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جعمر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of gathering, compactness, and stoutness, particularly in the context of animals and physical description. It describes a specific action of a donkey and physical attributes of a person.

Derived headwords

الجَعْمَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Donkey's charging actionclassical

    The action of a donkey gathering itself and its limbs before charging at a female donkey or another object it intends to mount or strike.

  2. 2.
    Elevated, rough groundclassical

    A high, prominent, and rough elevated area of land.

جعمرadjective
  1. 1.
    Stout, short-leggedclassical

    Describing a person who is short-legged and stout-bodied.

جعنظارadjective
  1. 1.
    Short-legged, stoutclassical

    A person characterized by short legs and a stout, strong, and large body.

  2. 2.
    Gluttonous, strongclassical

    Describing someone who is a strong, powerful, and large eater.

الجمعرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Elevated, rough groundclassical

    A high, prominent, and rough elevated area of land.

جعنظرadjective
  1. 1.
    Short-legged, stoutclassical

    A person characterized by short legs and a stout, strong, and large body.

Parallel reading

أن يجمع الحمار نفسه وجراميزه ثم يحمل على العانة أو على الشيء إذا أراد كدمه.
The donkey gathering itself and its limbs before charging at a female donkey or another object it intends to mount or strike.
الجعمرة والجمعرة القارة المرتفعة المشرفة الغليظة.
Al-Ja'marah and Al-Jam'arah are the firm, elevated, prominent, and rough high ground.
الجعنظر والجعنظار: القصير الرجلين الغليظ الجسم؛ عن كراع.
Al-Ja'nazar and Al-Ja'nazar: short-legged and stout-bodied; according to Kra'a.
ورجل جعنظار إذا كان أكولا قويا عظيما جسيما.
And a man is Ja'nazar if he is a gluttonous, strong, great, and massive eater.