جمس

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of hardness, dryness, and solidification, applying to plants, liquids, and even fruits. It also extends to the meaning of being firm or immobile, and has been extended to include specific nouns like truffles and a type of cattle.

Derived headwords

جَمَسَverb

1.
to become dry/hardboth
To lose its freshness and moisture, becoming dry and hard. This applies to plants and liquids.
2.
to solidifyboth
To become solid or congealed, particularly used for fats and water.

جَمْسnoun

1.
drynessclassical
The state of being dry or hard, often referring to the loss of moisture.
2.
solidificationclassical
The process or state of becoming solid, especially for fats.

جُمُوسnoun

1.
solidificationclassical
A masdar (verbal noun) indicating the act or state of becoming solid, particularly for fats.

جَامِسadjective

1.
dryclassical
Describing something that has lost its moisture and become dry or hard, like a plant.
2.
solidboth
Describing something that is solid or congealed, such as water or fat.
3.
firmclassical
Describing a rock that is hard, dry, and fixed in its place.

جَمِيسadjective

1.
dryclassical
Describing dried blood, indicating it has become hard and dry.

جَمْسَةnoun

1.
hard piececlassical
A dry, hard piece, specifically referring to a piece of dried dates.
2.
partially ripe fruitclassical
A date or similar fruit that has ripened throughout but remains firm and not fully soft.

جَمْسnoun

1.
hard datesclassical
The plural of جمسة, referring to hard or partially ripe dates.
2.
solid substanceclassical
A solid, firm substance, used in reference to dates or butter.

جَامُوسnoun

1.
truffleclassical
A type of edible fungus that grows underground, often translated as truffle.
2.
water buffaloboth
A type of bovine animal, specifically a water buffalo, noted as a loanword from Persian.

جَمَامِيسnoun

1.
trufflesclassical
The plural of جاموس when referring to truffles.

جَوَامِيسnoun

1.
water buffaloesboth
The plural of جاموس when referring to the animal.

Parallel reading

الجامس من النبات: ما ذهبت غضوضته ورطوبته فولى وجسا.

Al-jāmis of plants is that which has lost its freshness and moisture, becoming dry and hard.

وجمس الودك يجمس جمسا وجموسا وجمس: جمد، وكذا الماء، والماء جامس أي جامد

And fat solidifies, yajmisu jamsan and jumūsan, and jamasa: it congeals, and likewise water, and water is jāmis, meaning congealed.

وكان الأصمعي يعيب قول ذي الرمة: ونقري عبيط اللحم والماء جامس

And Al-Asma'i used to criticize the saying of Dhu al-Rummah: 'And we scoop out fresh meat while the water is jāmis'.

وسئل عمر، رضي الله عنه، عن فأرة وقعت في سمن، فقال: إن كان جامسا ألقي ما حوله وأكل، وإن كان مائعا أريق كله

And Umar, may God be pleased with him, was asked about a mouse that fell into ghee, and he said: 'If it was jāmis, what was around it was thrown away and eaten, but if it was liquid, it was all poured out'.

وجمس وجمد بمعنى واحد.

And jamasa and jamada have the same meaning.

ودم جميس: يابس.

And dam jamees: dried.

وصخرة جامسة: يابسة لازمة لمكانها مقشعرة.

And a jāmisah rock: dry, fixed in its place, and rough.

والجمسة: القطعة اليابسة من التمر.

And al-jamsah: the dry piece of dates.

والجمسة: الرطبة التي رطبت كلها وفيها يبس.

And al-jamsah: the ripe one that has ripened throughout but still has some dryness.

يقال للرطبة والبسرة إذا دخلها كلها الإرطاب وهي صلبة لم تنهضم بعد فهي جمسة، وجمعها جمس.

It is said of a ripe date and a busrah (unripe date) if ripening has entered it entirely while it is still firm and not yet soft, then it is jamsah, and its plural is jams.

لفطس خنس بزبد جمس

for a tough, dry date with solid butter

إن جعلت الجمس من نعت الفطس وتريد بها التمر كان معناه الصلب العلك

If you make al-jams from the description of al-fatis and intend by it dates, its meaning is hard and chewy.

وإن جعلته من نعت الزبد كان معناه الجامد

And if you make it from the description of the butter, its meaning is solid.

قال: وقال الزمخشري الجمس، بالفتح، الجامد، وبالضم: جمع جمسة، وهي البسرة التي أرطبت كلها وهي صلبة لم تنهضم بعد.

He said: And Al-Zamakhshari said, al-jams, with fatha, means solid, and with damma: it is the plural of jamsah, which is the busrah that has ripened entirely while it is still firm and not yet soft.

والجاموس: الكمأة.

And al-jāmūs: the truffle.

والجماميس الكمأة، قال: ولم أسمع لها بواحد

And al-jamāmīs are truffles, he said: and I have not heard a singular for it.

والجاموس: نوع من البقر، دخيل، وجمعه جواميس، فارسي معرب، وهو بالعجمية كواميش.

And al-jāmūs: a type of cattle, an introduced word, and its plural is jawāmīs, it is an Arabized Persian word, and in the Persian it is kwāmīsh.