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الجح

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to expansion, growth, and abundance, particularly in the context of pregnancy and produce. It also extends to concepts of leadership, strength, and specific actions like urging or retreating.

Derived headwords

جَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to spread outboth

    To spread or extend something.

أَكَلَ الجَحَّverb
  1. 1.
    to eat watermelonboth

    To consume the fruit known as 'al-juh', which is a small, striped melon or colocynth.

الجَحُّnoun
  1. 1.
    small striped melonboth

    A small, striped melon, or alternatively, the colocynth fruit.

أَجْحَتِ المَرْأَةُverb
  1. 1.
    to become pregnantboth

    A woman becomes pregnant, carrying to term and having a large belly.

مُجِحٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    heavily pregnantboth

    Describing a woman who is heavily pregnant, with a large abdomen. The origin of this term is in the context of female animals.

الجَحْجَحُnoun
  1. 1.
    leaderclassical

    A leader or chief.

  2. 2.
    foolish manclassical

    A foolish or incompetent man.

الجَحْجَاحُnoun
  1. 1.
    leaderclassical

    A leader or chief, similar to 'al-juhjuh'.

جَحَاجِحُnoun
  1. 1.
    leadersclassical

    Plural of 'al-juhjuh' or 'al-juhjah', referring to leaders.

جَحَاجِحَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    leadersclassical

    Plural of 'al-juhjuh' or 'al-juhjah', referring to leaders.

جَحَاجِيحُnoun
  1. 1.
    leadersclassical

    Plural of 'al-juhjuh' or 'al-juhjah', referring to leaders.

الْكَبْشُ الْعَظِيمُnoun
  1. 1.
    large ramclassical

    A large ram, likened to the root's meaning.

جَحْجَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to investigate thoroughlyclassical

    To investigate or examine something in detail and thoroughly.

  2. 2.
    to hastenclassical

    To hasten or move quickly.

عَنْ الْأَمْرِverb
  1. 1.
    to refrain fromclassical

    To refrain or desist from a matter or affair.

عَنْ الْقَرْنِverb
  1. 1.
    to retreatclassical

    To retreat or fall back from a confrontation or opponent.

جَحْ جَحْother
  1. 1.
    herding call for sheepclassical

    A vocalization used to urge or herd sheep, particularly ewes.

جُحْ جُحْother
  1. 1.
    herding call for sheepclassical

    A vocalization used to urge or herd sheep, particularly ewes.

Parallel reading

بسط الشيء
To spread out something.
وأكل الجح، وهو البطيخ الصغير المشنج، أو الحنظل
And eating 'al-juh', which is the small striped melon, or the colocynth.
وأجحت المرأة: حملت فأقربت، وعظم بطنها
And the woman became pregnant: she conceived and carried to term, and her belly grew large.
وأصله في السباع
And its origin is in the context of wild animals (female).
فهي مجح
And she is heavily pregnant.
والجحجح: السيد، كالجحجاح
And 'al-juhjuh' is the leader, like 'al-juhjah'.
ج: جحاجح وجحاجحة وجحاجيح
Plural: juhajih, juhajihah, and juhajih.
والفسل من الرجال
And the foolish one among men.
وكهدهد: الكبش العظيم
And like 'hudhud': the great ram.
وجحجح: استقصى، وبادر
And 'juhjaha': he investigated thoroughly, and he hastened.
وعن الأمر: كف
And from the matter: he desisted.
وعن القرن: نكص
And from the opponent: he retreated.
وجح جح، ويضمان: زجر للضأن
And 'juh juh', and with dammah: is a call to herd the sheep.