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Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of openness, exposure, and clarity. It also extends to meanings of emptiness, lack of covering, and sometimes, a lack of fertility or generosity.

Derived headwords

الجهوةnoun
  1. 1.
    Open spaceboth

    An exposed, open place, like an open area or a cleared space.

  2. 2.
    Hillockclassical

    A small hill or mound.

  3. 3.
    Fat camelclassical

    A fat, well-fed she-camel.

كالجهواءadjective
  1. 1.
    Openclassical

    Describing something as open or exposed, similar to الجهوة.

الأكمةnoun
  1. 1.
    Hillockclassical

    A small hill or mound.

القحمةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fat she-camelclassical

    A fat, well-fed she-camel.

أجهتverb
  1. 1.
    To become clearboth

    Said of the sky when it becomes clear and cloudless.

  2. 2.
    To become clearboth

    Said of a situation or matter when it becomes clear and evident.

وضحتverb
  1. 1.
    To become clearboth

    Said of a path or road when it becomes clear and distinct.

لم تحبلverb
  1. 1.
    To not conceiveboth

    Said of a woman when she does not become pregnant.

بخلverb
  1. 1.
    To be stingyboth

    Said of a person when they are stingy or ungenerous.

وجهيverb
  1. 1.
    To be ruinedclassical

    Said of a house or tent when it becomes ruined or dilapidated.

خربverb
  1. 1.
    To be ruinedboth

    Said of a house or tent when it becomes ruined or dilapidated.

جاهadjective
  1. 1.
    Ruinedclassical

    Describing a house or tent that is ruined or dilapidated.

مجهadjective
  1. 1.
    Without coveringclassical

    Describing a tent that lacks a covering or screen.

الأجهىadjective
  1. 1.
    Baldclassical

    Describing a person who is bald.

جاهياadverb
  1. 1.
    Openlyclassical

    Said of an action or approach when it is done openly and publicly.

تجهيةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wideningclassical

    The act of widening a wound or injury.

المجاهاةnoun
  1. 1.
    Boastingboth

    The act of boasting or bragging, especially in competition.

Parallel reading

الجهوة: الاست المكشوفة
Al-Jahwah: the exposed resting place.
كالجهواء
Like al-Jahwa' (open/exposed).
وأجهت السماء: انكشفت، وأصحت
And the sky became ajhat: it cleared, and became cloudless.
والطرق: وضحت
And the path: it became clear.
وفلانة على زوجها: إذا لم تحبل
And so-and-so (female) regarding her husband: if she does not conceive.
وفلان علينا: بخل
And so-and-so towards us: he was stingy.
وجهي البيت، كرضي: خرب
The house became wajhiyy, as in radhi: it was ruined.
فهو جاه
And it is jah (ruined).
وخباء مجه: بلا ستر
And a tent majhu: without a covering.
والأجهى: الأصلع
And al-ajha: the bald one.
وأتيته جاهيا: علانية
And I came to him jahiyan: openly.
وجهى الشجة تجهية: وسعها
He widened the wound tajhiyatan: he widened it.
والمجاهاة: المفاخرة
And al-mujahah: boasting.