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جهش

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns sudden emotional reactions, particularly fear and crying. It describes the act of being startled or frightened, often leading to weeping, and also relates to swift movement or urgency.

Derived headwords

جَهَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to be startledboth

    To be suddenly frightened or alarmed, often with an inclination to cry.

  2. 2.
    to cry outboth

    To begin to cry or weep, especially when startled or frightened.

جَهْشاًnoun
  1. 1.
    startlingclassical

    The act of being startled or frightened.

  2. 2.
    crying outclassical

    The act of beginning to cry.

جُهُوشاًnoun
  1. 1.
    startlingclassical

    The act of being startled or frightened.

  2. 2.
    crying outclassical

    The act of beginning to cry.

جَهْشَاناًnoun
  1. 1.
    startlingclassical

    The act of being startled or frightened.

  2. 2.
    crying outclassical

    The act of beginning to cry.

أَجْهَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to startleboth

    To cause someone to be startled or frightened.

  2. 2.
    to prepare to cryboth

    To be on the verge of crying or to begin to cry.

الجَهْشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a sobclassical

    A suppressed cry or sob, often indicative of suppressed emotion.

  2. 2.
    a group of peopleclassical

    A crowd or gathering of people.

الجَاهِشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a group of peopleclassical

    A crowd or gathering of people.

جَهْشadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftclassical

    Describing someone who moves quickly, rapidly transitioning from one place to another.

Parallel reading

جهش إليه، كسمع ومنع، جهشا وجهوشا وجهشانا: فزع إليه
He was startled towards it, like the verb forms sam'a and mana'a, with the masdars jahshan, juhushan, and jahshanan: he was frightened towards it.
وهو يريد البكاء
And he wants to cry.
كالصبي يفزع إلى أمه
Like a child who is startled towards his mother.
كأجهش، و من الشيء جهشانا: خاف
Like the verb aja'sha, and from the thing jahshanan: he feared.
أو هرب
Or he fled.
والجهشة: العبرة
And al-jahshah: the sob.
والجماعة من الناس، كالجاهشة
And the group of people, like al-jahishah.
وكصبور: السريع الذي يجهش من أرض إلى أرض
And like sabur: the swift one who moves rapidly from one land to another.
أي: يتقلع، ويسرع
Meaning: he uproots himself and moves swiftly.
وأجهش فلانا: أعجله
And aja'sha fulanan: he made him hasten.
و بالبكاء: تهيأ له
And bi-l-buka'i: he prepared himself for crying.