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جوس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of searching, exploring, or penetrating deeply into something. It can refer to physically traversing an area to find something or metaphorically seeking information. It also has a specific meaning related to nocturnal flooding.

Derived headwords

جَاسَverb
  1. 1.
    to penetrateboth

    To enter into and move through a place, often with the intention of searching or exploring.

  2. 2.
    to seek informationclassical

    To actively search for news or information, to investigate.

جَوْسnoun
  1. 1.
    penetrationboth

    The act of penetrating or traversing an area, as in searching for something within it.

  2. 2.
    seeking newsclassical

    The act of seeking or gathering information or news.

اجْتِيَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    penetrationclassical

    The act of penetrating or traversing an area, synonymous with 'jaws' (جوس).

  2. 2.
    seeking informationclassical

    The act of seeking or gathering information, synonymous with 'jaws' (جوس).

جَوْسَانnoun
  1. 1.
    nocturnal floodclassical

    A flood or inundation that occurs during the night.

Parallel reading

جاسوا خلال الديار
They penetrated through the dwellings
أي تخللوها فطلبوا ما فيها
meaning they entered them and sought what was inside them
كما يجوس الرجل الاخبار
just as a man seeks news
أي يطلبها
meaning he seeks it
وكذلك الاجتياس
And likewise is the اجتياس (ijtīyās)
الجوسان بالتحريك: الطوفان بالليل
Al-jawsān (with harakah): the flood by night