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جنش

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of elevation, ascent, and approach, often driven by fear or urgency. It also encompasses meanings of roughness, harshness, and a specific type of gathering or coming together.

Derived headwords

جَنَشَتْ نَفْسِيverb
  1. 1.
    my soul was elevatedclassical

    The soul or spirit became elevated, often due to fear or intense emotion.

الجَنَشnoun
  1. 1.
    emptying a wellclassical

    The act of emptying a well, likely by drawing out its water.

  2. 2.
    roughnessclassical

    A state of being rough, harsh, or coarse.

  3. 3.
    gatheringclassical

    A coming together or gathering of people.

جَنَشَ القَوْمُ القَوْمَverb
  1. 1.
    the people approached the peopleclassical

    One group of people approached or came towards another group.

جَنَشَ إِلَيَّverb
  1. 1.
    approached meclassical

    To come towards or approach someone.

Parallel reading

إذا النفوس جنشت عند اللحا
When souls are elevated by fear.
الجنش نزح البئر
Al-Jansh means emptying the well.
جنش القوم القوم وجمشوا لهم أي أقبلوا إليهم
The people approached the people and gathered for them, meaning they came towards them.
أقول لعباس، وقد جنشت لنا ... حيي، وأفلتنا فويت الأظافر
I say to Abbas, when our kin approached us... and we escaped, it was a fleeting escape.
يوما مؤامرات يوما للجنش
One day for plotting, one day for the gathering.
ويقال جنش فلان إلي وجأش وتحور وهاش وأرز بمعنى واحد
And it is said that 'Janas fulan ilayya', 'ja'ash', 'tahawwara', 'hasha', and 'arazza' all mean one thing.