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جير

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to oaths and strong affirmations, often used to emphasize truthfulness. It also extends to meanings of heat, intensity, and specific building materials.

Derived headwords

جيرparticle
  1. 1.
    with kasra on the ra': an oath of the Arabs, meaning trulyboth

    with kasra on the ra': an oath of the Arabs, meaning truly

الجيارnoun
  1. 1.
    mortarclassical

    A type of mortar or plaster used in construction, specifically referring to a mixture of lime and brick dust.

  2. 2.
    heat in the chestclassical

    A sensation of heat in the chest, caused by anger or intense hunger.

جائرnoun
  1. 1.
    heat in the chestclassical

    A sensation of heat in the chest, stemming from anger or severe hunger.

Parallel reading

جير لا آتيك
Indeed, I will not come to you.
وقن على الفردوس أول مشرب * أجل جير إن كانت أبيحت دعاثره
And he guarded the first drink from Paradise; truly, if its ruins were made permissible.
والجيار: الصاروج.
And al-jiyār: the mortar.
كأنها برج رومى يشيده * لز ms0458 بطين وآجر وجيار
As if it were a Roman tower that is built with mud, brick, and mortar.
والجيار: حرارة في الصدر من غيظ أو جوع.
And al-jiyār: heat in the chest from anger or hunger.
من جلبة الجوع جيار وإرزيز
From the distress of hunger, heat and a rumbling (in the stomach).
وكذلك الجائر.
And likewise al-jā'ir.
فلما رأيت القوم نادوا مقاعسا * تعرض لي دون الترائب جائر
And when I saw the people calling out in distress, a heat (in the chest) presented itself to me between the collarbones.