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جحن

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of poor growth, slow development, and stuntedness, particularly in relation to nourishment, youth, and vegetation. It also encompasses terms for specific geographical locations.

Derived headwords

جُحِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be poorly nourishedclassical

    To be in a state of poor nourishment or bad food, leading to stunted growth.

جَحَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to nourish poorlyclassical

    To provide bad food or poor nourishment, causing stunted growth.

جَحْنnoun
  1. 1.
    poor nourishmentclassical

    The state of being poorly nourished or having bad food.

أَجْحَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause poor nourishmentclassical

    To cause someone or something to be poorly nourished.

الجُحْنnoun
  1. 1.
    slow youthclassical

    Referring to someone who is slow to mature or develop in youth.

المُجْحِنadjective
  1. 1.
    short and sparse (vegetation)classical

    Describing vegetation that is short, sparse, and has little water.

جَيْحُونname
  1. 1.
    the river of Balkhboth

    the river of Balkh

جَيْحَانname
  1. 1.
    a river in Syriaboth

    a river in Syria

Parallel reading

صبى جحن: سيئ الغذاء.
Poorly nourished: having bad food.
وقد جحن بالكسر يحجن جحنا.
And he was poorly nourished, he is poorly nourished, a state of poor nourishment.
وقد عرقت مغابنها وجادت بدرتها قرى جحن قتين
And its flanks sweated, and its udder provided nourishment for the mites.
يقول: صار عرق هذه الناقة قرى للقراد وأجحنته:
He says: the sweat of this she-camel became food for the ticks, and it caused it to be poorly nourished:
أسأت غذاءه.
I provided him with bad food.
أبو زيد: الجحن: البطئ الشباب.
Abu Zayd: Al-Jahn: slow in youth.
والمجحن بضم الميم من النبات: القصير القليل الماء.
And Al-Mujhin from plants: short and with little water.
وجيحون: نهربلخ، وهو فيعول.
And Jayhun: Nahrbelakh, and it is on the pattern of Fay'ul.
وجيحان: نهر بالشأم.
And Jayhan: a river in Sham.