غضا

Arabic

Etymology 1

Extended from the root غ ض ض (ḡ ḍ ḍ).

غَضًا أسْوَد (Haloxylon ammodendron)

Alternative forms

• غَضًى (ḡaḍan) — without prejudice to the frequency or precedence of either form

Noun

غَضًا • (ḡaḍan) m (collective, singulative غَضَاة f (ḡaḍāh), construct state غَضَا (ḡaḍā))

1. saxaul (Haloxylon gen. et spp.)

   Synonym: (or they may distinguish species by two names) رِمْث (rimṯ)

Declension

Declension of noun غَضًا (ḡaḍan)

Collective	collective in ـًا (-an)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَضَا ḡaḍā	الْغَضَا al-ḡaḍā	غَضَا ḡaḍā
Nominative	غَضًا ḡaḍan	الْغَضَا al-ḡaḍā	غَضَا ḡaḍā
Accusative	غَضًا ḡaḍan	الْغَضَا al-ḡaḍā	غَضَا ḡaḍā
Genitive	غَضًا ḡaḍan	الْغَضَا al-ḡaḍā	غَضَا ḡaḍā
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَضَاة ḡaḍāt	الْغَضَاة al-ḡaḍāt	غَضَاة ḡaḍāt
Nominative	غَضَاةٌ ḡaḍātun	الْغَضَاةُ al-ḡaḍātu	غَضَاةُ ḡaḍātu
Accusative	غَضَاةً ḡaḍātan	الْغَضَاةَ al-ḡaḍāta	غَضَاةَ ḡaḍāta
Genitive	غَضَاةٍ ḡaḍātin	الْغَضَاةِ al-ḡaḍāti	غَضَاةِ ḡaḍāti
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَضَاتَيْن ḡaḍātayn	الْغَضَاتَيْن al-ḡaḍātayn	غَضَاتَيْ ḡaḍātay
Nominative	غَضَاتَانِ ḡaḍātāni	الْغَضَاتَانِ al-ḡaḍātāni	غَضَاتَا ḡaḍātā
Accusative	غَضَاتَيْنِ ḡaḍātayni	الْغَضَاتَيْنِ al-ḡaḍātayni	غَضَاتَيْ ḡaḍātay
Genitive	غَضَاتَيْنِ ḡaḍātayni	الْغَضَاتَيْنِ al-ḡaḍātayni	غَضَاتَيْ ḡaḍātay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَضَيَات ḡaḍayāt	الْغَضَيَات al-ḡaḍayāt	غَضَيَات ḡaḍayāt
Nominative	غَضَيَاتٌ ḡaḍayātun	الْغَضَيَاتُ al-ḡaḍayātu	غَضَيَاتُ ḡaḍayātu
Accusative	غَضَيَاتٍ ḡaḍayātin	الْغَضَيَاتِ al-ḡaḍayāti	غَضَيَاتِ ḡaḍayāti
Genitive	غَضَيَاتٍ ḡaḍayātin	الْغَضَيَاتِ al-ḡaḍayāti	غَضَيَاتِ ḡaḍayāti

Derived terms

• غَضْيَاء (ḡaḍyāʔ, “a land abundant in غَضًا (ḡaḍan) plants”)
• غَضَوِيّ (ḡaḍawiyy, “liking to eat saxaul”)
• غَضِيَ (ḡaḍiya, “to have ache in the venter for having eaten saxaul”)
• غَضِيّ (ḡaḍiyy) and غَضٍ (ḡaḍin, “having ache in the venter for having eaten saxaul”)
• غَضَا (ḡaḍā, “to be dark and cover everything”)
• أَغْضَى (ʔaḡḍā, “to close one’s eyelids literally or figuratively as to be intentionally heedless or without regard to something”)
• تَغَاضَى (taḡāḍā, “to contract one’s eyelids; to feign oneself unmindful”)
• مُغِضّ (muḡiḍḍ) and غَاضٍ (ḡāḍin, “sombre, obscure, dark”)

Etymology 2

From figurative uses in relation to the غَضًا (ḡaḍan) plant, in high demand by camels to bite off and by travels for shadow.

Verb

غَضَا • (ḡaḍā) I (non-past يَغْضُو (yaḡḍū), verbal noun غُضُوّ (ḡuḍuww))

