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الجهبل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe things that are large, old, or imposing. It also has specific historical and tribal applications, referring to individuals, groups, and even a specific historical event.

Derived headwords

الجَهْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    large-headed personclassical

    A person characterized by a large head.

  2. 2.
    elderly personclassical

    An old or aged person.

  3. 3.
    large ibexclassical

    A large and imposing male mountain goat (ibex).

بهاءnoun
  1. 1.
    ugly womanclassical

    A woman who is considered unattractive or ugly.

جَهْبَلname
  1. 1.
    Jahbal ibn Sayfclassical

    A historical figure named Jahbal ibn Sayf, who announced the death of the Prophet Muhammad to the people of Hadramawt.

بَنُو جَهْبَلname
  1. 1.
    Banu Jahbalclassical

    A group of jurists or scholars from the region of Sham (Syria).

Parallel reading

الجهبل، كجعفر: العظيم الرأس، أو المسن، أو العظيم من الوعول، وبهاء: المرأة القبيحة.
Al-Jahbal, like Ja'far: the large-headed, or the old, or the great among the wild goats, and Bahā': the ugly woman.
وجهبل ابن سيف: نعى النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، لأهل حضرموت.
And Jahbal ibn Sayf: announced the death of the Prophet, peace be upon him, to the people of Hadramawt.
وبنو جهبل: فقهاء الشام.
And Banu Jahbal: the jurists of Sham.