The triliteral root ghayn wāw ṣād (غ و ص) occurs twice in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the form I verb yaghūṣu (يَغُوصُ)
- once as the noun ghawwāṣ (غَوَّاص)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click ona word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) -to dive
| (21:82:4) yaghūṣūna | would dive | وَمِنَ الشَّيَاطِينِ مَنْ يَغُوصُونَ لَهُ |
Noun
| (38:37:4) waghawwāṣin | and diver | وَالشَّيَاطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّاءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
