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غامِض
vague /ˈɣaː.midˤ/
adjectiveB1#1777 most common
Also: obscure, mysterious, unclear
Example sentences
الجواب غامِض.
The answer is vague.
هذا الكلام غامِض جداً.
These words are very unclear.
شعرتُ بشيء غامِض في كلامه.
I sensed something obscure in his speech.
تركَ المخرج النهاية غامِضة عن قصد.
The director left the ending deliberately ambiguous.
ظلّ سبب اختفائه غامِضاً رغم كل التحقيقات.
The reason for his disappearance remained mysterious despite all the investigations.
إن النص القانوني الغامِض يفتح الباب أمام تأويلات متضاربة.
The vague legal text opens the door to conflicting interpretations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | غامِضٌ | غامِضونَ |
| Genitive | غامِضٍ | غامِضينَ |
| Accusative | غامِضاً | غامِضينَ |
| Vocative | يا غامِضُ | يا غامِضونَ |
Word family
غُموضvagueness, obscurity
غَمَضَto be obscure, to be unclear
غامِضةvague (feminine)
إغماضthe closing of the eyes
غَمّاضgiven to shutting the eyes
Etymology
The word derives from the triliteral Arabic root غ-م-ض (gh-m-ḍ), tied to the idea of closing the eyes and, by extension, to things that are hard to see or grasp. The active participle غامِض describes what is dim or unclear. The related verb غَمَضَ means to be obscure or to shut the eyes.
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