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غَاضٍ ذ Dark; applied to night (لَيْل); as also ↓ مُغْضٍ , but this latter is rare: (S, Msb:) and so غَاضِيَةٌ, (S, K,) applied to a night (لَيْلَة): (S:) or, thus applied, accord. to Az, intensely dark. (TA.) ― -b2- And غَاضِيَةٌ signifies also Bright, or shining brightly; (S, K;) applied to a night, (thus in one of my copies of the S,) or to fire (نَار): (so in other copies of the S and in the TA:) thus having two contr. meanings. (S, K.) ― -b3- And Great; applied to a fire (نار): a signification said by Az to be taken from the fire of the tree called غَضًا, which is of the best of firewood. (TA.) -A2- بَعِيرٌ غَاضٍ A camel that eats the trees called غَضًا: and إِِبِلٌ غَاضِيَةٌ and غَوَاضٍ [camels that eat those trees]. (S, K.) -A3- شَىْءٌ غَاضٍ A thing that is much in quantity, abundant, copious, full, or complete. (K.) ― -b2- And رَجُلٌ غَاضٍ A man having food and clothing; or having a good state, or condition, in respect of food, and having clothing; sufficed, or satisfied. (K.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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