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جنه

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to covering, concealing, and protection. It extends to concepts of gardens, paradise, and things that are hidden or enclosed. It can also refer to specific plants or objects used for covering or as symbols of status.

Derived headwords

الجَنَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    gardenboth

    An enclosed cultivated area, typically with trees, plants, and flowers.

  2. 2.
    paradiseboth

    The abode of the righteous in the afterlife, often described as a garden.

  3. 3.
    enclosureclassical

    Something that is covered, enclosed, or protected.

جُنَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    shieldboth

    An object used for protection in combat, a defensive covering.

  2. 2.
    protectionboth

    The act of protecting or the state of being protected; defense.

  3. 3.
    coveringclassical

    Something that covers or conceals.

جَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to coverboth

    To place something over or on top of something else, concealing it.

  2. 2.
    to encloseboth

    To surround or close off on all sides.

  3. 3.
    to hideboth

    To put out of sight; to conceal.

  4. 4.
    to become insaneclassical

    To lose one's mind; to be afflicted with madness.

جُنَيْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small gardenboth

    A diminutive form of 'garden', referring to a small or modest garden.

جِنّnoun
  1. 1.
    jinnboth

    Supernatural creatures in Arabian mythology, often unseen and capable of influencing humans.

  2. 2.
    hidden beingsclassical

    Beings that are concealed or unseen.

جَنِينnoun
  1. 1.
    fetusboth

    An unborn offspring of a human or other vertebrate animal, especially a human embryo after the eighth week of gestation.

  2. 2.
    hidden thingclassical

    Something concealed or within.

جُنُونnoun
  1. 1.
    madnessboth

    A severe mental disorder; insanity.

  2. 2.
    insanityboth

    The state of being mentally ill.

جَنِينِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    fetalmodern

    Relating to or resembling a fetus.

جَنَّانnoun
  1. 1.
    heartclassical

    The seat of emotions and feelings; the mind.

  2. 2.
    gardenclassical

    An enclosed cultivated area.

جَنَّانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shieldclassical

    A piece of armor carried on the arm or held in the hand, used to defend the body.

جَنَّهِيnoun
  1. 1.
    bambooclassical

    A tall, woody grass with hollow stems, often used for building or as a symbol.

  2. 2.
    reedclassical

    A tall, slender-leaved plant of the grass family, which grows in water or on marshy ground.

جَنَّانِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    related to gardensclassical

    Pertaining to or characteristic of gardens.

Parallel reading

في كفه جنهي ريحه عبق
In his hand was a bamboo (or reed) whose fragrance was pervasive.
من كف أروع، في عرنينه شمم
From the hand of a noble one, with pride in his nose (or stature).
ويروى: في كفه خيزران
And it is narrated: In his hand was a bamboo (or reed).
قال: وهو العسطوس أيضا.
He said: And it is also the 'usṭūs (a type of staff or rod).