الجبس

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes qualities of being heavy, dull, cowardly, base, and weak. It also extends to terms for specific animals, a type of person, and a verb related to arrogance.

Derived headwords

الجِبْسnoun

1.
dullardboth
A person who is dull-witted, heavy-spirited, and slow to understand.
2.
wicked personclassical
An individual characterized by wickedness, depravity, or immorality.
3.
cowardboth
A person who lacks courage and is easily frightened.
4.
base personclassical
An ignoble or contemptible individual.

الجَبِيسnoun

1.
bear cubclassical
The young offspring of a bear.
2.
dullardclassical
A dull-witted or slow-witted person.

الجَصّnoun

1.
gypsumboth
A soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate.
2.
plasterboth
A building material used for coating walls and ceilings.

أَجْبَاسnoun

1.
gypsumsboth
Plural form of gypsum or plaster.

جُبُوسnoun

1.
gypsumsclassical
Plural form of gypsum or plaster.

الجَبُوسnoun

1.
foolclassical
A simpleton or a foolish person.

الأَجْبَسadjective

1.
weakclassical
Lacking physical strength or vigor.

المَجْبُوسnoun

1.
one who comes willinglyclassical
A person who submits or comes to a situation of their own accord, especially in warfare.

تَجَبَّسَverb

1.
to strutclassical
To walk in a proud, stiff, or arrogant manner.

Parallel reading

الجامد الثقيل الروح

The dull-witted, heavy-spirited one.

والفاسق

And the wicked one.

والرديء

And the base one.

والجبان

And the coward.

واللئيم

And the ignoble one.

وولد الدب

And the bear cub.

كالجبيس فيهما

Like the jabis (bear cub or dullard) in both meanings.

والجص ج: أجباس وجبوس

And al-jass (gypsum/plaster), its plural is ajbas and jubus.

والجبوس: الفسل

And al-jabūs: the fool.

والأجبس: الضعيف

And al-ajbas: the weak one.

والمجبوس: من يؤتى طائعا

And al-majbūs: one who comes willingly.

وتجبس: تبختر

And tajabbas: to strut.