غشي

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Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
غ ش ي (ḡ š y)
5 terms

Verb

غُشِيَ (ḡušiya) I (passive-only, non-past يُغْشَى (yuḡšā), verbal noun غَشْي (ḡašy) or غُشْي (ḡušy) or غَشَيَان (ḡašayān))

  1. (impersonal) to faint, to swoon
    غُشِيَ عَلَيْهِḡušiya ʕalayhiHe fainted.
Usage notes

This is an impersonal verb: it always appears in the third person masculine singular, and the person who faints is placed in a prepositional phrase, not as the subject of the verb.

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Etymology 1.2

Verb

غَشِيَ (ḡašiya) I (non-past يَغْشَى (yaḡšā), verbal noun غَشًا (ḡašan) or غَشْي (ḡašy))

  1. to fall, to become dark (of the night)
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Verb

غَشِيَ (ḡašiya) I (non-past يَغْشَى (yaḡšā), verbal noun غَشًا (ḡašan) or غَشْي (ḡašy))

  1. to become white-haired (of a horse, etc.)
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غَشِيَ (ḡašiya) I (non-past يَغْشَى (yaḡšā), verbal noun غِشْيَان (ḡišyān)) (transitive)

  1. to visit (a location)
  2. to be shaken, to be emotionally overwhelmed by (an issue)
  3. to have sex with (a woman) (of a man)
  4. to whip, to flog, to beat severely
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Etymology 1.3

Noun

غَشْي (ḡašym

  1. verbal noun of غُشِيَ (ḡušiya) (form I)
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Etymology 1.4

Noun

غُشْي (ḡušym

  1. verbal noun of غُشِيَ (ḡušiya) (form I)
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