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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of air, open space, and hollows. It extends to describe low-lying land, the interior of a dwelling, and specific geographical features. It also encompasses sounds, particularly those made by camels, and can refer to a patch or a specific color.

Derived headwords

جَوّnoun
  1. 1.
    airboth

    The atmosphere or the space above the earth.

  2. 2.
    low-lying landboth

    That which is low or depressed in the earth.

  3. 3.
    interior of a houseboth

    The inside of a dwelling.

  4. 4.
    doveclassical

    A type of bird, specifically a pigeon or dove.

جَوَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    patchclassical

    A patch or piece used for mending, especially in a waterskin.

  2. 2.
    piece of landclassical

    A piece of land characterized by roughness or coarseness.

  3. 3.
    hollowclassical

    A hollow or depression in a mountain or other terrain.

  4. 4.
    colorclassical

    A color resembling a brownish hue or duskiness.

جُؤْجُؤَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of camelsclassical

    A sound made by camels, originating from the word 'jūjūwah'.

جَوّانِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    innerboth

    Pertaining to the inside or interior.

تَجْوِيَةverb
  1. 1.
    to mendclassical

    To mend or patch something, specifically a waterskin, with a patch.

Parallel reading

الجَوّ: الهواء
Al-jaww: the air.
وما انخفض من الأرض
And that which is low from the earth.
كالجُؤْجُؤَةِ
Like the sound of camels.
والجَوَّة، بالضم: الرقعة في السقاء
And al-jawwah, with dammah: the patch in the waterskin.
وجَوَّاهُ تجويةً: رقعه بها
And he mended it with a patch (tajwiyah): he patched it with it.
والقطعة من الأرض فيها غلظ
And the piece of land that has roughness in it.
والنقرة في الجبل وغيره
And the hollow in the mountain and elsewhere.
ولون كالسمرة
And a color like duskiness.