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جهجه

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to shouting, repelling, and the lion. It also appears in historical names and descriptions of events.

Derived headwords

جهجهverb
  1. 1.
    to shoutboth

    To shout loudly, often with the intention of warding someone off or making them stop.

وجههverb
  1. 1.
    to repelclassical

    To turn someone back or repel them in an unpleasant or ugly manner.

المجهجهnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name or epithet for a lion.

وجهجاهname
  1. 1.
    name of a personclassical

    The name of a historical figure, Al-Jahjah al-Ghifari, known for his actions against Uthman.

جههاname
  1. 1.
    name of a personclassical

    An alternative pronunciation or spelling for the name Jahjah.

جهجاname
  1. 1.
    name of a personclassical

    Another variant pronunciation or spelling for the name Jahjah.

Parallel reading

جهجه بالسبع: صاح ليكفه
He shouted at the lion: he cried out to make it stop.
وجهه: رده قبيحا
He repelled him: he turned him back in an ugly manner.
والمجهجه، بفتح الجيمين: الأسد
And Al-Mijhaj, with fath on both jims: the lion.
وجهجاه الغفاري: ممن خرج على عثمان، رضي الله تعالى عنه
Jahjah al-Ghifari: among those who rebelled against Uthman, may God be pleased with him.
كسر عصا النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، بركبته، فوقعت الأكلة فيها
He broke the Prophet's staff, peace be upon him, with his knee, and gangrene fell into it.
ورجل آخر سيملك الدنيا
And another man will rule the world.
ويروى جهها، محركة، أو جهجا، بترك الهاء
And it is narrated Jahaha, with vowels, or Jahja, omitting the ha.
وكلها في صحيح مسلم، رحمه الله تعالى
And all of them are in Sahih Muslim, may God have mercy on him.