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جحس

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of entering, penetrating, or forcefully going into something. It extends to meanings of harming, killing, and pushing or shoving.

Derived headwords

جَحَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to enterboth

    To go into or penetrate something.

  2. 2.
    to penetrate skinclassical

    To scratch or scrape the skin, causing damage.

  3. 3.
    to killclassical

    To cause the death of someone.

جَحَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to enterboth

    To go into or penetrate something.

جحس فيه — He entered into it
جَلَدَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to scratchclassical

    To scrape or scratch the skin, causing a wound or abrasion.

جلده: كدحه، وخدشه — It means to scratch it, and to wound it
جَحَسَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to killclassical

    To cause the death of someone.

وفلانا: قتله — And to kill someone
الجُحاسnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of locustclassical

    A specific kind of locust, similar to the 'juhash'.

والجحاس: الجحاش — And al-Juhas: al-Juhash
الجُحاشnoun
  1. 1.
    locustsclassical

    A swarm or type of locusts.

والجحاس: الجحاش — And al-Juhas: al-Juhash
جاحَسَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to jostleclassical

    To push or shove against someone, to compete for space.

وجاحسه: زاحمه — And to jostle him: to push him
مَكْرُهُnoun
  1. 1.
    deceitboth

    An act of trickery, cunning, or deception.

أي: مكره — Meaning: deceit

Parallel reading

جحس فيه، كجعل: دخل
He entered into it, like 'ja'ala': he entered.
وجلده: كدحه، وخدشه
And to scratch its skin: to scrape it, and to wound it.
وفلانا: قتله
And to kill someone: to kill him.
والجحاس: الجحاش
And al-Juhas: al-Juhash.
وجاحسه: زاحمه
And to jostle him: to push him.
وذاك من جحسه ودحسه، أي: مكره
And that is from his forceful entry and pushing, meaning: deceit.