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جرجم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific groups of people, possibly of non-Arab origin, and also to the act of contracting or settling into a place.

Derived headwords

الجراجمةname
  1. 1.
    A peopleclassical

    A group of non-Arabs residing in the Jazira region.

  2. 2.
    Nabataeans of the Levantclassical

    Alternatively, it refers to the Nabataeans of the Levant.

تجرجمverb
  1. 1.
    to contract and settleclassical

    Used to describe a wild animal (e.g., a fox) contracting itself and settling into its den.

تجرجم الوحشي في وجاره — The wild animal contracted and settled in its den.

Parallel reading

الجراجمة: قوم من العجم بالجزيرة.
Al-Jaraajimah: a people of non-Arabs in the Jazira.
ويقال: الجراجمة: نبط الشأم.
And it is said: Al-Jaraajimah: the Nabataeans of the Levant.
وتجرجم الوحشي في وجاره: تقبض وسكن.
And the wild animal contracted and settled in its den: it drew itself together and became still.