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جرج

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to movement, instability, and rough or difficult terrain. It also encompasses terms for containers, specific places, and historical figures.

Derived headwords

جَرَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to move restlesslyboth

    To move around or be agitated, often due to discomfort or a tight fit.

جَرْجnoun
  1. 1.
    rough groundclassical

    Difficult or uneven terrain, also referring to a well-trodden path.

جُرْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    containerclassical

    A type of bag or container, similar to a saddlebag or pannier.

  2. 2.
    leaderclassical

    A commander or leader, specifically mentioned as a leader of the Roman army.

جُرْجnoun
  1. 1.
    container (plural)classical

    The plural form of جُرْجَة, referring to containers.

جُرَيْجname
  1. 1.
    proper nameboth

    A proper name, mentioned in relation to a companion of the Prophet and a historical figure.

بَنُو جَرْجَةname
  1. 1.
    tribe nameclassical

    A designation for the people of Mecca.

يَحْيَى بْنُ جُرْجَةname
  1. 1.
    historical figureclassical

    A specific historical figure, a traditionist (muhaddith).

جُرْجَانname
  1. 1.
    place nameboth

    A place name, referring to a city.

جُرْجَانِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    The capital city of the land of Khwarazm, an Arabized form of a foreign name.

تَجْرِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    slippingclassical

    The act of causing something to slip or slide; lubrication.

شِبْث بْن قَيْس بْن جُرَيْجname
  1. 1.
    historical figureclassical

    A specific historical figure, mentioned in relation to praise by Al-Hutay'ah.

Parallel reading

جرج الخاتم في إصبعه، كفرح: جال، وقلق لسعته.
The ring moved restlessly in his finger, like 'faraha': it moved around and was agitated by its tightness.
ومشى في الجرج، محركة: للأرض الغليظة، وجواد الطريق.
And he walked in the jarr (with harakah): referring to rough ground, and a well-trodden path.
والجرجة، بالضم: وعاء كالخرج، ج: جرج، ومنه: جريج.
And al-jurjah (with dammah): a container like a saddlebag, plural: jurj, and from it is Jurayj.
وبنو جرجة، بالضم: المكيون.
And Banu Jarjah (with dammah): the Meccans.
ويحيى بن جرجة: محدث.
And Yahya bin Jurjah: a traditionist.
وبلا هاء: د بفارس، وجد محمد بن سعيد الفقيه الأندلسي.
And without haa': a place in Persia, the grandfather of Muhammad bin Sa'id al-Fiqh al-Andalusi.
وجرجان، (بالضم) : د.
And Jurjan (with dammah): a city.
والجرجانية: قصبة بلاد خوارزم، معرب: كركانج.
And al-Jurjaniyyah: the capital of the land of Khwarazm, an Arabized form of Karkanj.
وجرجة، محركة: اسم مقدم عسكر الروم يوم اليرموك، وأسلم.
And Jurjah (with harakah): the name of a commander of the Roman army on the day of Yarmouk, and he converted to Islam.
وشبث بن قيس بن جريج: كأمير ممدوح الحطيئة.
And Shabath bin Qays bin Jurayj: like a praised commander by Al-Hutay'ah.
والتجريج: التزليق.
And al-tajreej: slipping.