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جهز

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

The root جهز primarily relates to preparation, equipping, and making ready. It extends to concepts of hastening to finish something, particularly in a violent context, and also encompasses the idea of provisions or equipment.

Derived headwords

أجهزَ علىverb
  1. 1.
    to hasten to killclassical

    To hasten to kill a wounded person, completing the act of killing them.

جَهيزadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftclassical

    Describing a horse that is fast and quick in its movement.

جِهَازnoun
  1. 1.
    the trousseau of the bride and travel provisionsboth

    the trousseau of the bride and travel provisions

أَجْهِزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    equipmentboth

    Plural of جهاز (juhāz), referring to equipment or provisions.

جِهَازnoun
  1. 1.
    the trousseau of the bride and travel provisionsboth

    the trousseau of the bride and travel provisions

جَهَّزَverb
  1. 1.
    he prepared the bride and the army, a preparationboth

    he prepared the bride and the army, a preparation

تَجْهِيزnoun
  1. 1.
    preparationboth

    The act of preparing or equipping, especially for a bride or an army.

تَجَهَّزَverb
  1. 1.
    he prepared himself for itboth

    he prepared himself for it

جُهَيْزَةname
  1. 1.
    name of a womanclassical

    A woman's name, associated with a proverb about foolishness.

Parallel reading

أجهزت على الجريح، إذا أسرعت قتله وقد تممت عليه.
You hasten to kill the wounded, if you speed up his killing and have completed it.
وفرس جهيز، إذا كان سريع الشد.
And a swift horse, if it is fast in its gait.
ضرب في جهازه
He struck into his provisions.
وأصله في البعير يسقط عن ظهره القتب بأداته فيقع بين قوائمه فينفر عنه حتى يذهب في الأرض.
Its origin is with a camel whose saddle falls from its back with its gear, and it falls between its legs, so it runs away from it until it goes into the land.
ويجمع على أجهزة.
And its plural is 'ajhizah'.
يبتن ينقلن بأجهزاتها
They spend the night carrying their equipment.
والحادي اللاعب من حداتها
And the playful driver from their camels.
والجهاز أيضا: فرج المرأة.
And 'al-jihāz' also means the private parts of a woman.
وأما جهاز العروس وجهاز السفر، فيفتح ويكسر.
As for the bride's provisions and the travel provisions, it is pronounced with fatha and damma.
وجهزت العروس تجهيزا.
And I equipped the bride with full preparation.
وكذلك جهزت الجيش.
And likewise, I equipped the army.
يقال: جهز عليه الخيل.
It is said: 'He sent the cavalry against him'.
وجهزت فلانا، إذا هيأت جهاز سفره.
And I prepared so-and-so, if I made ready his travel provisions.
وتجهزت لأمر كذا، أي تهيأت له.
And I prepared myself for such-and-such a matter, meaning I made myself ready for it.
فقيل: " أحمق من جهيزة ".
So it was said: 'More foolish than Juhaizah'.