1. to be dark and cover everything

Conjugation

    Conjugation of غَضَا (I, final-weak, a ~ u, no passive, verbal noun غُضُوّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						غُضُوّ ḡuḍuww
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						غَاضٍ ḡāḍin
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	غَضَوْتُ ḡaḍawtu	غَضَوْتَ ḡaḍawta	غَضَا ḡaḍā		غَضَوْتُمَا ḡaḍawtumā	غَضَوَا ḡaḍawā		غَضَوْنَا ḡaḍawnā	غَضَوْتُمْ ḡaḍawtum	غَضَوْا ḡaḍaw
	f		غَضَوْتِ ḡaḍawti	غَضَتْ ḡaḍat			غَضَتَا ḡaḍatā			غَضَوْتُنَّ ḡaḍawtunna	غَضَوْنَ ḡaḍawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَغْضُو ʔaḡḍū	تَغْضُو taḡḍū	يَغْضُو yaḡḍū		تَغْضُوَانِ taḡḍuwāni	يَغْضُوَانِ yaḡḍuwāni		نَغْضُو naḡḍū	تَغْضُونَ taḡḍūna	يَغْضُونَ yaḡḍūna
	f		تَغْضِينَ taḡḍīna	تَغْضُو taḡḍū			تَغْضُوَانِ taḡḍuwāni			تَغْضُونَ taḡḍūna	يَغْضُونَ yaḡḍūna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَغْضُوَ ʔaḡḍuwa	تَغْضُوَ taḡḍuwa	يَغْضُوَ yaḡḍuwa		تَغْضُوَا taḡḍuwā	يَغْضُوَا yaḡḍuwā		نَغْضُوَ naḡḍuwa	تَغْضُوا taḡḍū	يَغْضُوا yaḡḍū
	f		تَغْضِي taḡḍī	تَغْضُوَ taḡḍuwa			تَغْضُوَا taḡḍuwā			تَغْضُونَ taḡḍūna	يَغْضُونَ yaḡḍūna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَغْضُ ʔaḡḍu	تَغْضُ taḡḍu	يَغْضُ yaḡḍu		تَغْضُوَا taḡḍuwā	يَغْضُوَا yaḡḍuwā		نَغْضُ naḡḍu	تَغْضُوا taḡḍū	يَغْضُوا yaḡḍū
	f		تَغْضِي taḡḍī	تَغْضُ taḡḍu			تَغْضُوَا taḡḍuwā			تَغْضُونَ taḡḍūna	يَغْضُونَ yaḡḍūna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُغْضُ uḡḍu			اُغْضُوَا uḡḍuwā				اُغْضُوا uḡḍū
	f		اُغْضِي uḡḍī							اُغْضُونَ uḡḍūna

Verb

غَضَا • (ḡaḍā) I (non-past يَغْضُو (yaḡḍū), verbal noun غُضُوّ (ḡuḍuww))

1. to be in good condition and abundant

Conjugation

    Conjugation of غَضَا (I, final-weak, a ~ u, no passive, verbal noun غُضُوّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						غُضُوّ ḡuḍuww
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						غَاضٍ ḡāḍin
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	غَضَوْتُ ḡaḍawtu	غَضَوْتَ ḡaḍawta	غَضَا ḡaḍā		غَضَوْتُمَا ḡaḍawtumā	غَضَوَا ḡaḍawā		غَضَوْنَا ḡaḍawnā	غَضَوْتُمْ ḡaḍawtum	غَضَوْا ḡaḍaw
	f		غَضَوْتِ ḡaḍawti	غَضَتْ ḡaḍat			غَضَتَا ḡaḍatā			غَضَوْتُنَّ ḡaḍawtunna	غَضَوْنَ ḡaḍawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَغْضُو ʔaḡḍū	تَغْضُو taḡḍū	يَغْضُو yaḡḍū		تَغْضُوَانِ taḡḍuwāni	يَغْضُوَانِ yaḡḍuwāni		نَغْضُو naḡḍū	تَغْضُونَ taḡḍūna	يَغْضُونَ yaḡḍūna
	f		تَغْضِينَ taḡḍīna	تَغْضُو taḡḍū			تَغْضُوَانِ taḡḍuwāni			تَغْضُونَ taḡḍūna	يَغْضُونَ yaḡḍūna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَغْضُوَ ʔaḡḍuwa	تَغْضُوَ taḡḍuwa	يَغْضُوَ yaḡḍuwa		تَغْضُوَا taḡḍuwā	يَغْضُوَا yaḡḍuwā		نَغْضُوَ naḡḍuwa	تَغْضُوا taḡḍū	يَغْضُوا yaḡḍū
	f		تَغْضِي taḡḍī	تَغْضُوَ taḡḍuwa			تَغْضُوَا taḡḍuwā			تَغْضُونَ taḡḍūna	يَغْضُونَ yaḡḍūna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَغْضُ ʔaḡḍu	تَغْضُ taḡḍu	يَغْضُ yaḡḍu		تَغْضُوَا taḡḍuwā	يَغْضُوَا yaḡḍuwā		نَغْضُ naḡḍu	تَغْضُوا taḡḍū	يَغْضُوا yaḡḍū
	f		تَغْضِي taḡḍī	تَغْضُ taḡḍu			تَغْضُوَا taḡḍuwā			تَغْضُونَ taḡḍūna	يَغْضُونَ yaḡḍūna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُغْضُ uḡḍu			اُغْضُوَا uḡḍuwā				اُغْضُوا uḡḍū
	f		اُغْضِي uḡḍī							اُغْضُونَ uḡḍūna

References

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