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جصص

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to gypsum, a building material, and its preparation or use. It also extends metaphorically to the opening of eyes, particularly in young animals.

Derived headwords

الجصّnoun
  1. 1.
    gypsumboth

    A soft, white, or grayish mineral, used in building and as a plaster. It is considered an adopted word (mu'arrab).

الجصّاصnoun
  1. 1.
    gypsum makerclassical

    One who prepares or works with gypsum.

جصّصَverb
  1. 1.
    to plasterboth

    To apply gypsum as a plaster or building material.

  2. 2.
    to open eyesclassical

    Said of a young animal, like a puppy, when its eyes begin to open.

Parallel reading

الجصّ والجصّ: ما يبنى به، وهو معرب.
Gypsum and gypsum: that with which one builds, and it is an adopted word.
والجصاص: الذى يتخذه.
And al-jassas: he who prepares it (gypsum).
وجصّصَ دراه، مثل قصّص.
And he plastered his house, like qassasa (he told stories).
وجصّصَ الجرو: فتح عينيه، مثل بصص وبصبص.
And the puppy jassasa: it opened its eyes, like basasa and basbasa (which also refer to opening eyes).