جصص

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to plaster (gypsum) and its application. It extends to describe the process of making, applying, and the place of plaster. Figuratively, it can denote fullness, readiness, or aggressive action.

Derived headwords

الجصّnoun

1.
plasterboth
A well-known material used for coating walls, derived from gypsum.
2.
gypsumclassical
The raw material, gypsum, from which plaster is made.

الجصّnoun

1.
plaster (foreign origin)classical
The word 'juss' is not Arabic but originates from foreign languages.

القصّnoun

1.
plaster (Hijazi dialect)classical
The dialectal variant of 'juss' used by the people of Hijaz.

جصّاصadjective

1.
plaster makerboth
A person who is a craftsman or maker of plaster.

الجصّاصةnoun

1.
plaster workshopboth
The place or location where plaster is manufactured or worked.

جصّصverb

1.
to plasterboth
To coat a wall or other surface with plaster.
2.
to fillclassical
To fill a container, such as a vessel.

جصّاصadjective

1.
white and levelclassical
Describing a place that is white and smooth or even.

جصّصverb

1.
to open eyesclassical
Used to describe a young animal, like a puppy, opening its eyes.

جصّصverb

1.
to be about to emergeclassical
Used for a cluster of grapes that is beginning to form or emerge.

جصّصverb

1.
to attackclassical
To charge or attack upon a group of people.

جصّصverb

1.
to attack with a swordclassical
To charge or attack someone with a sword.

Parallel reading

الجص والجص: معروف، الذي يطلى به، وهو معرب

Al-juss and al-juss: it is known, that by which one coats, and it is borrowed.

قال ابن دريد: هو الجص ولم يقل الجص، وليس الجص بعربي وهو من كلام العجم

Ibn Duraid said: it is al-juss and not al-jass, and al-juss is not Arabic, it is from the speech of non-Arabs.

ولغة أهل الحجاز في الجص: القص

And the dialect of the people of Hijaz for al-juss is al-qass.

ورجل جصاص: صانع للجص

And a man jassas: a maker of plaster.

والجصاصة: الموضع الذي يعمل به الجص

And al-jassasah: the place where plaster is made.

وجصص الحائط وغيره: طلاه بالجص

And he plastered the wall and other things: he coated it with plaster.

ومكان جصاجص: أبيض مستو

And a place jassajis: white and level.

وجصص الجرو وفقح إذا فتح عينيه

And the puppy jassas and faqqaha if it opened its eyes.

وجصص العنقود: هم بالخروج

And the cluster of grapes jassas: it intended to emerge.

وجصص على القوم: حمل

And he jassas upon the people: he attacked.

وجصص عليه بالسيف: حمل أيضا

And he jassas upon him with the sword: he attacked also.

الفراء: جصص فلان إناءه إذا ملأه

Al-Farra: So-and-so jassas his vessel if he filled it.