الجعد

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

The root الجعد (al-jaʿd) primarily relates to concepts of being curly, contracted, or thick. It extends to descriptions of hair, texture, physical attributes of people and animals, and even metaphorical qualities like generosity or stinginess.

Derived headwords

جَعْدadjective

1.
curlyboth
Describes hair that is not straight or smooth, but rather wavy or coiled.
2.
thickboth
Refers to something dense, coarse, or substantial in texture.
3.
contractedboth
Describes something that is shrunken, puckered, or drawn together.

جَعْدnoun

1.
curly hairboth
Specifically refers to hair that is curly, as opposed to straight or short.
2.
generous personclassical
A man described as generous, often associated with the phrase 'j'ad al-yadayn' (generous of hands).
3.
stingy personclassical
A man described as stingy or miserly, also associated with 'j'ad al-yadayn'.
4.
she-lambboth
A young female sheep.

جَعْدَةnoun

1.
curly hairboth
The state or quality of being curly, particularly for hair.
2.
generosityclassical
The quality of being generous.
3.
stinginessclassical
The quality of being stingy.
4.
she-lambboth
A young female sheep.

جُعُودَةnoun

1.
curlinessboth
The state or quality of being curly, especially of hair.
2.
thicknessboth
The quality of being thick or coarse.

تَجَعُّدverb

1.
to become curlyboth
To develop curls or waves, especially referring to hair.
2.
to contractboth
To shrink, pucker, or draw together.

تَجَعَّدَverb

1.
to become curlyboth
To develop curls or waves, especially referring to hair.
2.
to contractboth
To shrink, pucker, or draw together.

جَعَّدَverb

1.
to make curlyboth
To cause something, like hair, to become curly.
2.
to wrinkleboth
To cause to form wrinkles or creases.

جَعْدadjective

1.
generousclassical
Describing a person, particularly a man, as generous, often with the implication of open-handedness.
2.
stingyclassical
Describing a person, particularly a man, as stingy or miserly.

جَعْدُ اليَدَيْنadjective phrase

1.
generous of handsclassical
A descriptive phrase for a generous person, implying they readily give.
2.
stingy of handsclassical
A descriptive phrase for a stingy person, implying they hold back.

جَعْدُ القَفَاadjective phrase

1.
mean of lineageclassical
Describes someone of ignoble or base ancestry.

جَعْدُ الأَصَابِعadjective phrase

1.
short of fingersboth
Describes fingers that are short.

جَعْدadjective

1.
thick-furredboth
Describes a camel with abundant and thick fur or wool.

جَعْدُ اللُّغَامadjective phrase

1.
accumulated salivaboth
Describes a build-up of froth or saliva.

أَبُو جَعْدَةname

1.
wolfclassical
A kunya (patronymic nickname) for the wolf.

أَبُو جَعَادَةname

1.
wolfclassical
A kunya (patronymic nickname) for the wolf.

بَنُو جَعْدَةname

1.
Banu Ja'dah tribeboth
A historical Arab tribe, notable for including the poet Al-Nabigha Al-Ja'di.

جَعْدnoun

1.
round faceboth
A face that is round and somewhat fleshy, lacking sharp angles.

الجَعْدَةnoun

1.
she-lambboth
A young female sheep.

الجُعَادِيدnoun

1.
thick yellow substanceclassical
A thick, yellowish, dry substance with some moisture, expelled from the urethra with colostrum.

جَعْدname

1.
male given nameboth
A personal name given to males.

جَعِيدname

1.
male given nameboth
A personal name given to males.

حِيسٌ جَعْدnoun phrase

1.
thick gruelboth
A type of coarse or thick gruel.

حِيسٌ مُجَعَّدnoun phrase

1.
thick gruelboth
A type of coarse or thick gruel.

وَجْهٌ جَعْدnoun phrase

1.
roundish faceboth
A face that is round and somewhat fleshy, lacking sharpness.

خَدٌّ جَعْدnoun phrase

1.
non-slender cheekboth
A cheek that is not slender or elongated.

بَعِيرٌ جَعْدnoun phrase

1.
camel with much woolboth
A camel that has abundant and thick fur or wool.

تُرَابٌ جَعْدnoun phrase

1.
damp earthboth
Soil that is moist or damp.

جَعْدadjective

1.
shortboth
Describes something that is not long, such as fingers.

Parallel reading

الجعد من الشعر: خلاف السبط، أو القصير منه.

Curly hair is the opposite of straight, or short hair.

جعد، ككرم، جعودة وجعادة، وتجعد وجعده، وهو جعد، وهي بهاء.

It is j'ada, like karuma, with the masdars j'udatun and j'adatun, and taj'ada and ja''adahu, and he is j'ad, and she is bahaa'.

وتراب جعد: ند.

And damp earth is moist.

وتجعد: تقبض.

And taj'ada means to contract.

وحيس جعد ومجعد: غليظ.

And thick gruel is coarse.

ورجل جعد: كريم، وبخيل، كجعد اليدين.

And a man is j'ad: generous, and stingy, like j'ad al-yadayn.

وجعد القفا: لئيم الحسب.

And j'ad al-qafa means ignoble of lineage.

وجعد الأصابع: قصيرها.

And j'ad al-asabi' means short of fingers.

وخد جعد: غير أسيل.

And a j'ad cheek is not slender.

وبعير جعد: كثير الوبر.

And a j'ad camel is one with much wool.

وجعد اللغام: متراكم الزبد.

And j'ad al-lugham means accumulated froth.

وأبو جعدة وأبو جعادة: كنية الذئب.

And Abu Ja'dah and Abu Ja'adah are kunyas for the wolf.

وبنو جعدة: حي، منهم: النابغة الجعدي.

And Banu Ja'dah are a tribe, among them is Al-Nabigha Al-Ja'di.

ووجه جعد: مستدير قليل اللحم، والجعدة: الرخل.

And a j'ad face is round with little flesh, and Al-Ja'dah is the she-lamb.

والجعاديد: شيء أصفر غليظ يابس، فيه رخاوة وبلل، يخرج من الإحليل أول ما ينفتح باللبأ.

And Al-Ju'adid are a thick, yellowish, dry substance, with some softness and moisture, that comes from the urethra when it first opens with colostrum.

وسموا: جعدا وجعيدا.

And they named them: Ja'dan and Ja'idan.