جهينة

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to tribal names and geographical locations. It also encompasses terms for darkness, youth, and facial features, with some verbs indicating proximity.

Derived headwords

جُهَيْنَةname

1.
Tribeboth
A well-known Arab tribe.
2.
Place nameboth
A castle in Tabaristan, and a place in Mosul.

جُهْنَةnoun

1.
Darkness of nightclassical
Refers to the deep darkness of the night.

جَهَانَةnoun

1.
Young womanclassical
A young, nubile girl.

الجَهْنnoun

1.
Harshness of faceclassical
Describes a stern or harsh facial expression.
2.
Reef/shoalclassical
A reef or shoal in the sea not connected to the land, extending about a bowshot.

جهوناverb

1.
To approachclassical
To draw near or come close to something.

جِيهَانname

1.
Proper nameboth
A given name.

Parallel reading

جهينة، بالضم: قبيلة

Juhaynah, with damma: a tribe.

والمثل في ج ف ن

And the proverb is in Jafn.

وقلعة بطبرستان

And a castle in Tabaristan.

وة بالموصل، منها الحسين بن نصر بن محمد ذو التصانيف

And a place in Mosul, among its people was Al-Husayn ibn Nasr ibn Muhammad, the author.

والجهنة، بالضم: جهمة الليل

And Al-Juhnah, with damma: the darkness of the night.

وجارية جهانة، بالضم: شابة

And a Juhaynah girl, with damma: a young woman.

والجهن: غلظ الوجه

And Al-Jahn: harshness of the face.

وبالضم: الزربة في البحر غير متصلة بالبر مقدار غلوة

And with damma: a reef in the sea not connected to the land, about a bowshot in extent.

فإذا اتصلت الزربة إلى البر فذلك شعب

And if the reef connects to the land, that is a wadi.

وجهن جهونا قرب، ودنا

And jahana jahuna meant 'he approached', and 'he drew near'.

وجيهان: اسم

And Jihan: a name.

ونهر جهان: في ج ح ن

And the river Jihan: is in Juhann.