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جحض

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root جحض (jaḥaḍa) primarily relates to the act of pushing or thrusting forward, often with a sense of force or aggression. It is particularly associated with the aggressive behavior of rams and the forceful protrusion of eyes.

Derived headwords

جَحَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to butt aggressivelyclassical

    To push or thrust forward forcefully, especially in the context of a ram butting its head.

  2. 2.
    to protrudeclassical

    To bulge or stick out, often used to describe eyes that are prominent or seem to be pushed out.

جَحِيضٌnoun
  1. 1.
    buttingclassical

    The act of butting or thrusting forward aggressively, as a ram does.

مُجَحِضٌnoun
  1. 1.
    butting ramclassical

    A ram that butts aggressively.

Parallel reading

جَحَضَ الكَبْشُ
The ram butted.
جَحَضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ
His eyes bulged out.