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جاس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of roughness, difficulty, and harshness. It can describe a place or a situation that is rugged and challenging to traverse or endure. It also carries a sense of being slow or hesitant to speak, implying a deliberate or difficult articulation.

Derived headwords

جَأْسadjective
  1. 1.
    rugged, difficultclassical

    Describing a place that is rugged, uneven, and difficult to traverse.

شَأْسadjective
  1. 1.
    difficult, harshclassical

    Describing something that is difficult, harsh, or severe, often used in relation to speech or a situation.

شَأْسًاadverb
  1. 1.
    with difficulty, slowlyclassical

    Used adverbially to describe speaking or acting with difficulty or slowness.

Parallel reading

مكان جأس: وعر كشأس
A place is difficult: rugged like something harsh.
وقيل: لا يتكلم به إلا بعد شأس كأنه إتباع
And it is said: one does not speak it except with difficulty, as if it were an imitation.