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جحشر

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something large, bulky, and stout, often applied to animals like horses and camels, emphasizing their robust build and sometimes their physical conformation.

Derived headwords

الجحاشرnoun
  1. 1.
    Huge, bulkyclassical

    An adjective describing something as large, bulky, and stout, particularly in reference to animals.

الحاجرnoun
  1. 1.
    Enclosure, barrierclassical

    A barrier or enclosure, possibly referring to a protective covering or a confined space.

جحاشرnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, stout (of horses)classical

    A descriptive term for horses that are large, stout, and have a particular conformation, possibly with short ribs.

جحاشرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, stout (of camels)classical

    A descriptive term for camels that are large, stout, and well-built.

جحشرnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, stoutclassical

    A term for something large, stout, and well-built, similar to 'juhāshir'.

جحشرname
  1. 1.
    Jahsharclassical

    A proper name.

الجحنبارnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, stout manclassical

    A man who is large and stout.

جحنبارnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, stout manclassical

    A man who is large and stout.

الدعرمهnoun
  1. 1.
    Stoutness, bulkinessclassical

    A quality of being stout, bulky, or large.

صتمnoun
  1. 1.
    Short ribs, stoutnessclassical

    A condition where the ribs are short and prominent, contributing to a stout appearance.

أصتمadjective
  1. 1.
    Having short ribsclassical

    Describing someone or something with short, prominent ribs, indicating stoutness.

صتمةnoun
  1. 1.
    Short ribs (female)classical

    The feminine form referring to short ribs or stoutness.

مجفرadjective
  1. 1.
    Bulky, stoutclassical

    Describing something as bulky and stout, similar to the description of 'jarsha'.

إجفارnoun
  1. 1.
    Bulkiness, stoutnessclassical

    The state or quality of being bulky and stout.

الجرشعnoun
  1. 1.
    Stout, bulky animalclassical

    A term for a stout and bulky animal, used for comparison.

الحادرadjective
  1. 1.
    Stout, bulky, well-builtclassical

    Describing someone or something as stout, bulky, and well-built, with a compact physique.

الجحرشnoun
  1. 1.
    Stout, bulkyclassical

    A term for something stout, bulky, and well-built, similar to 'juhshar'.

عواثمnoun
  1. 1.
    Broken bones, fragmentsclassical

    A plural noun referring to broken bones or fragments, used metaphorically for bones.

مطهمadjective
  1. 1.
    Well-built, strongclassical

    Describing something as well-built, strong, and robust, often used for horses.

Parallel reading

تستل ما تحت الإزار الحاجر، ... بمقنع من رأسها جحاشر
It extracts what is beneath the enclosing veil, ... with a head covering of its bulk.
والمقنع من الإبل الذي يرفع رأسه وهو كالخلقة والرأس مقنع.
And the 'muqanna'' among camels is one that raises its head, and it is like its natural form, and the head is covered.
الجحشر من صفات الخيل، والأنثى جحشرة، قال: وإن شئت قلت جحاشر، والأنثى جحاشرة، وهو الذي في ضلوعه قصر، وهو في ذلك مجفر كإجفار الجرشع؛
'Al-Jahshar' is a description of horses, and the female is 'jahsharah'. He said: And if you wish, you say 'jahāshir', and the female is 'jahāshirah'. It is one whose ribs are short, and it is bulky like the bulkiness of 'al-jarsha'.
جحاشرة صتم طمر كأنها ... عقاب، زفتها الريح، فتخاء كاسر
Stout, short-ribbed, swift, like ... eagles, blown by the wind, wide-winged and powerful.
والصتم والصتم الذي شخصت محاني ضلوعه حتى ساوت بمتنه وغرضت شهوته، وهو أصتم العظام، والأنثى صتمة.
And 'al-ṣatm' and 'al-ṣatm' is one whose ribs protrude until they are level with its back, and its desire is fulfilled. It is 'aṣṭam al-'iẓām' (having short bones/ribs), and the female is 'ṣatmah'.
الجحشر والجحاشر والجحرش الحادر الخلق العظيم الجسم العبل المفاصل، وكذلك الجحاشرة؛
'Al-Jahshar', 'al-jahāshir', and 'al-juḥrush' are those stoutly built, great in body, with thick joints, and likewise 'al-jahāshirah'.
جحاشرة هم، كأن عظامه ... عواثم كسر، أو أسيل مطهم
They are 'jahāshirah', as if their bones were ... broken fragments, or like a well-built, smooth horse.
جحشر: اسم.
Jahshar: a name.
الفراء: الجحنبار: الرجل الضخم؛
Al-Farra': 'Al-Jahnabār': a large man.
فهو جحنبار مبين الدعرمه
So he is a 'jahnabār', clear in his stoutness.