جحمرش

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something large, old, and rough, particularly an elderly woman. It can also refer to roughness in general, like that of a snake.

Derived headwords

الجُحَمَرْشnoun

1.
old womanboth
An elderly woman, often implying a large or imposing stature.

جَحَامِرnoun

1.
old womenclassical
The plural of جُحَمَرْش, referring to a group of elderly women.

جُحَيْمِرnoun

1.
little old womanclassical
The diminutive form of جُحَمَرْش, used to refer to a small or young old woman, or affectionately.

جُحَمَرْشadjective

1.
roughclassical
Describing something as coarse, rough, or harsh in texture or nature.

Parallel reading

الجحمرش: العجوز الكبيرة

Al-juḥamrsh: the big old woman.

والجمع جحامر

And the plural is jaḥāmir.

والتصغير جحيمر

And the diminutive is juḥaymir.

يحذف منه آخر الحرف.

The last letter is omitted from it.

وكذلك إذا أردت جمع اسم على خمسة أحرف كلها من الاصل وليس فيها زائد.

And likewise when you want to form the plural of a noun with five letters, all from the root and without any extra letters.

فأما إذا كان فيها زائد فالزائد أولى بالحذف.

But if there are extra letters, the extra letters are more deserving of omission.

وأفعى جحمرش، أي خشناء.

And a snake is juḥamrsh, meaning rough.