الجنس

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of kind, type, or category, encompassing broader classifications than mere species. It also extends to meanings related to water's solidification and the idea of being well-established or pure within one's kind.

Derived headwords

الجِنْسnoun

1.
kind, type, categoryboth
A general classification or sort of things, broader than a species. For example, camels are a kind of livestock.
2.
gendermodern
In a biological or social context, referring to male or female.

أَجْنَاسnoun

1.
kinds, typesboth
The plural form of 'jins', referring to multiple categories or sorts.

جُنُوسnoun

1.
kinds, typesclassical
An alternative plural form of 'jins', also referring to multiple categories or sorts.

الجَمُودnoun

1.
solidification, freezingboth
The state of water or other substances becoming solid or frozen.

الجَنِيسadjective

1.
noble, pure-bredclassical
Someone or something that is of noble lineage or pure within its kind; authentic.

كِسْكِيتnoun

1.
fish typeclassical
A type of fish that is a mix of white and yellow in color.

المُجَانِسadjective

1.
similar, likeboth
Resembling or akin to something else; of the same kind or nature.

جَنَسَتverb

1.
to ripen completelyclassical
Said of a ripe fruit, meaning it has reached full maturity and ripeness throughout.

التَجْنِيسnoun

1.
classification, categorizationboth
The act of classifying or categorizing things into kinds or types.
2.
likening, making similarclassical
The act of making something similar to another or bringing them into the same category.

المُجَانَسَةnoun

1.
similarity, resemblanceboth
The state of being similar or alike; likeness.

Parallel reading

الجنس، بالكسر: أعم من النوع

Al-jins, with a kasra: is more general than the species.

وهو كل ضرب من الشيء

And it is every kind of a thing.

فالإبل جنس من البهائم

So camels are a kind of livestock.

وجنوس، وبالتحريك: جمود الماء وغيره

And junūs, and with a haraka: is the solidification of water and other things.

والجنيس: العريق في جنسه

And al-janīs: is the one of noble lineage in his kind.

وكسكيت: سمكة بين البياض والصفرة

And kaskit: is a fish between white and yellow.

والمجانس: المشاكل

And al-mujāniss: is the similar one.

وجنست الرطبة: نضج كلها

And the ripe fruit 'jānasat': it ripened completely.

والتجنيس: تفعيل من الجنس

And al-tajnīs: is a verbal noun from the root 'jins'.

أن الأصمعي كان يقول: الجنس: المجانسة

That Al-Asma'ī used to say: Al-jins: is al-mujānasa.

من لغات العامة غلط

From the common dialects, it is an error.

لأن الأصمعي واضع كتاب الأجناس

Because Al-Asma'ī is the author of the Book of Kinds.