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الجعس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to something returning or being rejected, possibly with connotations of being short, ugly, or difficult. It also seems to have a geographical or place-related meaning.

Derived headwords

الجعسnoun
  1. 1.
    returnclassical

    Refers to something that has returned or is returning.

  2. 2.
    place nameclassical

    The name of a place where something called 'al-jamūs' is located.

الجعسوسadjective
  1. 1.
    short and uglyclassical

    Describes a person who is both short in stature and unattractive in appearance.

تجعسverb
  1. 1.
    to become difficultclassical

    Indicates that something has become difficult or problematic.

  2. 2.
    to stammerclassical

    Describes the act of speaking with difficulty or stammering, particularly with the tongue.

Parallel reading

الجعس: الرجيع، مولد، أو اسم الموضع الذي يقع فيه الجعموس.
Al-Ja's: The returning, a neologism, or the name of the place where al-Jamūs is located.
والجعسوس: القصير الدميم.
And al-Ja'sūs: the short, the ugly.
وتجعس الرجل: تعذر، وبذا بلسانه.
And the man 'tajassa'a': became difficult, and stammered with his tongue.