غمز
Root: غمد
2 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
غمز gamaza i (gamz) to feel, touch, palpate (ب هـ ه s.o., s.th. with); to make a sign, to signal (ب ه to s.o. with); to beckon with one’s eyes, wink (ه at s.o.); to twinkle, blink (ب with one’s eyes); to slander, calumniate (على or ب s.o.) │ غمز الجرس (jarasa) to press the bell button, ring the bell; غمز قناته (qanātahū) to sound s.o. out, probe into s.o., feel s.o.’s pulse VI to signal to one another, wink at one another VIII to detract (هـ from s.th.), belittle, decry, disparage (هـ s.th.)
Entry 2
غمز gamza pl. -āt sign, signal, hint, wink (with the eye), twinkle; taunt, gibe
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