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جثعل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of largeness, particularly in the belly, and by extension, to roughness or coarseness of disposition.

Derived headwords

الجَعْثَلname
  1. 1.
    A harsh, coarse personclassical

    Refers to a person characterized by harshness and coarseness in demeanor.

الجُثْعَلnoun
  1. 1.
    A large bellyclassical

    Denotes a person with a large or prominent abdomen.

العَثْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    A large bellyclassical

    Signifies a large or swollen belly.

Parallel reading

في حديث ابن عباس ستة لا يدخلون الجنة منهم الجعثل
In the hadith of Ibn Abbas, there are six who will not enter Paradise, among them is al-Ja'thal.
فقيل: ما الجعثل؟
It was asked: What is al-Ja'thal?
فقال: هو الفظ الغليظ
He replied: It is the harsh, the coarse.
قال: وقيل هو مقلوب الجثعل وهو العظيم البطن
He said: And it is said to be an inversion of al-Juth'al, which is the one with a large belly.
قال الخطابي: إنما هو العثجل وهو العظيم البطن
Al-Khattabi said: It is actually al-'Athjal, which is the one with a large belly.
قال: وكذلك قال الجوهري
He said: And Al-Jauhari said the same.