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جعد

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root جعد (j-'-d) primarily relates to the concept of being curly, crinkled, or contracted. This applies to hair, but also metaphorically to things like hands, fingers, and even the texture of land or animal fur. It can also refer to a specific plant and is used in kunyas (nicknames) for animals.

Derived headwords

جَعْدadjective
  1. 1.
    curly hair, on the pattern of 'fils', between degrees of curlinessboth

    curly hair, on the pattern of 'fils', between degrees of curliness

  2. 2.
    the hair became curly, from the pattern 'sahula'both

    the hair became curly, from the pattern 'sahula'

جُعُودَةnoun
  1. 1.
    curlinessboth

    The state or quality of being curly, referring to hair.

  2. 2.
    thicknessclassical

    The quality of being dense or abundant, used to describe the fur of a camel.

جَعَدَverb
  1. 1.
    curly hair, on the pattern of 'fils', between degrees of curlinessboth

    curly hair, on the pattern of 'fils', between degrees of curliness

  2. 2.
    the hair became curly, from the pattern 'sahula'both

    the hair became curly, from the pattern 'sahula'

جَعَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    curly hair, on the pattern of 'fils', between degrees of curlinessboth

    curly hair, on the pattern of 'fils', between degrees of curliness

  2. 2.
    the hair became curly, from the pattern 'sahula'both

    the hair became curly, from the pattern 'sahula'

تَجْعِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    curlingboth

    The act of making something curly, specifically hair.

جَعْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    its owner made it curly (a curling)both

    its owner made it curly (a curling)

جَعْدَةname
  1. 1.
    its owner made it curly (a curling)both

    its owner made it curly (a curling)

جَعْدadjective
  1. 1.
    curly hair, on the pattern of 'fils', between degrees of curlinessboth

    curly hair, on the pattern of 'fils', between degrees of curliness

  2. 2.
    the hair became curly, from the pattern 'sahula'both

    the hair became curly, from the pattern 'sahula'

جَعْدadjective
  1. 1.
    curly hair, on the pattern of 'fils', between degrees of curlinessboth

    curly hair, on the pattern of 'fils', between degrees of curliness

  2. 2.
    the hair became curly, from the pattern 'sahula'both

    the hair became curly, from the pattern 'sahula'

جَعْدadjective
  1. 1.
    curly hair, on the pattern of 'fils', between degrees of curlinessboth

    curly hair, on the pattern of 'fils', between degrees of curliness

  2. 2.
    the hair became curly, from the pattern 'sahula'both

    the hair became curly, from the pattern 'sahula'

جَعْدadjective
  1. 1.
    curly hair, on the pattern of 'fils', between degrees of curlinessboth

    curly hair, on the pattern of 'fils', between degrees of curliness

  2. 2.
    the hair became curly, from the pattern 'sahula'both

    the hair became curly, from the pattern 'sahula'

جَعْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    its owner made it curly (a curling)both

    its owner made it curly (a curling)

جَعْدnoun
  1. 1.
    curly hair, on the pattern of 'fils', between degrees of curlinessboth

    curly hair, on the pattern of 'fils', between degrees of curliness

  2. 2.
    the hair became curly, from the pattern 'sahula'both

    the hair became curly, from the pattern 'sahula'

Parallel reading

شعر جعد بين الجعودة.
Curly hair is between curliness.
وقد جعد شعره، وجعده صاحبه تجعيدا.
His hair became curly, and his companion made it curly with curling.
ورجل جعد وامرأة جعدة.
And a curly-haired man and a curly-haired woman.
ويقال للكريم من الرجال: جعد
And the generous man is called: Ja'd.
فأما إذا قيل فلان جعد اليدين، أو جعد الأنامل، فهو البخيل.
But if it is said that so-and-so is Ja'd al-yadayn (curly-handed) or Ja'd al-anamil (curly-fingered), he is the stingy one.
يا أحسن الناس مناط عقد * لا تعدليني بظرب (1) جعد
O most beautiful of people in the knot of a tie * Do not compare me to a curly/rugged hill.
ويكنى الذئب أبا جعدة، وأبا جعادة، وليس له بنت تسمى بذلك.
And the wolf is nicknamed Abu Ja'dah, and Abu Ja'adah, and he does not have a daughter named that.
جعلت له حظا من الزاد أو فرا
I made for him a share of the provisions or a resting place.
وقالوا هي الخمر تكنى الطلا * كما الذئب يكنى أبا جعده
And they said it is wine, nicknamed Al-Tala * Just as the wolf is nicknamed Abu Ja'dah.
والجعدة: نبت على شاطئ الانهار.
And Al-Ja'dah: a plant on the banks of rivers.
وجعدة: أبوحى من العرب، وهم جعدة (2) ابن كعب بن ربيعة بن عامر بن صعصعة، منهم النابغة الجعدى.
And Ja'dah: the father of a tribe from the Arabs, and they are Ja'dah ibn Ka'b ibn Rabi'ah ibn 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'ah, among them is Al-Nabigha Al-Ja'di.
وقد يوصف زبد البعير بالجعودة، إذا كان بعضه فوق بعض، يقال جعد اللغام.
And the foam of a camel is described with Ja'oodah (thickness), if some of it is on top of others, it is said to be Ja'd al-lugham (thick foam).
تنجو إذا جعلت تدمى أخشتها * واعتم بالزبد الجعد الخراطيم
It escapes when its rough parts begin to bleed * And it covers its nostrils with the thick foam.
وثرى جعد، مثل ثعد، إذا كان لينا.
And soft earth, like Tha'd, if it is soft.
وبعير جعد، أي جعد الوبر كثيره.
And a Ja'd camel, meaning its fur is thick and abundant.