غشاوة

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Arabic[edit]

Root
غ ش ي (ḡ-š-y)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

غَشَاوَة (ḡašāwaf

  1. verbal noun of غَشِيَ (ḡašiya) (form I)
  2. blur, haze
  3. a cover, a veil
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:7:
      خَتَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَعَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِمْ ۖ وَعَلَىٰٓ أَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ غِشَـٰوَةٌۭ ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌۭ
      Allah has sealed their hearts and their hearing, and their sight is covered. They will suffer a tremendous punishment.

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