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طَعْنَةٌ غَمُوسٌ ذ (tropical:) A spear-wound, or the like, that passes through: (S, A, Msb, K:) 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: (A:) or wide, and passing through; that plunges into the flesh. (ISd, TA.) ― -b2- أَمْرٌ غَمُوسٌ (tropical:) A difficult, or distressful, affair; (S, A, Msb, K;) that plunges people into trial, or affliction. (A, K. *) ― -b3- Hence, (A,) يَمِينٌ غَمُوسٌ (tropical:) An oath that plunges its swearer (تَغْمِسُهُ) into sin, (S, K,) and then into the fire [of Hell]: (K:) or a false oath, (Mgh, Msb,) known by its swearer to be so; (Msb;) so called because it plunges its swearer into sin, (A, Mgh, Msb,) and then into the fire [of Hell]: (A, Mgh:) or a false oath which one purposely swears, knowing the case to be the contrary thereof, (K, TA,) in order to cut off the rights of others: (TA:) or an oath by which one cuts off for himself the property of another: (K:) or an oath in which there is made no exception [by saying إِِنْ شَآءَ ا@للّٰهُ (if God will), or the like]. (TA.) [See also الغَمِيسَة.] ― -b4- رَجُلٌ غَمُوسٌ (assumed tropical:) A strong, courageous man; as also ↓ مُغَامِسٌ : which latter epithet is also applied to a lion. (TA.) And (assumed tropical:) A man who, in journeying, does not alight to rest in the night until he enters upon the time of dawn or morning. (TA.) ― -b5- And نَاقَةٌ غَمُوسٌ A she-camel whose pregnancy is not plainly known (S, O, K) until she is near to bringing forth (حَتَّى تُقْرِبَ). (S, O.) And (O, K) accord. to En-Nadr, (O,) 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: (O, K:) pl. غمس [app. غُمُسٌ, agreeably with analogy, like صُبُرٌ pl. of صَبُورٌ, &c.]. (TA.) And (some say, TA) A she-camel respecting whose marrow one doubts whether it be in a corrupt and melting state or be fat, or thick and fat. (O, K.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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