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جزع

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root جزع (j-z-ʿ) primarily relates to the concept of cutting or traversing across something, often a valley. It extends to meanings of scarcity, a portion, and also the act of being impatient or fearful, contrasting with patience. Derived meanings include specific types of beads and parts of a structure.

Derived headwords

جَزَعَverb
  1. 1.
    the opposite of patienceboth

    the opposite of patience

  2. 2.
    he was impatient with the thingboth

    he was impatient with the thing

  3. 3.
    he crossed the valley transverselyboth

    he crossed the valley transversely

الجَزْعnoun
  1. 1.
    also the Yemeni bead, which has white and black, resembling eyesboth

    also the Yemeni bead, which has white and black, resembling eyes

  2. 2.
    with kasra: a bend in the valleyboth

    with kasra: a bend in the valley

الجَزْع (بالكسر)noun
  1. 1.
    valley bendclassical

    A bend or curve in a valley.

الجَزَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small amountboth

    A small quantity of money or water.

  2. 2.
    part of the nightclassical

    A portion or segment of the night.

أَجْزَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to make impatientboth

    To cause someone else to become fearful or impatient.

اجْتَزَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to cut offboth

    To cut off or break off a piece, such as a stick from a tree.

الجَازِعnoun
  1. 1.
    crossbeamclassical

    A horizontal wooden beam placed in a structure, used to support vine branches.

الجُزَيْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    flock of sheepclassical

    A small flock or group of sheep.

تَجْزِيعverb
  1. 1.
    to reach two-thirds ripenessclassical

    Describing unripe dates (busr) that have reached two-thirds of their ripeness.

مُجَزَّعadjective
  1. 1.
    partially ripeclassical

    Describing unripe dates (busr) that have reached two-thirds of their ripeness.

مُجْزِعadjective
  1. 1.
    causing impatienceboth

    Something that causes fear or impatience.

Parallel reading

جزعت الوادي، إذا قطعته عرضا
I cut across the valley, meaning I traversed it widthwise.
جازع نجد كبكب
traversing the plateau of Kabkab
والجزع بالكسر: منعطف الوادي
And al-jazaʿ (with kasra) is the bend of the valley.
والجزعة أيضا: القليل من المال والماء، وطائفة من الليل
And al-jazaʿah is also a small amount of money and water, and a portion of the night.
يقال: جزع له جزعة من المال، أي قطع له منه قطعة
It is said: 'He gave him a jazaʿah of money,' meaning a piece or portion of it.
واجتزعت من الشجرة عودا: اقتطعته واكتسرته
And I cut off a stick from the tree: I broke it off and severed it.
والجزع، بالتحريك: نقيض الصبر
And al-jazaʿ (with haraka) is the opposite of patience.
وقد جزع من الشئ بالكسر، وأجزعه غيره
And he became impatient from the thing (with kasra), and another made him impatient.
والجازع: الخشبة التي توضع في العريش عرضا، يطرح عليها قضبان الكرم لترفعها عن الارض
And al-jāziʿ is the wooden beam that is placed horizontally in the trellis, upon which vine branches are laid to lift them off the ground.
وبسرة مجزعة، إذا بلغ الارطاب ثلثيها
And a partially ripe date (busr), when the sweet stage has reached two-thirds of it.