جزح

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

The root جزح (j-z-ḥ) primarily relates to giving generously or giving a portion of something. It can also refer to striking a tree to loosen its leaves or a specific call used when milking a stubborn goat.

Derived headwords

الجَزْحnoun

1.
giftboth
A gift or an offering.

جزحverb

1.
to give generouslyboth
To give a generous gift or a large amount.
2.
to give without consultationclassical
To give something without consulting others, as if acting independently with shared property.

جزح له جزحا: أعطاه عطاء جزيلا — He gave him a generous gift.

هو أن يعطي ولا يشاور أحدا — It is to give without consulting anyone.

جزح لي من ماله يجزح جزحاverb

1.
to give me something from his wealthboth
To give me a portion or something from one's wealth.

وجزح لي من ماله يجزح جزحا: أعطاني منه شيئا — And he gave me something from his wealth.

جازحadjective

1.
givingboth
One who gives, particularly a generous giver or one who bestows a portion.
2.
cutting offclassical
One who cuts off or grants a portion of property.

وأنشد أبو عمرو لتميم بن مقبل: وإني، إذا ضن الرفود برفده، ... لمختبط، من تالد المال، جازح — And Abu Amr recited for Tamim bin Muqbil: And I, when the giver withholds his bounty, ... am a seeker, from inherited wealth, a giver.

وقال بعضهم: جازح أي قاطع أي أقطع له من مالي قطعة — And some said: 'jazih' means one who cuts off, meaning I grant him a portion from my property.

جازحverb

1.
to grant a portionclassical
To grant or give a portion of one's property to someone.

أي أقطع له من مالي قطعة — meaning I grant him a portion from my property.

جازحname

1.
name of a personclassical
A proper name, possibly derived from the root's meaning of giving.

جزح الشجرةverb

1.
to strike a treeclassical
To strike a tree in order to loosen and gather its leaves.

وجزح الشجرة: ضربها ليحت ورقها — And he struck the tree to loosen its leaves.

جزحverb

1.
to say 'qari'classical
To utter the word 'qari' (meaning 'stop' or 'hold back') as a command to a stubborn goat during milking.

وجزح: زجر للعنز المتصعبة عند الحلب، معناه: قري — And 'jazah': a reprimand for a stubborn goat during milking, meaning: 'qari' (stop).

Parallel reading

الجزح: العطية.

Al-jazḥ: the gift.

جزح له جزحا: أعطاه عطاء جزيلا

He gave him a generous gift.

وقيل: هو أن يعطي ولا يشاور أحدا

And it was said: it is to give without consulting anyone.

كالرجل يكون له شريك فيغيب عنه فيعطي من ماله ولا ينتظره.

Like a man who has a partner and is absent, so he gives from his wealth without waiting for him.

وجزح لي من ماله يجزح جزحا: أعطاني منه شيئا

And he gave me something from his wealth.

وإني، إذا ضن الرفود برفده، ... لمختبط، من تالد المال، جازح

And I, when the giver withholds his bounty, ... am a seeker, from inherited wealth, a giver.

وقال بعضهم: جازح أي قاطع أي أقطع له من مالي قطعة

And some said: 'jazih' means one who cuts off, meaning I grant him a portion from my property.

وإني له، من تالد المال، جازح

And I am, from inherited wealth, a giver to him.

وأنشد أبو عبيدة لعدي بن صبح يمدح بكارا: ما زلت من ثمر الأكارم تصطفى، ... من بين واضحة وقرم واضح حتى خلقت مهذبا، تبني العلى، ... سمح الخلائق، صالحا من صالح ينمي بك الشرف الرفيع، وتتقي ... عيب المذمة، بالعطاء الجازح

And Abu Ubaidah recited for Adi bin Subh praising Bakkar: You are continually chosen from the fruits of nobility, ... from the clear and the noble lineage. Until you were created refined, building high status, ... generous in disposition, good from the good. Noble lineage grows through you, and you avoid ... the blemish of blame, through generous giving.

وجزح الشجرة: ضربها ليحت ورقها.

And he struck the tree to loosen its leaves.

وجزح: زجر للعنز المتصعبة عند الحلب، معناه: قري.

And 'jazah': a reprimand for a stubborn goat during milking, meaning: 'qari' (stop).