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جطح

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific animal sounds or actions, particularly concerning goats and sheep. It describes a sound or action associated with stubbornness or being difficult during milking, and also a form of reprimand or call to young animals.

Derived headwords

جَطَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stubbornclassical

    To be difficult or stubborn, specifically when a goat is being milked.

جَطْحverb
  1. 1.
    to reprimandclassical

    A reprimand or a call used to admonish a young goat or lamb.

Parallel reading

تقول العرب للغنم، وقال الأزهري للعنز إذا استصعبت عند الحلب: جطح أي قري فتقر
The Arabs say for sheep, and Al-Azhari said for a goat when it becomes difficult during milking: 'jaṭaḥa' meaning 'stop and be still'.
وقال كراع: جطح، بشد الطاء، وسكون الحاء بعدها، زجر للجدي والحمل
And Kraa' said: 'jaṭḥa', with a shaddah on the taa' and sukoon on the haa' after it, is a reprimand for a kid or a lamb.
فكأن الدال دخلت على الطاء أو الطاء على الدال
So it is as if the daal entered upon the taa' or the taa' entered upon the daal.