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جءز

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the sensation of choking or gagging, particularly when something gets stuck in the throat, often associated with water or intense emotion like anger.

Derived headwords

الجَأْزnoun
  1. 1.
    choking sensationboth

    A feeling of choking or obstruction in the throat, often caused by water or intense emotion.

  2. 2.
    gaggingclassical

    The act of gagging or experiencing a strong urge to vomit due to a blockage in the throat.

جُئِزَverb
  1. 1.
    to choke (on water)classical

    To be choked or gagged, specifically when water enters the throat improperly.

يَجْأَزُverb
  1. 1.
    to choke (on water)classical

    The present tense form indicating the act of choking or gagging, particularly on water.

جَأْزًاnoun
  1. 1.
    chokingclassical

    The verbal noun (masdar) representing the act or sensation of choking.

جَئِزٌadjective
  1. 1.
    chokedclassical

    Describing someone who is choked or gagging.

جَئِيزٌadjective
  1. 1.
    chokedclassical

    An alternative form describing someone who is choked or gagging, following a common linguistic pattern.

Parallel reading

الجَأْزُ، بالتسكين: الغصص في الصدر
Al-ja'z, with sukun: choking in the chest.
وقيل: هو الغصص بالماء
And it was said: it is choking on water.
يسقي العدى غيظا طويل الجأز
He gives the enemies to drink, in his rage, a long choking.
أي طويل الغصص لأنه ثابت في حلوقهم
Meaning long choking because it is stuck in their throats.
وجئز بالماء يجأز جأزا إذا غص به
And he choked on water, he chokes with a choking, if he is choked by it.
فهو جئز وجئيز
So he is choked and gagging.
على ما يطرد عليه هذا النحو في لغة قوم
According to what this pattern follows in the language of a people.