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جشع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns intense desire, greed, and avarice. It describes a strong longing for something, often to the point of being covetous or stingy.

Derived headwords

الجَشَعnoun
  1. 1.
    the most intense greedboth

    the most intense greed

جَشِعَverb
  1. 1.
    so he is greedyboth

    so he is greedy

تَجَشَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    To be greedyclassical

    Similar to جَشِعَ, indicating a state of intense desire or greed.

جَشِعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    so he is greedyboth

    so he is greedy

جَشِعُونَnoun
  1. 1.
    Greedy peopleboth

    Plural of a greedy person, referring to a group characterized by avarice.

مُجَاشِعname
  1. 1.
    Majash'iclassical

    A proper name, specifically referring to Majash'i ibn Darim, a man from the Tamim tribe.

Parallel reading

الجَشَع: أشد الحرص.
Greed: the most intense eagerness.
تقول منه جشع بالكسر، وتجشع مثله، فهو رجل جشع وقوم جشعون.
From it, you say 'jashi' (with kasra), and 'tajashsha' is similar, so he is a greedy man and they are greedy people.
فهو رجل جشع
So he is a greedy man.
وقوم جشعون
And they are greedy people.
ومجاشع: اسم رجل من تميم
And Majash'i: a name of a man from Tamim.
وهو مجاشع ابن دارم بن مالك بن حنظلة بن مالك بن عمرو ابن تميم.
And he is Majash'i ibn Darim ibn Malik ibn Hanzalah ibn Malik ibn Amr ibn Tamim.