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جضض

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of charging or attacking forcefully, often with a weapon like a sword. It can also refer to a specific proud or strutting gait.

Derived headwords

جَضَّ عَلَيْهِ بِالسَّيْفِverb
  1. 1.
    to charge with a swordboth

    To attack someone or something vigorously with a sword, implying a forceful advance.

جضض عليه بالسيف — He charged him with the sword.
جَضَّverb
  1. 1.
    to chargeclassical

    To advance forcefully or attack, not necessarily with a specific weapon.

  2. 2.
    to strutclassical

    To walk with a proud, swaggering, or ostentatious gait.

جضض عليه حمل — He charged him.
إذا مشى الجيضى — when he walks with a strutting gait.
الجَيْضَىnoun
  1. 1.
    strutting gaitclassical

    A proud, ostentatious, or swaggering manner of walking.

Parallel reading

جضض عليه بالسيف: حمل.
He charged him with the sword: he attacked.
وجضضت عليه بالسيف: حملت عليه.
And I charged him with the sword: I attacked him.
وقال أبو زيد: جضض عليه حمل، ولم يخص سيفا ولا غيره.
And Abu Zayd said: 'He charged him' means he attacked, and he did not specify a sword or anything else.
ابن الأعرابي: جض إذا مشى الجيضى، وهي مشية فيها تبختر.
Ibn al-A'rabi said: 'Jadda' means to walk with a strutting gait, which is a gait involving swaggering.