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جعا

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of mud or thick substances, and by extension, to things that are gathered or accumulated. It also encompasses a specific type of beverage derived from grains.

Derived headwords

الجَعْوnoun
  1. 1.
    mudboth

    Refers to mud or clay.

  2. 2.
    dung heapclassical

    What is gathered from dung or other materials, formed into a heap or mound.

  3. 3.
    aleboth

    A beverage, often referred to as ale, made from barley.

جعاverb
  1. 1.
    to throw mudclassical

    To throw mud or clay at someone.

  2. 2.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather dung or other materials into a heap.

جعا فلان فلانا إذا رماه بالجعو وهو الطين — So-and-so threw mud at so-and-so if he threw him with mud, which is clay.
جعا جعوا — He gathered dung, a gathering.
الجَعْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    aleboth

    A beverage made from grains, specifically barley, which is derived from the root's meaning of gathering.

الجَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    aleboth

    A beverage made from barley, often referred to as ale. The pronunciation with 'fath' (a) is more common.

جَعَوْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to brew aleclassical

    I brewed ale.

وجعوت جعة: نبذتها — And I brewed an ale: I fermented it.

Parallel reading

الجعو: الطين.
Al-jāʿw: mud.
يقال: جع فلان فلانا إذا رماه بالجعو وهو الطين.
It is said: So-and-so threw mud at so-and-so if he threw him with mud, which is clay.
والجعو: الاست.
And al-jāʿw: the anus.
والجعو: ما جمع من بعر أو غيره فجعل كثوة أو كثبة، تقول منه: جعا جعوا، ومنه اشتقاق الجعوة لكونها تجمع الناس على شربها.
And al-jāʿw: what is gathered from dung or other things and made into a heap or mound. You say from it: he gathered, a gathering. And from this is the derivation of al-juʿwah because it gathers people for its drink.
والجعو: الجعة: والفتح أكثر، نبيذ الشعير.
And al-jāʿw: al-jiʿah: and the 'fath' (a) is more common, it is barley wine.
وفي الحديث عن علي، رضي الله عنه: نهى رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، عن الجعة.
And in the hadith from Ali, may God be pleased with him: The Messenger of God, peace be upon him, forbade al-jiʿah.
وفي الحديث: الجعة شراب يتخذ من الشعير والحنطة حتى يسكر.
And in the hadith: Al-jiʿah is a drink made from barley and wheat until it intoxicates.
وقال أبو عبيد: الجعة من الأشربة وهو نبيذ الشعير.
And Abu Ubaid said: Al-jiʿah is among the drinks, and it is barley wine.
وجعوت جعة: نبذتها.
And I brewed an ale: I fermented it.