غيث
Arabic
Etymology
From the root غ ي ث (ḡ-y-ṯ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣajθ/
Noun
غَيْث • (ḡayṯ) m
- rain
- Synonym: مَطَر (maṭar)
- a. 1374, Ibn al-Khatib, Jadaka al-Ghaithu:
- جَادَكَ ٱلْغَيْثُ إِذَا ٱلْغَيْثُ هَمَا
يَا زَمَانَ ٱلْوَصْلِ بِٱلْأَنْدَلُسِ
لَمْ يَكُنْ وَصْلُكَ إِلَّا حُلُمًا
فِي ٱلْكَرَى أَوْ خِلْسَةَ ٱلْمُخْتَلِسِ- jādaka l-ḡayṯu ʔiḏā l-ḡayṯu hamā
yā zamāna l-waṣli bi-l-ʔandalusi
lam yakun waṣluka ʔillā ḥuluman
fī l-karā ʔaw ḵilsata l-muḵtalisi - the rain would befit you if the rain fell
oh the time of reunion in Andalusia
your reunion wasn't but a dream
in the sleep or a surreptitious passing (= something that passes quickly)
- jādaka l-ḡayṯu ʔiḏā l-ḡayṯu hamā
Declension
Declension of noun غَيْث (ḡayṯ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | غَيْث ḡayṯ |
الْغَيْث al-ḡayṯ |
غَيْث ḡayṯ |
| Nominative | غَيْثٌ ḡayṯun |
الْغَيْثُ al-ḡayṯu |
غَيْثُ ḡayṯu |
| Accusative | غَيْثًا ḡayṯan |
الْغَيْثَ al-ḡayṯa |
غَيْثَ ḡayṯa |
| Genitive | غَيْثٍ ḡayṯin |
الْغَيْثِ al-ḡayṯi |
غَيْثِ ḡayṯi |
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