it is such as cleaves the flesh: or wide, and passing through; that plunges into the flesh.
2 أَمْرٌ غَمُوسٌ A difficult, or distressful, affair; that plunges people into trial, or affliction.
3 Hence, يَمِينٌ غَمُوسٌ An oath that plunges its swearer (تَغْمِسُهُ) into sin, and then into the fire [of Hell]: or a false oath, known by its swearer to be so; so called because it plunges its swearer into sin, and then into the fire [of Hell]: or a false oath which one purposely swears, knowing the case to be the contrary thereof, in order to cut off the rights of others: or an oath by which one cuts off for himself the property of another: or an oath in which there is made no exception [by saying إِنْ شَآءَ ٱللّٰهُ , or the like]. [See also الغَمِيسَة.]
4 رَجُلٌ غَمُوسٌ A strong, courageous man; as also مُغَامِسٌ : which latter epithet is also applied to a lion. And A man who, in journeying, does not alight to rest in the night until he enters upon the time of dawn or morning.
5 And نَاقَةٌ غَمُوسٌ A she-camel whose pregnancy is not plainly known until she is near to bringing forth (حَتَّى تُقْرِبَ). And accord. to En-Nadr, A she-camel that has a young one in her belly and that does not raise her tail so that the case should become manifest: pl. غمس [app. غُمُسٌ, agreeably with analogy, like صُبُرٌ pl. of صَبُورٌ, &c.]. And A she-camel respecting whose marrow one doubts whether it be in a corrupt and melting state or be fat, or thick and fat.

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