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جرجس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses a variant spelling for 'gnats' or 'small flies'. It also mentions a proper name derived from this root.

Derived headwords

الجَرْجَسnoun
  1. 1.
    gnatsclassical

    A variant pronunciation or spelling for al-qarqas, referring to small flies or gnats.

جُرْجَيْسname
  1. 1.
    Jerjisboth

    The name of a prophet, peace be upon him. This is a proper name derived from the root.

Parallel reading

الجرجس: لغة في القرقس، وهو البعوض الصغار.
Al-jarjas: A linguistic variant for al-qarqas, which refers to small gnats.
لبيض بنجد لم يبتن نواطرا * لزرع ولم يدرج عليهن جرجس *
For eggs in Najd that did not spend the night guarding * the crops, nor did gnats crawl over them *
أحب إلينا من سواكن قرية * مثجلة داياتها تتكدس *
Is dearer to us than the inhabitants of a village * whose nurses are abundant and piled up *
وجرجيس: اسم نبى عليه السلام.
And Jerjis: the name of a prophet, peace be upon him.