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جرى

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

جَارٍ جار جاري applied to water [and the like], [ Running, or flowing, or] pressing forward, in a downward and in a level course. (Msb.) ― -b2- Also, [as meaning Running, ] applied to a horse and the like. (Msb.) ― -b3- صَدَقَةٌ جَارِيَةٌ (assumed tropical:) A permanent, continuous, charitable donation; such as the unalienable legacies provided for various benevolent purposes. (TA.)

Derived headwords

جَارٍ
  1. 1.
صَدَقَةٌ جَارِيَةٌ