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جزل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

جَزْلٌ جزل Large and dry firewood: (S:) or dry firewood: (K:) or thick, large firewood. (Msb, K.) ― -b2- (tropical:) Much of a thing; as also ↓ جَزِيلٌ: (K:) or the latter, great, or large; [and so the former:] you say عَطَاآءٌ جَزْلٌ and ↓جَزِيلٌ (tropical:) [ a great, or large, gift ]: (S, TA:*) and ↓ثَوَابٌ جَزِيلٌ (tropical:) [ a great, or large, recompense ]: (TA:) pl. جِزَالٌ; (S, K;) either of the former or of the latter. (TA.) And [the fem.] جَزْلَةٌ (tropical:) [A woman] large in the posteriors. (K, TA.) ― -b3- (tropical:) Generous; munificent. (K, TA.) ― -b4- (tropical:) Intelligent; firm, or sound, in judgment. (K, TA.) You say, فُلَانٌ جَزْلُ الرَّأْىِ (tropical:) [ Such a one is firm, or sound, in judgment ]. (S, Msb.) And when this is said to you, and you desire to deny it, say, الرَّأْىِ ↓ بَلْ جَزِلُ(tropical:) Nay, unsound in judgment; from جَزَلٌ, [inf. n. of جَزِلَ,] relating to a gall, or sore, in the withers [of a camel]. (A, TA.) You say also اِمْرَأَةٌ جَزْلَةٌ (assumed tropical:) A woman possessing judgment: (S:) or intelligent; firm, or sound, in judgment; as also ↓جَزْلَاآءُ: (K:) [but] IDrd says that جزالاآء, [app. a mistranscription for جَزْلَاآءُ,] as syn. with جَزْلَةٌ, is not of established authority. (TA.) ― -b5- Applied to a word, or an expression, (S, K, &c.,) (tropical:) Strong, (PS,) sound, correct; (PS, TK;) contr. of رَكِيكٌ (S, K.) And applied to language, (assumed tropical:) Chaste, clear, or eloquent, and comprehensive. (TA.)

Derived headwords

جَزْلٌ
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عَطَاآءٌ جَزْلٌ
ثَوَابٌ جَزِيلٌ
فُلَانٌ جَزْلُ الرَّأْىِ
اِمْرَأَةٌ جَزْلَةٌ