غَطَشَ

, aorist غَطِشَ , (A, K,) verbal noun غَطْشٌ, (TK,) [or perhaps غَطَشٌ, q. v.,] It (the night) became dark; (A, K;) as also ↓ أَغْطَشَ: (S, K:) or غَطَشٌ is synonym with سَدَفٌ; and hence اللَّيْلُ ↓ اغطش [apparently meaning the night became dark, or black]. (As, A, TA.) [See غَطَشٌ, below.]

-A2- غَطِشَ, (S, TA.) [aorist غَطَشَ ,] verbal noun غَطَشٌ, (TA,) He had an affection resembling weakness of the sight, with a shedding of tears at most times. (S, TA.) And غَطِشَ البَصَرُ [The eye, or sight, became weak, and affected with a shedding of tears at most times] and so ↓ اغطاشّ, like احمارّ [in measure] (TA and عَيْنُهُ ↓ تغطّشت His eye became dark, or dim, (IDrd, K,) and weak-sighted. (IDrd.)