جسء

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes qualities of hardness, roughness, dryness, and coarseness. It applies to physical objects like land and plants, as well as to living beings and their actions, indicating a state of being tough, stiff, or calloused.

Derived headwords

جَسَأَverb

1.
to be hardboth
To become hard, stiff, or rough.
2.
to be dryboth
To become dry, particularly referring to plants or land.

جُسُوءًاnoun

1.
hardnessboth
The state of being hard, stiff, or rough.
2.
drynessboth
The state of being dry, especially for plants or land.

جَسْأَةًnoun

1.
hardnessboth
A state of hardness or stiffness.
2.
roughnessboth
A quality of being rough or coarse.

جَاسِئٌadjective

1.
hardboth
Possessing hardness, stiffness, or toughness.
2.
roughboth
Having a coarse or uneven texture.
3.
dryboth
Lacking moisture; withered or arid.

الجَاسِيَاءnoun

1.
hardnessclassical
The quality or state of being hard and stiff.
2.
coarsenessclassical
The quality of being rough or thick.

يَدٌ جَسْآءٌadjective

1.
calloused handboth
A hand that has become tough and hardened from labor.

تَجَسَّأَverb

1.
to become hardboth
To become hard or stiff, especially a hand from work.

مَكَانٌ جَاسِئٌadjective

1.
rough placeboth
A place that is coarse, rough, or tough.

مَكَانٌ شَاسِئٌadjective

1.
rough placeboth
A place that is coarse, rough, or tough.

مَجْسُوءَةٌadjective

1.
covered in rough skinclassical
Describing land covered in a rough, pebbly skin.

الجَسْأَةُnoun

1.
stiffnessclassical
A state of stiffness or hardness, similar to 'jur'ah' (a gulp).

دَابَّةٌ جَاسِئَةُ القَوَائِمِadjective

1.
animal with stiff legsclassical
An animal whose legs are stiff or unyielding.

Parallel reading

جسأ الشيء يجسأ جسوءا وجسأة، فهو جاسئ: صلب وخشن.

A thing becomes hard, it becomes hard with hardness and a hardness, so it is hard: solid and rough.

والجاسياء: الصلابة والغلظ.

And al-jasiaa': hardness and coarseness.

وجبل جاسئ وأرض جاسئة ونبت جاسئ: يابس.

And a hard mountain, and hard land, and hard plant: dry.

ويد جسآء: مكنبة من العمل.

And a hard hand: capable from work.

وجسأت يده من العمل تجسأ جسأ: صلبت، والاسم الجسأة مثل الجرعة.

And his hand became hard from work, becoming hard with hardness: it became stiff, and the noun is al-jas'ah like al-jur'ah.

وجسأت يد الرجل جسوءا: إذا يبست، وكذلك النبت إذا يبس، فهو جاسئ فيه صلابة وخشونة.

And the man's hand became hard with hardness: if it dried out, and likewise the plant if it dried out, so it is hard with stiffness and roughness.

وجسئت الأرض، فهي مجسوءة من الجسء: وهو الجلد الخشن الذي يشبه الحصا الصغار.

And the land became covered in rough skin, so it is majsu'ah from al-jas': which is the rough skin that resembles small pebbles.

ومكان جاسئ وشاسئ: غليظ.

And a hard place and a rough place: coarse.

والجسأة في الدواب: يبس المعطف، ودابة جاسئة القوائم.

And al-jas'ah in animals: dryness of the coat, and an animal with hard legs.