ArabicGenius عَبْقَرِيُّ العَرَبِيَّةِ
ghamaṭa

despise, disdain

غَمَطَ

Word

Verb · Form I

Root

غ م ط

Forms

Present
يَغْمِطُ
Verbal noun
غَمْط

In the library

قَالَ : لاَ ، وَلَكِنَّ الْكِبْرَ مَنْ بَطَرَ الْحَقَّ ، وَغَمَطَ النَّاسَ.

Al-Adab al-Mufrad, page 184 →
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ غَمَطَيَغْمِطُ—
she هِيَ غَمَطَتتَغْمِطُ—
they two (m.) هُما غَمَطايَغْمِطانِ—
they two (f.) هُما غَمَطَتاتَغْمِطانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ غَمَطُوايَغْمِطُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ غَمَطْنَيَغْمِطْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ غَمَطْتَتَغْمِطُاِغْمِطْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ غَمَطْتِتَغْمِطِينَاِغْمِطِي
you two أَنْتُما غَمَطْتُماتَغْمِطانِاِغْمِطَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ غَمَطْتُمتَغْمِطُونَاِغْمِطُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ غَمَطْتُنَّتَغْمِطْنَاِغْمِطْنَ
I أَنا غَمَطْتُأَغْمِطُ—
we نَحْنُ غَمَطْنانَغْمِطُ—

From the same root

All words from غ م ط →

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 5 entries
  • غَمِطَ Form I He despised
    , aor. ; and غَمَطَ, aor. ; inf. n. غَمْطٌ, (S, K,) of both; (S;) He despised men; held them in contempt; (S, K;) accounted them little, or vile. (TA.) It is said in a trad., إِنَّمَا ذٰلِكَ مَنْ سَفِهَ الحَقَّ وَغَمَِطَ النَّاسَ That (S, TA,) meaning transgression, iniquity, or injustice, (TA,) is only (S, TA) the action of (TA) such as regards the truth, or right, as foolishness, or ignorance, and despises men: (S, TA:) Sgh says that accord. to one relation, it is غَمَصَ: and Az relates it thus; الكِبْرُ أَنْ تَسْفَهَ الحَقَّ وَتَغْمِطَ النَّاسَ [Pride is thy regarding the truth, or right, as foolishness, or ignorance, and thy despising men]. (TA.) ― -b2- Also the former, (TA,) or both, (K,) He was ungrateful for health, and safety, (K, TA,) and a favour, or benefit, or blessing: (S, * TA:) and both, (S, K,) he held in light estimation, was ungrateful for, and despised, (S, K,) a favour, or benefit, or blessing, (K, TA,) and his life. (S, TA.) ― -b3- And the former, He denied, or disacknowledged, a right, or due. (TA.)
  • اغمط Form IV It continued; it kept, or clave
    It continued; it kept, or clave; (K;) like اغبط. (TA.) Hence, (TA,) أَغْمَطَتْ عَلَيْهِ الحُمَّى, a dial. var. of اغبطت, q. v. (S, TA.)
  • اغتمطهُ بَالكَلَامِ Form VIII He treated him contemptuously with speech
    He treated him contemptuously with speech: (O:) and (O) he overcame, and subdued, him therewith; (O, L, K;) and so اِغْتَطَّةُ. (O, L.) ― -b2- And اغتمطهُ He vied, or contended, in running with him, and outstripped him, after he had been outstripped (O, K) by him; mentioned by Ibn-'Abbád; (O;) and so اِغْتَطَّهُ; (TA;) and أَغْمَضَهُ. (Ibn-'Abbád and O in art. غمض.
  • سَمَآءٌ غَمَطَى Open entry
    i. q. غَبَطَى, q. v. (IDrd, K.)
  • سَيْرٌ مُغْمَطٌ Open entry
    i. q. مُغْبَطٌ, q. v. (ISh.)

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