غَاشِيَةٌ
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: see غِشَاءٌ and غَوَاشٍ .غِشَاوَةٌ is its plural (TA:) occurring in the Qur'an, 7:39, meaning أَغْمَاءٌ, (K, TA,) i. e. أَغْشَاءٌ [or Coverings, a plural of غِشَاءٌ]. (TA.)
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It is also [The covering, like
غِشَاءٌ, q. v.], of the horse's saddle. (S.)
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Also The skin with which the
جَفْن [or scabbard] of a sword is covered, from the lower part of its
شَارِب [q. v.] to its
نَعْل [or shoe of iron, or silver, at the lower end of the scabbard]: or the covering that is put upon the hilt, consisting of [the skins called] أَسْفَان [plural of سَفَنٌ, q. v.]: (K. [for أَسْفَان, which is the reading in the M, some copies of the K have أَسْفَار:]) or the first part, of the sword, of what is next to thee [when holding the hilt]: and sometimes it signifies its غِمْد [or scabbard], also. (Ham p. 22.)
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الغَاشِيَةُ (in the Qur'an lxxxviii. I, TA) means The resurrection; (S, K, TA;) because it will overwhelm (
تَغْشَى) with its terrors; (S, TA;) or because it will come upon mankind as a thing covering them, (
تَغْشَى
الخَلْقَ,) so as to include them universally: (TA:) and, (K, TA,) some say, (TA,) the fire of Hell); (K, TA;) because it will cover, or overspread, (
تَغْشَى,) the faces of the unbelievers. (TA.) (In like manner also,] غَاشِيَةٌ مِنَ العَذَابِ means Punishment that is general, or universal, in its extent. (TA.)
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And غَاشِيَةٌ signifies also A calamity, or misfortune. (TA.)
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Also Petitioners that come to one (K, TA) seeking, or demanding, or asking, gifts: (TA:) and visiters, and friends, that come to one time after time; (K, TA;) and that resort to one (TA:) a man's resorters; such as guests; and hangers-on, or seekers of favours; servants [or dependants]; and others. (Har pp. 95 and 467.)