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جحس

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intense struggle, jostling, and forceful engagement, particularly in the context of combat. It describes a state of being deeply involved in a difficult or confrontational situation.

Derived headwords

جَحَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to struggle intenselyclassical

    To engage in a fierce struggle or jostling, especially in a fight or difficult undertaking.

جُحَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    intense struggleclassical

    A state of intense struggle, jostling, or forceful engagement, often used in the context of combat.

جُحَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    Its plural is jiḥāsh, with kasraboth

    Its plural is jiḥāsh, with kasra

جَاحَسْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to jostle withclassical

    To jostle or contend with someone, to engage in a struggle with them over an affair or matter.

جَاحَشْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to jostle withclassical

    An alternative form of جَاحَسْتُهُ, meaning to jostle or contend with someone.

قَاسَىverb
  1. 1.
    he endured itboth

    he endured it

اجْتَبَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to endureclassical

    To endure or suffer, often implying a prolonged period of hardship.

الصَّقْعnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingclassical

    The act of striking or hitting forcefully.

الوغَىnoun
  1. 1.
    clamor and soundsboth

    clamor and sounds

عِرَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    combatboth

    A fight, combat, or struggle.

نَنبُوverb
  1. 1.
    to repelclassical

    To push away, repel, or turn aside.

أَجْلَالnoun
  1. 1.
    important mattersclassical

    Great or important affairs or matters.

الرَّبَسnoun
  1. 1.
    difficultiesclassical

    Hardships, difficulties, or entanglements.

Parallel reading

الجحاس في القتال، مثل الجحاش.
Al-juhas in combat, like al-juhash.
يقال جاحسته وجاحشته، إذا زاحمته وزاولته على الامر.
It is said 'juhastu-hu' and 'juhash-tu-hu', if you jostle with him and engage with him in the affair.
إن عاش قاسى لك ما أقاسى
If he lives, he will endure for you what I endure
من ضربي الهامات واجتباسى
from my striking of heads and my enduring
والصقع في يوم الوغى الجحاس
and the striking in the day of battle, the intense struggle
يوما ترانا في عراك الجحس
One day you see us in the combat of al-juhs
ننبو بأجلال الامور الربس
we repel the great matters, the difficulties.