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جذ

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 جَذَّهُ ذ , (S, A, L, Msb,) aor. جَذُ3َ , (L, Msb,) inf. n. جَذٌّ, (L, Msb, K,) He cut it, or cut it off; (S, A, L, Msb;) namely, a thing; (S, Msb;) as, for instance, a rope: (L:) or he cut it off utterly; (L, K;) and جَذْجَذَةٌ [inf. n. of ↓ جَذْجَذَ] signifies the same as جَذٌّ, i. e. the cutting off utterly: (K:) and اِجْتِذَاذٌ [inf. n. of ↓ اجتذّ], the act of cutting: (KL:) or جَذَّهُ signifies he cut it off utterly and quickly; and in like manner ↓ جذّذهُ [applied to many objects, or as meaning he cut it, &c., repeatedly, or many times, or in many pieces, or much ]. (L.) [Hence,] جَذَّ النَّخْلَ, aor. جَذُ3َ , inf. n. جَذٌّ and جَذَاذٌ and جِذَاذٌ, He cut off the fruit of the palm-trees; syn. صَرَمَ: (Lh, L:) or, accord. to some, جذاذ signifies the cutting off of all fruits, and جداد relates particularly to palmtrees. (TA in art. جد.) [Hence also,] جُذُّوهُمْ جَذًّا, in a trad. relating to the battle of Honeyn, (assumed tropical:) Cut ye them off utterly; exterminate them by slaughter. (L.) ― -b2- Also, (S, A, L, Msb,) aor. جَذُ3َ , (L,) inf. n. جَذٌّ, (L, K,) He broke it; (S, A, L, Msb, K;) namely, a thing, (S, Msb,) or a hard thing: (M, L:) and اِجْتِذَاذٌ [inf. n. of ↓ اجتذّ], also, signifies the act of breaking. (KL.) ― -b3- Also, (L,) inf. n. جَذٌّ, (L, K,) He hastened it; or hastened to it. (L, K. *) It is said in a prov., respecting one who boldly ventures upon taking a false oath, جَذَّهَا جَذَّ العَيْرِ الصِّلِّيَانَةَ He hastened to it as the ass hastens to the plant called صلّيانة. (L.)

Derived headwords

جَذَّهُverb
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جَذَّ النَّخْلَ
جَذَّهَا جَذَّ العَيْرِ الصِّلِّيَانَةَ