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جزن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to thick, substantial, and robust wood. It can also extend to describe something solid, strong, or even harsh in nature, often in a physical or textural sense.

Derived headwords

جَزْنadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, substantial woodboth

    Describing wood that is thick, large, and substantial in its build and form.

  2. 2.
    solid, robustclassical

    Figuratively, something that is solid, strong, and robust in its nature or composition.

جَزْلadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, substantial woodboth

    Similar to 'jazn', this describes wood that is thick, large, and substantial.

  2. 2.
    strong, robust, solidboth

    Also used to describe something that is strong, robust, and solid, often referring to speech or character.

أَجْزَنnoun
  1. 1.
    thick woodboth

    The plural form of 'jazn', referring to thick, substantial pieces of wood.

أَجْزَلnoun
  1. 1.
    thick woodboth

    The plural form of 'jazl', referring to thick, substantial pieces of wood.

Parallel reading

حطب جزن وجزل
thick and substantial wood
وجمعه أجزن وأجزل
and their plural is ajzan and ajzal
وهو الخشب الغلاظ
and it is thick wood
حمى دونه بالشوك والتف دونه، ... من السدر، سوق ذات هول وأجزن.
He protected it with thorns and it was surrounded by... from the Sidr tree, a market of dread and thick wood.