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الجسنة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to roundness and possibly firmness or solidity. It describes a type of fish and also terms associated with striking instruments, suggesting a connection to a rounded or percussive form.

Derived headwords

الجَسَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    round fishclassical

    A type of round fish that possesses prominent, sharp teeth or tusks.

الجَسَّانnoun
  1. 1.
    drum beatersclassical

    Individuals who strike or play the daff, a type of frame drum.

أَجَسَأَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be firmclassical

    To be solid, firm, or hard.

Parallel reading

الجَسَنَة، بالضم: سمكة مستديرة لها زبانيان.
Al-jasana, with dammah: a round fish that has two tusks.
والجَسَّان، كَرُمَّان: الضَّارِبون بالدُّفُوف.
And al-jassān, like rummān: the strikers of the drums.
وأَجَسَأَنَ: صُلْب.
And ajasa'ana: firm/solid.