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Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to young animals, particularly puppies and lion cubs. It extends to the early stages of growth for plants and fruits, as well as swelling or tumors. It also appears in names and tribal affiliations.

Derived headwords

جَرْوnoun
  1. 1.
    young animalboth

    The young of any animal, including small fruits like colocynth and watermelons.

  2. 2.
    puppyboth

    A young dog.

  3. 3.
    lion cubboth

    A young lion.

أَجْرَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    young animalsboth

    Plural of جرو (jarw), referring to young animals.

جِرَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    young animalsboth

    Plural of جرو (jarw), referring to young animals.

أَجْرِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    puppiesboth

    Plural of جرو (jarw), specifically referring to young dogs.

وِعَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    containerclassical

    A vessel or container for the seeds of the 'akabir plant found on the heads of its stalks.

ثَمَرnoun
  1. 1.
    fruitboth

    Fruit in its earliest stage of growth.

وَرَمnoun
  1. 1.
    swellingboth

    A swelling or tumor, specifically in the hump of a camel or the throat.

مَجَرّadjective
  1. 1.
    having a puppyclassical

    A female dog that has a puppy.

مَجَرِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    having a puppyclassical

    A female dog that has a puppy.

جَرْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    short-legged camelclassical

    A female camel that is short-legged.

فُرْسَانname
  1. 1.
    Fursan

    A proper name, possibly a place or tribal name.

بَنُو جَرْوَةname
  1. 1.
    Banu Jarwah

    A lineage or tribe named after Jarwah.

جَرْوname
  1. 1.
    Jarw

    A proper name.

جِرْيname
  1. 1.
    Jirw

    A proper name.

Parallel reading

الجرو، مثلثة: صغير كل شيء حتى الحنظل والبطيخ ونحوه
The young animal, pronounced with three vowel markings, is the young of everything, even colocynth, watermelons, and the like.
ج: أجر وجراء
Its plural is ajr and jaraa'.
وولد الكلب والأسد
And the young of the dog and the lion.
ج: أجر وأجرية وأجراء وجراء
Its plural is ajr, ajriyyah, ajraa', and jaraa'.
ووعاء بزر العكابير في رؤوس العيدان
And a container for the seeds of the 'akabir in the heads of the stalks.
والثمر أول ما نبت
And the fruit in its first stage of growth.
والورم في السنام والحلق
And the swelling in the hump and the throat.
وكلبة مجر ومجرية: ذات جرو
And a female dog, majarr and majariyyah, is one with a puppy.
والجروة، بالكسر: الناقة القصيرة
And al-jarwah, with a kasrah, refers to a short-legged female camel.
وبنو جروة: بطن
And Banu Jarwah is a lineage.
وجرو وجري، كسمي وسمية: أسماء
And Jarw and Jirw, like Sumay and Sumayyah, are names.