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جنز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the bier or coffin used to carry a deceased person. It distinguishes between the bier itself and the bier when it is carrying the deceased.

Derived headwords

الجَنَازَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bier, coffinboth

    The bier or coffin used to carry a deceased person. The common pronunciation is with a fatḥa on the 'jīm'.

الجَنَائِزnoun
  1. 1.
    biers, coffinsboth

    The plural of 'janāzah', referring to multiple biers or coffins.

Parallel reading

الجنازة: واحدة الجنائز.
The janāzah: the singular of janā'iz.
والعامة تقول الجنازة بالفتح.
And the common people say al-janāzah with a fatḥa.
والمعنى للميت على السرير،
And the meaning is for the deceased on the bier,
فإذا لم يكن عليه الميت فهو سرير ونعش.
but if the deceased is not on it, it is a bed or a bier.