جلج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root جلج primarily relates to the concept of heads, skulls, and by extension, people in large numbers. It also carries meanings related to agitation, distress, and a constricted state, particularly in specific dialects.

Derived headwords

جَلَجَverb

1.
to be agitatedclassical
To be in a state of agitation, restlessness, or distress.

الجَلْجnoun

1.
agitation, distressclassical
A state of restlessness, confusion, or distress.
2.
heads, skullsclassical
The heads or skulls of people, often used to refer to people collectively.
3.
water bubblesclassical
Bubbles of water, used metaphorically to describe a constricted or difficult situation.

جَلْجَةnoun

1.
head, skullclassical
A single head or skull.

جَلْجَلَverb

1.
to be agitatedclassical
To be in a state of agitation or distress.

Parallel reading

الجلج: القلق والاضطراب.

Al-jalj: agitation and distress.

والجلج: رؤوس الناس، واحدها جلجة بالتحريك، وهي الجمجمة والرأس.

And al-jalj: the heads of people, its singular is jaljah with vowelization, which is the skull and the head.

هذا برسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، وبقينا نحن في جلج، لا ندري ما يصنع بنا

This is by the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, and we remained in agitation, not knowing what would be done to us.

سألت الأصمعي عنه فلم يعرفه.

I asked Al-Asma'i about it, and he did not know it.

روى أبو العباس عن ابن الأعرابي وعن عمرو عن أبيه: الجلج رؤوس الناس، واحدها جلجة.

Abu Al-Abbas narrated from Ibn Al-A'rabi and from Amr from his father: Al-jalj is the heads of people, its singular is jaljah.

فالمعنى إنا بقينا في عدد رؤوس كثيرة من المسلمين

So the meaning is that we remained among a large number of heads of Muslims.

وبقينا نحن في عدد من أمثالنا من المسلمين لا ندري ما يصنع بنا.

And we remained among a number of Muslims like ourselves, not knowing what would be done to us.

وقيل: الجلج، في لغة أهل اليمامة، حباب الماء، كأنه يريد تركنا في أمر ضيق كضيق الحباب.

And it was said: Al-jalj, in the language of the people of Yamamah, is the bubbles of water, as if it means we were left in a narrow matter like the narrowness of the bubbles.

وإنا بعد في جلجنا، فلم يزل يكنى بأبي عبد الله حتى هلك.

And we are still in our predicament, so he continued to be called Abu Abdullah until he perished.

أن خذ من كل جلجة من القبط كذا وكذا.

That you take from each head of the Copts such and such.

وقال بعضهم: الجلج جماجم الناس؛ أراد من كل رأس.

And some of them said: Al-jalj is the skulls of people; he meant from each head.

ويقال: على كل جلجة كذا، والجمع جلج.

And it is said: on each head is such and such, and the plural is jalj.