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جذر

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of origin, foundation, or base. It extends to the idea of uprooting or eradicating something completely, and also relates to specific physical parts of plants and numerical concepts.

Derived headwords

الجذرnoun
  1. 1.
    rootboth

    The fundamental origin or base of something, whether literal or figurative.

  2. 2.
    foundationboth

    The underlying principle or basis of a concept or entity.

جذرverb
  1. 1.
    the root of everything: with 'fatḥa' on 'jīm' according to Al-Asma'iboth

    the root of everything: with 'fatḥa' on 'jīm' according to Al-Asma'i

  2. 2.
    and with 'kasra' according to Abu Amrboth

    and with 'kasra' according to Abu Amr

جذرهverb
  1. 1.
    to uprootboth

    To eradicate or remove something completely from its source.

المجذرadjective
  1. 1.
    shortclassical

    Describing something that is short, possibly referring to gait or stature.

الجيذرnoun
  1. 1.
    shortnessclassical

    The quality of being short, similar to المجذر.

الجذمورnoun
  1. 1.
    base of a palm frondclassical

    A piece of the base of a palm frond that remains attached to the trunk after cutting.

الجذمارnoun
  1. 1.
    base of a palm frondclassical

    A piece of the base of a palm frond that remains attached to the trunk after cutting.

Parallel reading

الاصل
The origin.
وسامعتين تعرف العتق فيهما * إلى جذر مدلوك الكعوب محدد
And two she-camels, their age is known in them, leading to a root with worn-down heels and sharp points (referring to its horn).
وأصل كل شئ: جذره بالفتح عن الاصمعي، وجذره بالكسر عن أبي عمرو.
And the origin of everything is its root (pronounced with fatha) according to Al-Asma'i, and its root (pronounced with kasra) according to Abu Amr.
إن الأمانة نزلت في جذر قلوب الرجال
Indeed, trust has been placed in the root of men's hearts.
وعشرة في حساب الضرب جذر مائة.
And ten in multiplication is the root of one hundred.
وجذرت الشئ: استأصلته.
And I uprooted the thing: I eradicated it.
وهو القصير.
And he is the short one.
البحتر المجذر الزوال
The short-legged camel that moves swiftly.
يريد في مشيته.
He means in its gait.
والجيذر مثله.
And Al-Jaydhar is similar to it.
والجذمور والجذمار: قطعة من أصل السعفة تبقى في الجذع إذا قطعت، بزيادة الميم.
And Al-Jadhmur and Al-Jadhmār: a piece from the base of a palm frond that remains in the trunk when cut, with the addition of 'mim'.
وأخذت الشئ بجذ اميره، إذا أخذته كله.
And I took the thing by its root (meaning completely), if I took all of it.