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الجعشم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes physical stature and build, encompassing terms for being stout, short, tall, and large. It also appears in proper names, specifically of companions.

Derived headwords

الجُعْشُمnoun
  1. 1.
    middleclassical

    Referring to the middle or central part.

  2. 2.
    stout, short, strongclassical

    Describing someone who is short, stout, and strong.

  3. 3.
    tall, largeclassical

    Describing someone who is tall and large.

جُعْشُمname
  1. 1.
    name of a companionboth

    A proper name, specifically of two companions: Ju'sham ibn Khulaybah and Surāqah ibn Mālik ibn Ju'sham.

Parallel reading

الجعشم، كجعفر: الوسط.
Al-Ju'sham, like Ja'far: the middle.
وكقنفذ وجندب: القصير الغليظ الشديد، والطويل الجسيم، ضد.
And like Qunfudh and Jandab: the short, stout, strong, and the tall, large, opposite.
وجعشم ابن خليبة بن جعشم، وسراقة بن مالك بن جعشم: صحابيان.
And Ju'sham ibn Khulaybah ibn Ju'sham, and Surāqah ibn Mālik ibn Ju'sham: two companions.