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جوح

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of complete destruction, eradication, or sweeping away. It is often associated with severe calamities that devastate property or people.

Derived headwords

جَوَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to eradicateclassical

    To completely uproot or destroy something, leaving nothing behind.

جَوَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to devastateclassical

    To cause widespread destruction, especially to property or livelihood.

أَجَاحَverb
  1. 1.
    to destroyclassical

    To cause something to be destroyed, often by a calamity.

جَاحَverb
  1. 1.
    He uprooted the thing; he eradicated it.both

    He uprooted the thing; he eradicated it.

جَاحَverb
  1. 1.
    He uprooted the thing; he eradicated it.both

    He uprooted the thing; he eradicated it.

جَوَّحَ اللهُ مَالَهُverb
  1. 1.
    God destroyed his wealthclassical

    A phrase indicating that God caused the destruction of someone's wealth, often through a severe event.

أَجَاحَ اللهُ مَالَهُverb
  1. 1.
    God destroyed his wealthclassical

    Similar to 'jawwaha Allahu maalahu', signifying divine destruction of wealth.

جَائِحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    From it comes al-jāʾiḥah, which is the hardship that sweeps away wealth due to a year of famine or a trial.both

    From it comes al-jāʾiḥah, which is the hardship that sweeps away wealth due to a year of famine or a trial.

اجْتَاحَverb
  1. 1.
    to sweep awayboth

    To move through an area with great force, destroying or carrying away everything.

  2. 2.
    to devastateboth

    To cause widespread destruction.

Parallel reading

الاستئصال.
Eradication.
جحت الشئ أجوحه.
I eradicated the thing, making it eradicated.
ومنه الجائحة، وهي الشدة التي تجتاح المال من سنة أو فتنة.
And from it is the calamity, which is the severity that sweeps away wealth due to a drought or a sedition.
يقال: جاحتهم الجائحة.
It is said: The calamity struck them.
واجتاحتهم.
And it swept over them.
وجاح الله ماله وأجاحه، بمعنى، أي أهلكه بالجائحة.
And God destroyed his wealth and caused it to be destroyed, meaning, He annihilated it with the calamity.