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جرزم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to dry, hard, or stale bread. It also encompasses the concept of something being dry or parched, potentially extending to a dry or barren land.

Derived headwords

الجَرْزَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Dry, stale breadboth

    Bread that has become dry, hard, and stale, often to the point of being difficult to eat.

الجُرْزُمnoun
  1. 1.
    Dry, stale breadboth

    Bread that has become dry, hard, and stale, often to the point of being difficult to eat. This is presented as an alternative form of the previous lemma.

Parallel reading

الجرزم والجرزم «1»؛ كلاهما عن كراع: الخبز القفار اليابس.
Al-jarzam and al-jurzum; both according to Kra'a: the dry, parched bread.