غاط
Not in Hans Wehr
This word isn't in Hans Wehr — but it's in Lane's Lexicon
غاط doesn't appear in Hans Wehr's Modern Standard Arabic dictionary, but Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon has 3 entries for it, distinguished by diacritics. Select one below for the full classical Arabic definition.
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غاطّ Form 3
3 غاطّ حُوتًا ذ He vied, or contended, with a fish in plunging, or diving. (JK in art. قمس.)…
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غَاطٍ
غَاطٍ ذ [act. part. n. of 1, Covering, or concealing, &c. -b2- And hence,] لَيْلٌ غَاطٍ Dark night: or night rising, and covering, and clothing, everything. (TA.) -b3- And شَجَرَةٌ غَاطِيَةٌ A tree having long branches, …
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غَاطٌ
غَاطٌ ذ : see غَائِطٌ. -A2- الغَاطُ signifies also الجَمَاعَةُ [meaning The mass, or main body, of the people]. (O, K.) One says, مَا فِى الغَاطِ مِثْلُهُ [There is not in the mass, or main body, of the people, the like …
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