أغمي

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ م ي‎ (ḡ-m-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuɣ.mi.ja/

Verb

أُغْمِيَ • (ʔuḡmiya) IV, non-past يُغْمَى‎‎ (yuḡmā)

  1. (impersonal) to faint, to swoon
    Synonym: غُشِيَ‎ (ḡušiya)
    ‏أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ‎ ― ʔuḡmiya ʕalayhi ― He fainted.

Usage notes

This is an impersonal verb: it always appears in the third person masculine singular, and the person who faints is placed in a prepositional phrase, not as the subject of the verb.

Conjugation

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