1 غَاثَ ذ : see 4. -A2- [And see also غَوِيثٌ .]

2 غوّث ذ , (S, K,) inf. n. تَغْوِيثٌ ; (K;) and ; (TA;) He cried out, (TA,) and said, (S, K,) وَا (S, K, TA) [ Alas! a cry for aid, or succour! also pronounced وا غَوْثَاهِ (accord. to one of my copies of the S) and وا غَوْثَاهْ ]. You say, ضُرِبَ فُلَانٌ فَغَوَّثَ Such a one was beaten, and cried وا غوثاه . (TA.) This is declared by the leading grammarians to be the primary signification of غوّث : then they used it as meaning He cried out, or called, desiring, or demanding, aid, or succour. (MF.) -A2- See also غَوِيثٌ .

4 اغاثهُ ذ , (S, Msb, K,) inf. n. إِغَاثَةٌ (Msb, K) and [which is anomalous], (K,) He aided, or succoured, him; (Msb;) He (i. e. God, Msb) removed from him trouble, or affliction: (Msb, TA:) , aor. يَغِيثُهُ , is used in the sense of اغاثهُ , but is rare, and is said [by some] to be from الغَيْثُ , not الإِغَاثَةُ : غاثهُ , aor. يَغُوثُهُ , is mentioned by Az as not heard by him from any one; but ISd mentions غاثهُ , inf. n. غَوْثٌ and غِيَاثٌ , though saying that اغاثهُ is more approved. (TA.) And one says also, أَغَاثَنَا المَطَرُ (assumed tropical:) [ The rain gave us relief ]. (Msb.)

6 تَغَاوَثُوا ذ , accord. to Freytag, appears to be used in the Deewán of the Hudhalees as signifying They said, one to another, وَا غَوْثَاهُ : -A2- and تغاوث as syn. with أَغَاثَ .]

10 استغاثهُ ذ , (S, O, Msb, K,) and استغاث بِهِ , (O, Msb, TA,) the latter disallowed by some, but used by Sb, (TA,) He sought, desired, or demanded, aid, or succour, of, or by means of, him, or it; he sought, &c., [or called for, ] his aid, or succour. (O, MF, TA.) -b2- See also 2. [Hence, استغاث العُودُ (assumed tropical:) The lute sent forth plaintive sounds: a modern phrase.]