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الجءنة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of container, specifically a box or casket, often lined with leather and used for holding perfumes or incense. It also touches upon the linguistic aspect of softening the hamza in its pronunciation.

Derived headwords

الجُؤْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Casket, boxboth

    A small box or casket, often lined with leather, used for holding perfumes or incense.

جُؤْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Perfume containerboth

    A container specifically for perfumes or incense, often a small box or casket.

جَأَنَverb
  1. 1.
    To soften (hamza)classical

    To pronounce the hamza (ء) with a softer sound, as in the pronunciation of الجؤنة.

Parallel reading

الجؤنة، بالضم: سفط مغشى بجلد
Al-ju'nah, with dammah: a box covered with leather.
ظرف لطيب العطار
A container for the perfumer's incense.
أصله الهمز
Its origin is the hamza.
ويلين
And it is softened.
قاله ابن قرقول
Ibn Qaraqul said this.
ج: كصرد
Its plural is like that of 'ṣurud'.