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جزب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a portion or share, particularly of wealth. It can also refer to slaves or a group of people, and in a derived sense, to someone of good character or appearance.

Derived headwords

الجزبnoun
  1. 1.
    Share of wealthboth

    A portion or lot of money or property.

  2. 2.
    Slavesclassical

    A group of enslaved people.

أجزابnoun
  1. 1.
    Sharesboth

    The plural of 'jazb', referring to portions or lots.

الجزمnoun
  1. 1.
    Portionclassical

    Synonymous with 'jazb', meaning a share or portion.

جزيبةnoun
  1. 1.
    Groupclassical

    A term referring to a group of people, derived from the root meaning 'share' or 'portion'.

بنو جزيبةname
  1. 1.
    Banu Jazibaclassical

    A lineage or tribal name derived from the root, indicating a group of people.

المجزبadjective
  1. 1.
    Good characterclassical

    Describing someone of excellent disposition, appearance, and purity.

Parallel reading

الجزب: النصيب من المال
Al-jazb: The share of wealth.
والجمع أجزاب
And its plural is ajzab.
الجزب والجزم: النصيب
Al-jazb and al-jazm: The share.
والجزب العبيد
And al-jazb means slaves.
وبنو جزيبة مأخوذ من الجزب
And Banu Jaziba is derived from al-jazb.
ودودان أجلت عن أبانين والحمى، ... فرارا. وقد كنا اتخذناهم جزبا
And two loving ones escaped from Abanayn and Al-Hima, ... fleeing. And indeed, we had taken them as a share/group.
المجزب: الحسن السبر «2» الطاهره
Al-majzib: The one of good disposition, appearance, and purity.