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جشن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the chest or breast area, extending to the middle or core of something. It also encompasses the concept of a coat of mail worn on the chest and can refer to a person's name.

Derived headwords

الجوشنnoun
  1. 1.
    The chestboth

    The chest

  2. 2.
    The cuirassboth

    The cuirass

جوشن الليلnoun
  1. 1.
    middle of the nightclassical

    The central or core part of the night.

البينnoun
  1. 1.
    separationboth

    separation

  2. 2.
    connection, and it is among the oppositesboth

    connection, and it is among the opposites

Parallel reading

الجوشن: الصدر.
Al-jawshan: the chest.
والجوشن: الدرع، واسم رجل.
And al-jawshan: the coat of mail, and a man's name.
وجوشن الليل: وسطه وصدره.
And jawshan al-layl: its middle and its chest.
يقال: مضى جوشن من الليل، أي صدر منه.
It is said: a jawshan of the night has passed, meaning its beginning.
يضئ صبيرها في ذي حبي جواشن ليلها بينا فبينا
Its froth shines in the dark, its night's core clearly and distinctly.
والبين: القطعة من الأرض.
And al-bayn: the piece of land.