غطس

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غطس

/ɣa.tˤa.sa/

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Cognate with Amharic ጠቀሰ (ṭäḳäsä), though with metathesis.

verb غَطَسَ · ḡaṭasa · يَغْطِسُ · غَطْس · غَاطِس

intransitive to dive, to sink, to submerge (فِي (fī))
Similar: غَاصَ, اِنْغَمَسَ, نَقَعَ
transitive to dip, to immerse, to submerge (فِي (fī))
Similar: غَمَسَ, نَقَعَ

verb غَطَّسَ · ḡaṭṭasa · يُغَطِّسُ · تَغْطِيس · مُغَطِّس

transitive to dip, to immerse, to submerge

In English

dive to jump into water head-first
plunge to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse
sink (''intransitive'') descend into liquid, etc.
dip to lower into a liquid — see also dunk
diving sport of jumping head first into water

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"غطس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D8%B7%D8%B3. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"غطس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D8%B7%D8%B3.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {غطس},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D8%B7%D8%B3},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}