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جهمن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root pertains to a stern, frowning, or displeased countenance. It describes a severe or grim facial expression, often associated with anger or displeasure. The root also extends to the concept of being grim or severe in general.

Derived headwords

جَهَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to frownboth

    To contract the brow and knit the eyebrows in an expression of displeasure, anger, or concentration.

  2. 2.
    to be grimboth

    To have a severe, stern, or forbidding appearance.

جُهْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    grimnessboth

    The quality of being grim, stern, or severe in appearance or manner.

  2. 2.
    darknessclassical

    Darkness or obscurity, often used metaphorically for a difficult or unpleasant situation.

جَهْمadjective
  1. 1.
    sternboth

    Having a severe or stern facial expression; frowning.

  2. 2.
    grimboth

    Uninviting or forbidding in appearance.

جَهْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    frownboth

    A facial expression of displeasure or concentration, characterized by a contracted brow.

مُجَاهِمadjective
  1. 1.
    frowningboth

    Having a stern or displeased facial expression.

جَهْمَانadjective
  1. 1.
    stern-facedclassical

    Having a severe or grim countenance.

Parallel reading

رجلٌ جَهْمٌ
A stern man.
وَجْهٌ جَهْمٌ
A grim face.
رَأَيْتُهُ مُجَاهِمًا
I saw him frowning.
كَانَ وَجْهُهُ جَهْمًا
His face was stern.
لَا تُظْهِرِ الْجَهْمَةَ
Do not show sternness.
يُقَالُ: جَهَمَ الْوَجْهُ إِذَا عَبَسَ
It is said: The face became stern when it frowned.
وَالْجُهْمَةُ: الظُّلْمَةُ
And al-juhmah: darkness.
وَالْجَهْمَانُ: الشَّدِيدُ الْوَجْهِ
And al-jahmān: the severe-faced.