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جشب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes coarseness, roughness, and thickness, particularly in relation to food and clothing. It can also refer to something substantial or unrefined.

Derived headwords

جَشِبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    coarse, roughboth

    Describing food that is thick, coarse, and rough in texture.

  2. 2.
    unrefinedclassical

    Referring to something that lacks refinement or is plain.

مُجَشَّبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    coarse, thickboth

    Similar to جَشِبٌ, describing something that is thick and coarse.

اجْشَوْشِبُواverb
  1. 1.
    become coarseclassical

    An imperative verb form suggesting the act of becoming coarse or rough, analogous to 'خشوشنوا' (become rough).

مُجَشَّابٌnoun
  1. 1.
    coarse thingclassical

    A noun referring to something coarse or thick.

جَشِيبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, coarseboth

    Describing clothing that is thick and coarse in texture.

Parallel reading

طعام جشب ومجشوب، أي غليظ وخشن، ويقال هو الذى لا أدم معه.
Coarse and coarse food, meaning thick and rough, and it is said to be that which has no sauce with it.
ولو قيل اجشوشبوا كما قالوا " اخشوشنوا " بالخاء لم يبعد، إلا أنى لم أسمعه بالجيم.
And if it were said 'become coarse' (اجشوشبوا) as they said 'become rough' (اخشوشنوا) with the Kha, it would not be far-fetched, except that I have not heard it with the Jeem.
والمجشاب: الغليظ.
And Al-Majshab: the thick.
توليك كشحا لطيفا ليس مجشابا
Turning away from you a gentle side, it is not coarse.
والجشيب من الثياب: الغليظ.
And Al-Jashib from clothes: the thick.