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جرج

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root جرج (j-r-j) primarily denotes concepts of instability, agitation, and movement. It extends to describe the middle or main part of a road, rough terrain, and various types of containers or bags. It also encompasses the act of consuming pasture.

Derived headwords

الجَرْجnoun
  1. 1.
    Restlessness, agitationboth

    The state of being restless, agitated, or unsettled.

  2. 2.
    Middle of the roadclassical

    The central or main part of a road or path.

  3. 3.
    Stony groundclassical

    Land characterized by stones or rough, uneven terrain.

  4. 4.
    Containerclassical

    A type of container or bag, particularly one used by women or for provisions.

جرجverb
  1. 1.
    To be restless, agitatedboth

    To move about restlessly, to be agitated or unsettled.

  2. 2.
    To move looselyclassical

    To move loosely or unsteadily, as a ring on a finger due to its size.

  3. 3.
    To walk on the main roadclassical

    To walk along the middle or main part of a road.

  4. 4.
    To consume pastureclassical

    For animals, especially camels, to eat extensively from a pasture.

جرجاnoun
  1. 1.
    Restlessness, agitationclassical

    The state of being restless, agitated, or unsettled; a condition of instability.

جرج الخاتمphrase
  1. 1.
    Ring moving looselyclassical

    A ring moving loosely on a finger due to its size, indicating instability or looseness.

جرجواverb
  1. 1.
    They were agitatedclassical

    They experienced agitation, restlessness, or disturbance.

سكين جرج النصابphrase
  1. 1.
    Loose-fitting handleclassical

    A knife with a loose or unstable handle.

جرجةnoun
  1. 1.
    Middle of the roadclassical

    The central or main part of a road or path.

  2. 2.
    Bag, sackclassical

    A type of bag or sack, often made of leather, used for carrying provisions.

  3. 3.
    Type of garmentclassical

    A kind of garment or clothing.

جرجة الطريقphrase
  1. 1.
    Middle of the roadclassical

    The central or main part of the road.

أرض جرجةphrase
  1. 1.
    Rough/stony landclassical

    Land that is rough, stony, or difficult to traverse.

الجادةnoun
  1. 1.
    Main roadboth

    The main road, the highway, or the well-trodden path.

المحجةnoun
  1. 1.
    Main roadboth

    The main road, the highway, or the clear path.

الجرجةnoun
  1. 1.
    Middle of the roadclassical

    The middle or central part of the road.

  2. 2.
    Bag, sackclassical

    A wide-bottomed, narrow-necked bag or sack, often used for provisions.

جريجname
  1. 1.
    Diminutive of a man's nameclassical

    A diminutive form, used as a personal name, derived from a root related to movement or agitation.

ابن جريجname
  1. 1.
    Ibn Jurayjclassical

    A proper name, referring to a specific individual.

Parallel reading

الجرج: الجائل القلق.
Al-jarj: the wandering, the restless.
وقد جرج جرجا: قلق واضطرب؛
And he became restless with restlessness: he was agitated and disturbed;
جرج الخاتم في يدي يجرج جرجا إذا قلق واضطرب من سعته وجال.
The ring moves loosely on my hand, moving with movement, if it is loose and disturbed due to its size and wanders.
وقتلت سرواتهم وجرجوا ؛
And we killed their chieftains and they were agitated;
وهو الاضطراب والقلق،
It is the disturbance and the restlessness,
سكين جرج النصاب: قلقه؛
A knife with a loose handle: its looseness;
إني لأهوى طفلة فيها غنج، ... خلخالها في ساقها غير جرج
I desire a coquettish young girl, ... her anklet on her leg is not loose.
وجرج الرجل إذا مشى في الجرجة، وهي المحجة وجادة الطريق؛
And a man walks in the 'jarjah', which is the main road and the path of the road;
جرجة الطريق وسطه ومعظمه.
The 'jarjah' of the road is its middle and its greatest part.
والجرج: الأرض ذات الحجارة.
And 'al-jarj': the land with stones.
والجرج: الأرض الغليظة؛ وأرض جرجة.
And 'al-jarj': the rough land; and 'ardah jarjah' (rough land).
وركبت فلان الجادة والجرجة والمحجة: كله وسط الطريق.
And so-and-so rode the main road, the 'jarjah', and the highway: all of it is the middle of the road.
وجرجت الإبل المرتع: أكلته.
And the camels consumed the pasture: they ate it.
والجرج: وعاء من أوعية النساء؛
And 'al-jarj': a container from the containers of women;
الجرجة والجرجة ضرب من الثياب.
Al-jarjah and al-jarjah are a type of garment.
وهي واسعة الأسفل ضيقة الرأس يجعل فيها الزاد؛
And it is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, in which provisions are placed;
ثلاثة أبراد جياد، وجرجة، ... وأدكن، من أري الدبور، معسل
Three good cloaks, and a 'jarjah', ... and a waterskin, from the honey of the wasp, full of honey
والجمع جرج مثل بسرة وبسر؛
And the plural is 'juruj' like 'busrah' and 'busr';
ومنهم جريج: مصغر اسم رجل.
And among them is Jurayj: a diminutive of a man's name.
والجرجة، بالضم: وعاء مثل الخرج.
And 'al-jurjah', with dammah: a container like a 'kharjah'.
وابن جريج: رجل.
And Ibn Jurayj: a man.
فقال: هي الجرجة، بجيمين،
So he said: It is 'al-jarjah', with two jims,
وهو عندي من جرج الخاتم في إصبعي؛
And it is, in my opinion, from the ring's looseness on my finger;
وعند الأصمعي أنه من الطريق الأخرج أي الواضح،
And according to Al-Asma'i, it is from the 'al-akhraj' road, meaning the clear one,