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جتت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of feeling or touching, specifically in the context of checking livestock for fatness or health. It describes a tactile examination.

Derived headwords

الجَتّnoun
  1. 1.
    feeling/touchingclassical

    The act of feeling or touching something, particularly to assess its condition. In this context, it refers to the examination of a ram.

جَسّverb
  1. 1.
    to feel/touchboth

    To feel or touch something with the hand, typically to examine its texture, temperature, or condition. It is used here in the context of checking a ram.

Parallel reading

الجت الجس للكبش لتنظر أسمين أم لا
The 'jatt' is the feeling of the ram to see if it is fat or not.