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جبل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a group, generation, or kind of people. It also extends to specific historical groups, geographical formations, and things that are shaped or moved by natural forces.

Derived headwords

جِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    a generation of people: meaning a kind/typeboth

    a generation of people: meaning a kind/type

  2. 2.
    the Turks are a generation/kindboth

    the Turks are a generation/kind

  3. 3.
    the Romans are a generation/kindboth

    the Romans are a generation/kind

جِيلَانnoun
  1. 1.
    group of peopleclassical

    A specific group of people whose rank was established by Khosrow in Bahrain, resembling a type of ball or sphere.

جِيلَانname
  1. 1.
    tribe nameclassical

    A tribe belonging to the 'Abd al-Qays confederation.

جِيلَان الحَصَىnoun
  1. 1.
    wind-swept pebblesclassical

    Pebbles or small stones that have been moved and shaped by the wind.

Parallel reading

جيل من الناس، أي صنف.
A generation of people, meaning a kind.
الترك جيل، والروم جيل.
The Turks are a generation, and the Romans are a generation.
وجيلان، بالكسر: قوم رتبهم كسرى بالبحرين شبه الا كرة.
And Jilan (with kasra): a people whom Khosrow arranged in Bahrain, resembling a ball.
وجيلان، بفتح الجيم: حى من عبد القيس.
And Jilan (with fatha on the jim): a tribe from 'Abd al-Qays.
وجيلان الحصى: ما أجالته الريح منه.
And Jilan of the pebbles: what the wind has rolled of it.