الجسر

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of crossing, bridging, and overcoming obstacles. It extends to meanings of bravery, strength, and forward movement, often associated with large or powerful entities like camels or ships. It also encompasses geographical locations and personal names.

Derived headwords

الجِسْرnoun

1.
Bridgeboth
A structure that is crossed over, allowing passage across an obstacle like a river or valley.
2.
Great camelclassical
A large, impressive, or magnificent camel.
3.
Brave and tall personclassical
A description of someone who is courageous and tall.
4.
Forward-moving camelclassical
A camel that moves swiftly or decisively.
5.
Tall thingclassical
Anything that is tall or large.

أَجْسَرnoun

1.
Plural of جسورclassical
The broken plural form for 'bridge' or 'great camel'.

جُسُورnoun

1.
Plural of جسورclassical
The broken plural form for 'bridge' or 'great camel'.

الجَسُورadjective

1.
Brave, courageousboth
Describing someone who is brave and daring.
2.
Tallclassical
Describing someone or something that is tall.

جَسْرname

1.
Tribe nameclassical
A name of a tribe, specifically a branch of Quda'a.
2.
Personal nameclassical
A given name for individuals.

جَسْرَةname

1.
Female personal nameclassical
A given name for a female, mentioned as a narrator.

جُسْرَةnoun

1.
Plural of جسورclassical
The broken plural form for 'bridge' or 'great camel'.

جَسَرَverb

1.
To crossboth
To traverse or pass over an obstacle, like a desert or a sea.
2.
To proceed, advanceclassical
To move forward decisively or to carry out an action.
3.
To stop mating (stallion)classical
Said of a stallion that ceases its attempts to mate.

جَسَارَةnoun

1.
Bravery, courageboth
The quality of being brave, daring, or bold.
2.
Forward movementclassical
The act of proceeding or advancing.

جَسُورadjective

1.
Brave, courageousboth
Describing someone who is brave and daring.
2.
Tallclassical
Describing someone or something that is tall.

جَسِرَةnoun

1.
Forward-moving camelclassical
A camel that moves swiftly or decisively.
2.
Daring camelclassical
A camel described as brave or daring.

تَجَسَّرَverb

1.
To dare, to be audaciousboth
To act with boldness or impudence, often towards someone or something.
2.
To raise one's headclassical
To lift one's head in a show of pride or defiance.
3.
To move with a stickclassical
To make a movement with a stick, possibly in preparation for striking.

تَجَاسَرَverb

1.
To be audacious, to dareboth
To act with boldness or impudence, often towards someone or something.
2.
To become tall, to towerclassical
To grow tall or to appear imposing.
3.
To raise one's headclassical
To lift one's head in a show of pride or defiance.

اِجْتَسَرَتverb

1.
To brave the seaclassical
Said of a ship that embarks upon and navigates the sea.

اِجْتَسَرْتُverb

1.
I crossedboth
The first-person singular past tense of crossing or traversing.

جَسَّرَverb

1.
To encourage, to emboldenboth
To make someone brave or courageous.

جِسْرِينname

1.
Town nameclassical
A town located in Damascus.

جَيْسُورname

1.
Name of a boyclassical
The name of a boy killed by Prophet Moses (peace be upon him).

الجُسَيْرname

1.
Sister's nameclassical
The name of the sister of Buthaynah, the companion of Jamil.

Parallel reading

الجسر: الذي يعبر عليه، ويكسر، ج: أجسر وجسور

The bridge: that which is crossed over, and broken, plural: ajsar and jusoor.

والعظيم من الإبل، وهي بهاء، والشجاع الطويل، كالجسور، والجمل الماضي، أو الطويل، وكل ضخم.

And the great one among camels, and she is magnificence, and the brave tall one, like the jusoor, and the forward-moving camel, or the tall one, and everything large.

وجسر: حي من قضاعة، وابن عمرو بن علة، وابن شيع الله، وابن محارب، وابن تيم: بالفتح.

And Jasr: a tribe from Quda'a, and Ibn Amr ibn Alla, and Ibn Shi' Allah, and Ibn Muharib, and Ibn Taym: with the fathah.

وأبو جسر المحاربي، وجسر بن وهب، وابن ابنه جسر بن زهران، وابن فرقد، وابن حسن، وابن عبد الله المرادي: بالكسر قاله بعض المحدثين، والصواب في الكل الفتح.

And Abu Jasr al-Muharibi, and Jasr ibn Wahb, and his grandson Jasr ibn Zahran, and Ibn Farqad, and Ibn Hasan, and Ibn Abdullah al-Muradi: with the kasrah, some modern scholars said, and the correct pronunciation in all is the fathah.

وجسرة بنت دجاجة: محدثة.

And Jasrah bint Dajajah: a female narrator.

والجسر، بالضم، وبضمتين: جمع جسور.

And al-jisr, with dammah, and with two dammahs: plural of jusoor.

وجسر الفحل: ترك الضراب، و الرجل جسورا وجسارة: مضى، ونفذ

And the stallion ceased mating: he abandoned copulation, and the man proceeded with bravery and courage: he went forth, and executed.

و الركاب المفازة: عبرتها، كاجتسرتها

And the travelers crossed the desert: they traversed it, as if they had braved it.

(و الرجل: عقد جسرا)

(And the man: he made a bridge).

وناقة جسرة ومتجاسرة: ماضية.

And a camel, daring and very daring: moving forward.

وجسره تجسيرا: شجعه.

And he emboldened him with encouragement: he made him brave.

واجتسرت السفينة البحر: ركبته وخاضته.

And the ship braved the sea: it embarked upon it and navigated it.

وجسرين، بالكسر: ة بدمشق.

And Jisreen, with kasrah: a town in Damascus.

وجيسور: الغلام الذي قتله موسى، صلى الله عليه وسلم، أو هو بالحاء المهملة، أو هو: جلبتور، (أو جنبتور).

And Jaisoor: the boy whom Moses, peace be upon him, killed, or he is with the unpointed ha, or he is: Jalbatoor, (or Janbatoor).

وتجاسر: تطاول، ورفع رأسه، و عليه: اجترأ، و له بالعصا: تحرك له بها.

And he became audacious: he became tall, and raised his head, and against him: he dared, and for him with the stick: he moved with it.

وأم الجسير، كزبير: أخت بثينة صاحبة جميل.

And Umm al-Jusayr, like Zubayr: the sister of Buthaynah, the companion of Jamil.