غِيَاثٌ
1.
, (S, Msb, K, &c.,) in which the و is changed into ى because of the kesreh preceding it, (S,) a form disapproved by some of the lexicographers, but several others assign to it priority, (MF,) a subst. from أَغَاثَهُ, (S, Msb, K, &c.,) as also
غَوَاثٌ, ascribed by Ibn-Hajar to the majority, and
غُوَاثٌ, mentioned on the authority of Aboo-Dharr, (MF,) and
غَوْثٌ; (Msb;) signifying Aid, or succour; (Msb;) or deliverance from difficulty, distress, or adversity, and [from] revenge; and aid to release from difficulties, distresses, or adverse circumstances. (MF.) In the T, الغِيَاثُ is explained as signifying That with which God aids, or succours, one. (TA.)
2.
And غِيَاثٌ signifies also An aider, or a succourer: you say, فُلَانٌ غِيَاثُنَا
Such a one is our aider, or succourer; i. q.
مُغِيثُنَا: (TA in article نور:) and God is said to be غِيَاثُ المُسْتَغِيثِينَ [The Aider of the seekers of aid]. (O.)
3.
[Hence,] أُمُّ غِيَاثٍ is a name for (assumed tropical:) The cooking-pot. (T in article ام.)