غمط
1 غَمِطَ,
aor. ـَ and غَمَطَ,
aor. ـِ
inf. n. غَمْطٌ, (
S,
K,) of both; (
S;) He despised men; held them in contempt; (
S,
K;) accounted them little, or vile. (
TA.) It is said in a
trad., إِنَّمَا ذٰلِكَ مَنْ سَفِهَ الحَقَّ وَغَمَِطَ النَّاسَ That (
S,
TA,) meaning transgression, iniquity, or injustice, (
TA,) is only (
S,
TA) the action of (
TA) such as regards the truth, or right, as foolishness, or ignorance, and despises men: (
S,
TA:)
Sgh says that
accord. to one relation, it is غَمَصَ: and
Az relates it thus; الكِبْرُ أَنْ تَسْفَهَ الحَقَّ وَتَغْمِطَ النَّاسَ [Pride is thy regarding the truth, or right, as foolishness, or ignorance, and thy despising men]. (
TA.)
b2: Also the former, (
TA,) or both, (
K,) He was ungrateful for health, and safety, (
K,
TA,) and a favour, or benefit, or blessing: (
S, *
TA:) and both, (
S,
K,) he held in light estimation, was ungrateful for, and despised, (
S,
K,) a favour, or benefit, or blessing, (
K,
TA,) and his life. (
S,
TA.)
b3: And the former, He denied, or disacknowledged, a right, or due. (
TA.) 4 اغمط It continued; it kept, or clave; (
K;) like اغبط. (
TA.) Hence, (
TA,) أَغْمَطَتْ عَلَيْهِ الحُمَّى, a
dial. var. of اغبطت,
q. v. (
S,
TA.) 8 اغتمطهُ بَالكَلَامِ He treated him contemptuously with speech: (
O:) and (O) he overcame, and subdued, him therewith; (
O,
L,
K;) and so اِغْتَطَّةُ. (
O,
L.)
b2: And اغتمطهُ He vied, or contended, in running with him, and outstripped him, after he had been outstripped (
O,
K) by him; mentioned by Ibn-'Abbád; (O;) and so اِغْتَطَّهُ; (
TA;) and أَغْمَضَهُ. (Ibn-'Abbád and O in art. غمض.
سَمَآءٌ غَمَطَى
i. q. غَبَطَى,
q. v. (
IDrd,
K.) سَيْرٌ مُغْمَطٌ
i. q. مُغْبَطٌ,
q. v. (
ISh.)
