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الجدث

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a grave or tomb. It also extends to sounds associated with movement, such as the stamping of hooves or the chewing of flesh.

Derived headwords

الجَدَثnoun
  1. 1.
    graveboth

    A place of burial; a tomb.

أَجْدَثnoun
  1. 1.
    gravesboth

    The plural form of 'al-jadath', referring to multiple graves or tombs.

أَجْدَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    gravesboth

    An alternative plural form of 'al-jadath', referring to multiple graves or tombs.

الجَدْثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of hoofclassical

    The noise made by the hoof of a horse or similar animal.

  2. 2.
    sound of chewingclassical

    The sound produced by chewing meat.

اجْتَدَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a graveboth

    To construct or prepare a grave or tomb.

Parallel reading

الجدث: القبر
Al-jadath: the grave.
ج: أجدث وأجداث
Its plural is ajdath and ajdath.
والجدثة: صوت الحافر والخف
And al-jadthah: the sound of the hoof and the foot.
ومضغ اللحم
And the chewing of meat.
واجتدث: اتخذ جدثا
And ijtadatha: he made a grave.