جرح

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of wounding, injury, and harm, both physical and metaphorical. It extends to the idea of earning or acquiring something, and also to the 'predatory' or 'earning' members of animals and humans.

Derived headwords

جَرَحَverb

1.
he earned/acquired.both
he earned/acquired.

جُرْحnoun

1.
he earned/acquired.both
he earned/acquired.

جُرُوحnoun

1.
the plural is jurūḥ.both
the plural is jurūḥ.

أَجْرَاحnoun

1.
wounds (poetic plural)classical
An unusual or poetic plural form for 'jُrḥ' (wound).

جِرَاحَةnoun

1.
wound (act or instance)both
The act of wounding, or a specific instance of a wound.

جِرَاحnoun

1.
wounds (plural of jirahah)both
The plural of 'jirāḥah', referring to multiple wounds or instances of wounding.

جَرِيحadjective

1.
a wounded man.both
a wounded man.
2.
a wounded woman.both
a wounded woman.

جُرْحَىnoun

1.
wounded men and women.both
wounded men and women.

جَرَّحَverb

1.
he earned/acquired.both
he earned/acquired.

اِكْتَسَبَverb

1.
meaning 'to earn' or 'to acquire'both
meaning 'to earn' or 'to acquire'

اِجْتَرَحَverb

1.
he earned/acquired, similar to the previous.both
he earned/acquired, similar to the previous.

جَوَارِحnoun

1.
predatory animals/birdsboth
Wild animals, particularly beasts of prey and birds, that hunt and kill other animals for food.
2.
human limbs (for earning)both
The limbs or body parts of a human that are used for earning a livelihood or acquiring things.

اِسْتِجْرَاحnoun

1.
fault-finding, corruptionclassical
The act of finding fault, seeking to corrupt, or causing فساد (corruption/decay).

Parallel reading

جرحه جرحا

He wounded him with a wound.

والاسم الجرح بالضم

And the noun is 'jُrḥ' with dammah.

والجمع جروح

And the plural is 'jُrūḥ'.

ولم يقولوا أجراح إلا ما جاء في شعر

And they did not say 'ajrāḥ' except what came in poetry.

والجراح: جمع جراحة بالكسر

And 'al-jirāḥ': the plural of 'jirāḥah' with kasrah.

ورجل جريح وامرأة جريح

And a wounded man and a wounded woman.

ونسوة جرحى

And wounded women.

وجرحه، شدد للكثرة

And He wounded him severely (intensified for abundance).

وجرح واجترح، أي اكتسب

And he earned and he acquired, meaning he gained.

والجوارح من السباع والطير: ذوات الصيد

And the 'jawāriḥ' among beasts and birds: those that hunt.

وجوارح الإنسان: أعضاؤه التي يكتسب بها

And the 'jawāriḥ' of a human: his limbs by which he earns.

والاستجراح: العيب والفساد

And 'al-istijrāḥ': fault-finding and corruption.

يقال: قد وعظتكم فلم تزدادوا إلا استجراحا

It is said: I have advised you, but you only increased in fault-finding.

قال: " استجرحت هذه الاحاديث "

He said: 'These traditions have caused corruption'.