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جحجب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to destruction and perishing. It can also describe a state of hesitation or coming and going, and is used as a proper noun.

Derived headwords

جَحْجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to destroyclassical

    To cause something or someone to perish or be annihilated.

  2. 2.
    to hesitateclassical

    To waver or be indecisive about something.

  3. 3.
    to come and goclassical

    To move back and forth, to be in a state of flux.

جُحْجُبٌname
  1. 1.
    Jahjabboth

    A proper name.

جُحْجُبَىname
  1. 1.
    Jahjabāclassical

    A tribe name, specifically a branch of the Ansar.

Parallel reading

جحجب العدو
The enemy was destroyed.
وفي الشيء: تردد
And regarding the matter: he hesitated.
وجاء، وذهب
And he came and went.
وجحجب: اسم
And Jahjab: is a name.
وجحجبى: حي من الأنصار
And Jahjabā: is a tribe from the Ansar.