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الجرذ

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of swelling, particularly in animals, and also to a type of rodent. It extends to describe land with many such rodents and specific types of dates. Figuratively, it can refer to being experienced or forced into a situation.

Derived headwords

الجُرْذnoun
  1. 1.
    swellingclassical

    A swelling in the hock of a horse or other animal.

  2. 2.
    ratboth

    A type of rodent, similar to a mouse.

جُرْذَانnoun
  1. 1.
    ratsboth

    The plural of 'jurth', referring to rats.

جَرِذَةadjective
  1. 1.
    infested with ratsboth

    Land that is abundant with rats.

أُمُّ جُرْذَانname
  1. 1.
    type of dateclassical

    A specific variety of date, named 'Mother of Rats'.

الجَرَادِينnoun
  1. 1.
    type of dateclassical

    Another name for a type of date, also referring to rats.

جُرْذَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of dateclassical

    The singular form of 'jaradhin', referring to a type of date.

ذُو أَجْرَاذname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a place, possibly named after rats.

الأَجْرَذadjective
  1. 1.
    bow-leggedclassical

    A person or animal who is 'afhaj', meaning having widely separated legs or being bow-legged.

أَجْرَذَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to expelclassical

    To cause someone or something to be expelled or removed.

  2. 2.
    to isolateclassical

    To make someone or something isolated or separated.

أَجْرَذَ إِلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to forceclassical

    To compel or force someone into a difficult or unavoidable situation.

المُجَرَّذnoun
  1. 1.
    experiencedclassical

    Someone who is experienced and seasoned, having gone through many trials.

جَرَذَتِ القُرْحَةُverb
  1. 1.
    to form a scabclassical

    A wound or sore that has formed a hardened scab or has become constricted.

كالْجُرْذother
  1. 1.
    like a scabclassical

    Used to describe a wound that has scabbed over or become constricted.

Parallel reading

كل ورم في عرقوب الدابة.
Every swelling in the hock of an animal.
ضرب من الفأر، ج: جرذان.
A type of mouse, plural: jurthan (rats).
وأرض جرذة: كثيرتها.
And a land 'jarithah': abundant with them (rats).
وأم جرذان، بالكسر، والجراذين، والواحدة جرذانة: ضربان من التمر.
And Umm Jurthan (with kasr), and Al-Jaradhin, and the singular Jurthanah: two types of dates.
وذو أجراذ: ع.
And Dhu Ajradh: a place name.
والأجرد: الأفحج.
And Al-Ajradh: bow-legged.
وأجرذه: أخرجه، وأفرده.
And 'ajradhah': he expelled it, he isolated it.
و إليه: اضطره.
And to him: he forced him.
والمجرد، كمعظم: المجرب المحنك.
And Al-Mujarradh, like Mu'dham: the experienced, the seasoned.
وجرذت القرحة: تعقدت، كالجرذ.
And the sore 'jaradhat': it became constricted, like a scab.