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جمح

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of unruliness, stubbornness, and rapid, uncontrolled movement. It extends to descriptions of horses, rebellious individuals, and even inanimate objects that move erratically or are used in games.

Derived headwords

جَمَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be unrulyboth

    Said of a horse that resists its rider, becomes difficult to control, or outpaces them.

  2. 2.
    to rebelclassical

    Said of a woman who leaves her husband's home and goes to her family's before a divorce.

  3. 3.
    to speedboth

    To move quickly or rapidly.

  4. 4.
    to knock downclassical

    Said of a boy who throws something, like a knucklebone, until it is dislodged from its place.

جَمْحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    unrulinessboth

    The state of being unruly or rebellious, particularly of a horse.

جُمُوحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    unrulinessboth

    A state of being unruly, stubborn, or rebellious.

جِمَاحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    unrulinessboth

    The state of being unruly or rebellious.

جَمُوحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    unrulyboth

    Describing a horse that is difficult to control or rides fast.

  2. 2.
    rebelliousboth

    Describing a person who follows their desires and cannot be restrained.

كِرْمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    defeated soldiersclassical

    The defeated or fleeing soldiers from a battle.

  2. 2.
    blunt arrowclassical

    A type of arrow without a sharp point, having a rounded head, used for practice shooting.

  3. 3.
    toyclassical

    A date placed on top of a stick, used by children for play.

  4. 4.
    budding growthclassical

    Soft growths on the ends of things, resembling ears of grain or similar soft structures.

جَمَامِيحnoun
  1. 1.
    unruly onesclassical

    Plural of 'جموح', referring to unruly or rebellious individuals.

جَمَامِحnoun
  1. 1.
    unruly onesclassical

    A poetic plural form, likely referring to unruly or rebellious things or people.

جَمْحٌname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A name, mentioned in the context of various forms like 'kuttan', 'zubayr', 'zufr', and 'subuh'.

عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَمْحٍname
  1. 1.
    poetclassical

    Abdullah bin Jamh, identified as an 'Abqasi' poet.

كُزَبَيْرnoun
  1. 1.
    maleclassical

    Referring to a male individual.

كُزَفَرname
  1. 1.
    mountainclassical

    A mountain belonging to the tribe of Layna Numayr.

الجَمُوحname
  1. 1.
    horse nameclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to Muslim bin Amr al-Bahili.

  2. 2.
    unrestrained personboth

    A person who follows their desires and cannot be controlled or restrained.

Parallel reading

جمح الفرس، كمنع، جمحا وجموحا وجماحا، وهو جموح
The horse became unruly, like 'man'a', with unruliness, stubbornness, and rebellion, and it is unruly.
والمرأة زوجها: خرجت من بيته إلى أهلها قبل أن يطلقها
And a woman to her husband: she left his house to her family before he divorced her.
و: أسرع
And: to speed.
والصبي الكعب بالكعب: رماه حتى أزاله عن مكانه
And the boy with the knucklebone: he threw it until he dislodged it from its place.
وكرمان: المنهزمون من الحرب
And 'kirman': the defeated from the war.
وسهم بلا نصل مدور الرأس، يتعلم به الرمي
And an arrow without a tip, with a rounded head, used for practicing archery.
وتمرة تجعل على رأس خشبة يلعب بها الصبيان
And a date placed on top of a stick, which boys play with.
وما يخرج على أطرافه شبه سنبل لين كرؤوس الحلي والصليان ونحوه، ج: جماميح
And what emerges on its ends, like soft ears of grain, such as the heads of jewelry and 'salayan' and the like, plural: 'jamamih'.
وجاء في الشعر: جمامح
And it came in poetry: 'jamamah'.
و عبد الله بن جمح، بالكسر: شاعر عبقسي
And Abdullah bin Jamh, with kasra: an 'Abqasi' poet.
والجموح: فرس مسلم بن عمرو الباهلي
And 'al-Jamuh': the horse of Muslim bin Amr al-Bahili.
والرجل يركب هواه فلا يمكن رده
And a man who rides his desires and cannot be restrained.