جعثن

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the base or root of a tree, especially one that persists through winter. It extends to the thick, sturdy build of animals and people, and metaphorically to a person who is cowardly and sluggish. It also refers to specific plants and a historical poet.

Derived headwords

الجُعْثُنnoun

1.
tree base/rootboth
The fundamental base or root of a tree, including its branches, especially when cut. It refers to the part that remains in the ground, even after the tree is removed.
2.
plant baseboth
The base or root of any plant that survives the winter, including small and large trees, and even the roots of thorny plants.
3.
base of certain plantsclassical
Specifically refers to the roots of the plant called 'ṣilyān' (a type of desert plant).

ترى الجعثن العامي تذري أصوله ... مناسم أخفاف المطي الرواتك — You see the common tree base, its roots are scattered by the hooves of sturdy camels.

ويبس الجعثن — And the base of the plant dried up.

الجُعْثِنَةnoun

1.
tree base/rootboth
The base or root of any tree that remains through winter, whether large or small.
2.
base of certain plantsclassical
The base of the plant 'ṣilyān' (a type of desert plant).

وموضع مشكوكين ألقتهما معا، ... كوطأة ظبي القف بين الجعاثن — And a place where two were thrown together, like the track of a desert gazelle between the roots.

الجُعْثُنnoun

1.
plural of جعثنةclassical
The plural form of 'ju'thnah', referring to the bases or roots of plants.

تقفز بي الجعثن، يا ... مرة زدها قعبا — The roots carried me, O ... once, give her more milk.

الجَعَاثِنnoun

1.
plural of جعثنclassical
The plural form of 'ju'thn', referring to the bases or roots of trees and plants.

مُجَعْثَنadjective

1.
thickly builtclassical
Describes a horse with a sturdy, thick build, likened to the solid base of a tree.

مجِعْثَنَ الخَلْقِ يَطِيرُ زَغَبُهُ — Thickly built in form, its downy hair flies.

جَعْثَنَةnoun

1.
cowardly and heavy personclassical
A person who is cowardly, sluggish, and heavy in demeanor.

فيا فتى ما قتلتم غير جعثنة، ... ولا عنيف بكر الخيل في الوادي — O young man, you killed no one but a coward, nor a fierce one leading the horses in the valley.

الجُعْثَمnoun

1.
roots of ṣilyānclassical
The roots of the plant 'ṣilyān' (a type of desert plant), similar to 'ju'thn'.

أو كمجلوح جعثن بله القطر، ... فأضحى مودس الأعراض — Or like the root of a plant drenched by rain, which then became dry and scattered.

تَجَعْثَنَverb

1.
to gather and contractclassical
To gather oneself together and become contracted or shrunken.

تجعثن الرجل إذا تجمع وتقبض — The man gathered himself and contracted.

جعثنةname

1.
poet's nameclassical
The name of a known poet.

جعثنة بن جواس الربعي — Ju'thnah bin Juwas al-Raba'i.

جعثنname

1.
woman's nameclassical
A name used for women.

جعثن أخت الفرزدق — Ju'thnah, the sister of Al-Farazdaq.

الجَعْفَلِينnoun

1.
Christian bishopclassical
The chief bishop or leader among Christians.

الجعفلين: أسقف النصارى وكبيرهم — Al-Ja'falayn: the bishop and leader of the Christians.

Parallel reading

الجُعْثُن أرومة الشجر بما عليها من الأغصان إذا قطعت.

The ju'thn is the base of the tree with its branches upon it, when it is cut.

الجُعْثَنَة أرومة كل شجرة تبقى على الشتاء، والجمع جُعْثُن.

The ju'thnah is the base of every tree that remains through the winter, and its plural is ju'thun.

ومنهم من يقول للواحد جُعْثُن، والجمع الجَعَاثِن.

And among them are those who say for the singular ju'thn, and the plural al-ja'athin.

الجُعْثُن أصل كل شجرة إلا شجرة لها خشبة.

The ju'thn is the root of every tree except a tree that has a trunk.

ترى الجُعْثُن العامي تذري أصوله ... مناسم أخفاف المطي الرواتك.

You see the common tree base, its roots are scattered by the hooves of sturdy camels.

كل شجرة تبقى أرومتها في الشتاء من عظام الشجر وصغارها فلها جُعْثُن في الأرض.

Every tree whose root remains in the winter, whether large or small, has a ju'thn in the earth.

وبعد ما ينزع فهو جُعْثُن حتى يقال لأصول الشوك جُعْثُن.

And after it is pulled out, it is still called ju'thn, to the point that the roots of thorns are called ju'thn.

وفرس مُجَعْثَن الخَلْق: شبه بأصل الشجرة في كدنته وغلظه.

And a horse of maj'athan build: likened to the base of a tree in its sturdiness and thickness.

ورجل جَعْثَنَة: جبان ثقيل.

And a man is ja'thanah: cowardly and heavy.

والجَعْثَم والجُعْثُن، بالكسر: أصول الصليان.

And al-ja'tham and al-ju'thn, with kasra: the roots of ṣilyān.

وفي حديث طهفة: ويبس الجُعْثُن ؛ هو أصل النبات.

And in the tale of Tahfah: 'And the ju'thn dried up'; it is the root of the plant.

وقيل: أصل الصليان خاصة.

And it was said: specifically the root of ṣilyān.

وتَجَعْثَنَ الرجل إذا تجمع وتقبض.

And the man taj'athana if he gathered himself and contracted.

ويقال لأرومة الصليان: جَعْثَنَة.

And the root of ṣilyān is called ja'thanah.

وموضع مشكوكين ألقتهما معا، ... كوطأة ظبي القف بين الجَعَاثِن.

And a place where two were thrown together, ... like the track of a desert gazelle between the ja'athin.

قال ابن الأعرابي: هو جَعْثَنَة بن جواس الربعي.

Ibn al-A'rabi said: He is Ja'thanah bin Juwas al-Raba'i.

جعثن أخت الفرزدق.

Ju'thnah, the sister of Al-Farazdaq.

الجعفلين: أسقف النصارى وكبيرهم.

Al-Ja'falayn: the bishop and leader of the Christians.