الجبن

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to cheese and the concept of cowardice. It encompasses the process of making cheese, descriptions of cheese itself, and terms for a cowardly person. Additionally, it extends to geographical names and descriptive terms for land features.

Derived headwords

الجُبْنnoun

1.
cheeseboth
A dairy product made from milk, typically curdled and processed.

تَجَبَّنَverb

1.
to become cheeseclassical
To transform into cheese, referring to milk.

وقد تجبن اللبن: صار كالجبن — And the milk became like cheese.

الجُبْنِيَّانname

1.
Al-Jubnayānclassical
Names of two hadith narrators, Ahmad bin Musa and Ishaq bin Ibrahim.

وأحمد بن موسى، وإسحاق بن إبراهيم الجبنيان: محدثان — And Ahmad bin Musa, and Ishaq bin Ibrahim Al-Jubnayān: two hadith narrators.

الجُبْنِيّname

1.
Al-Jubniclassical
A nisba (attribution) to the cheese market in Damascus.

وأما محمد بن أحمد الجبني، فنسبة إلى سوق الجبن بدمشق، لأنه كان إمامها — As for Muhammad bin Ahmad Al-Jubni, he is attributed to the cheese market in Damascus because he was its imam.

جَبَانadjective

1.
cowardlyboth
Fearful and hesitant to act or face danger.

ورجل جبان، كسحاب وشداد وأمير: هيوب للأشياء لا يقدم عليها — And a cowardly man, like sahāb, shiddād, and amīr: one who fears things and does not proceed with them.

جُبَنَاءnoun

1.
cowardsboth
Plural of 'jaban', referring to people who are cowardly.

ج: جبناء — Plural: jubanāʾ.

جَبَانَةnoun

1.
cowardiceboth
The state or quality of being cowardly.
2.
graveyardclassical
A place where the dead are buried.
3.
desertclassical
A barren or desolate area.
4.
fertile landclassical
Land that is productive and capable of growing crops.
5.
level elevated groundclassical
A flat area of land that is higher than its surroundings.

وهي جبان وجبانة وجبين — And it is jubān, jubānah, and jabīn.

جَبُنَverb

1.
to be cowardlyboth
To exhibit fear or lack of courage.

وقد جبن، ككرم، جبانة وجبنا، بالضم وبضمتين — And he became cowardly, like karuma, with jubānah and jubnan (with dammah and double dammah).

أَجْبَنَهُverb

1.
to find cowardlyclassical
To perceive or judge someone as cowardly.

وأجبنه: وجده أو حسبه جبانا، كاجتبنه — And ajabana-hu: to find him or consider him cowardly, like ijtibanah-hu.

يُجَبِّنُverb

1.
to be accused of cowardiceclassical
To be subjected to accusations or implications of cowardice.

وهو يجبن تجبينا: يرمى به — And he is yujabbinu tajbīnan: to be accused of it (cowardice).

الجَبِينَانnoun

1.
sides of the foreheadboth
The two parts of the forehead on its sides, between the eyebrows and extending up to the hairline.

والجبينان: حرفان مكتنفا الجبهة من جانبيها فيما بين الحاجبين مصعدا إلى قصاص الشعر — And al-jabīnān: two parts framing the forehead on its sides, between the eyebrows, ascending to the hairline.

جَبِينnoun

1.
foreheadboth
The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.

كله جبين ج: أجبن وأجبنة وجبن، بضمتين — All of it is jabīn. Plural: ajban, ajbanah, and juban (with double dammah).

الجَبَّانnoun

1.
graveyardclassical
A place for burying the dead.
2.
desertclassical
An arid or desolate region.
3.
fertile landclassical
Land that is rich and productive.
4.
level elevated groundclassical
A flat, raised area of land.

والجبان والجبانة، مشددتين: المقبرة، والصحراء، والمنبت الكريم، أو الأرض المستوية في ارتفاع — And al-jabbān and al-jabbānah, with shaddah: the graveyard, the desert, the fertile soil, or the level elevated land.

الجَبَّانَةnoun

1.
graveyardclassical
A place for burying the dead.
2.
desertclassical
An arid or desolate region.
3.
fertile landclassical
Land that is rich and productive.
4.
level elevated groundclassical
A flat, raised area of land.

اِجْتَبَنَverb

1.
to make cheeseclassical
To prepare or produce cheese from milk.

واجتبن اللبن: اتخذه جبنا — And ijtibana the milk: to make it into cheese.

كَصَبُورname

1.
a place in Yemenclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a town or region in Yemen.

وكصبور: ة باليمن — And like ṣabūr: a place in Yemen.

كَسَحَابname

1.
a place in Khwarazmclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a town or region in Khwarazm.

وكسحاب: ة بخوارزم — And like sahāb: a place in Khwarazm.

جَبَانُ الكَلْبname

1.
epitome of generosityclassical
An expression signifying extreme generosity or nobility.

وهو جبان الكلب: نهاية في الكرم — And he is jubān al-kalb: the height of generosity.

جَابَانname

1.
Abu Maymun Jabānclassical
The name of a Companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

وجابان أبو ميمون: صحابي — And Jabān Abu Maymun: a Companion.

Parallel reading

وقد تجبن اللبن: صار كالجبن.

And the milk became like cheese.

وأحمد بن موسى، وإسحاق بن إبراهيم الجبنيان: محدثان.

And Ahmad bin Musa, and Ishaq bin Ibrahim Al-Jubnayān: two hadith narrators.

وأما محمد بن أحمد الجبني، فنسبة إلى سوق الجبن بدمشق، لأنه كان إمامها.

As for Muhammad bin Ahmad Al-Jubni, he is attributed to the cheese market in Damascus because he was its imam.

ورجل جبان، كسحاب وشداد وأمير: هيوب للأشياء لا يقدم عليها.

And a cowardly man, like sahāb, shiddād, and amīr: one who fears things and does not proceed with them.

وهي جبان وجبانة وجبين، وقد جبن، ككرم، جبانة وجبنا، بالضم وبضمتين.

And it is jubān, jubānah, and jabīn, and he became cowardly, like karuma, with jubānah and jubnan (with dammah and double dammah).

وأجبنه: وجده أو حسبه جبانا، كاجتبنه.

And ajabana-hu: to find him or consider him cowardly, like ijtibanah-hu.

وهو يجبن تجبينا: يرمى به.

And he is yujabbinu tajbīnan: to be accused of it (cowardice).

والجبينان: حرفان مكتنفا الجبهة من جانبيها فيما بين الحاجبين مصعدا إلى قصاص الشعر، أو حروف الجبهة ما بين الصدغين متصلا بحذاء الناصية، كله جبين ج: أجبن وأجبنة وجبن، بضمتين.

And al-jabīnān: two parts framing the forehead on its sides, between the eyebrows, ascending to the hairline, or the parts of the forehead between the temples connected to the front of the head, all of it is jabīn. Plural: ajban, ajbanah, and juban (with double dammah).

والجبان والجبانة، مشددتين: المقبرة، والصحراء، والمنبت الكريم، أو الأرض المستوية في ارتفاع.

And al-jabbān and al-jabbānah, with shaddah: the graveyard, the desert, the fertile soil, or the level elevated land.

واجتبن اللبن: اتخذه جبنا.

And ijtibana the milk: to make it into cheese.

وهو جبان الكلب: نهاية في الكرم.

And he is jubān al-kalb: the height of generosity.

وجابان أبو ميمون: صحابي.

And Jabān Abu Maymun: a Companion.