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الجعن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes a state of being contracted, flaccid, or shrunken, often related to the body or skin. It can also refer to a person who is short and stout, or meat that has become tough and shriveled.

Derived headwords

الجَعَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be contractedclassical

    To be contracted or shrunken, referring to a state of the body or skin.

  2. 2.
    to be flaccidclassical

    To be relaxed or flaccid, particularly in the skin and body.

جُعُونَةnoun
  1. 1.
    contractionclassical

    The state of being contracted or shrunken, derived from the root's meaning.

  2. 2.
    flaccidityclassical

    The state of being flaccid or relaxed, especially in the skin and body.

جَعُونَةadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutmodern

    Describing a man who is short and stout or plump.

أَجْعَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to become toughclassical

    To become tough or shriveled, often used to describe meat.

  2. 2.
    to become firmclassical

    To become firm or hardened, referring to the texture of meat.

Parallel reading

فعل ممات، وهو التقبض
A dead verb, which is contraction.
واسترخاء في الجلد والجسم
And flaccidity in the skin and body.
ومنه اشتقاق جعونة
And from it is the derivation of ju'ūnah (contraction/flaccidity).
ورجل جعونة
And a man is ja'ūnah (short and stout).
قصير سمين
Short, fat.
وأجعن: تعلج لحمه
And 'aj'ana: his meat became tough.
واشتد
And it became firm.