جني

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of picking or harvesting ripe fruits and produce. It extends to the concept of reaping what one has sown, both literally and figuratively, including the idea of incurring blame or committing an offense.

Derived headwords

جَنَىverb

1.
Singular of 'jinn'both
Singular of 'jinn'
2.
plural of al-jadhwahboth
plural of al-jadhwah
3.
he picked (the fruit)both
he picked (the fruit)
4.
act, deedboth
act, deed
5.
what is gathered from treesboth
what is gathered from trees
6.
freshly pickedboth
freshly picked
7.
he committed a crime against himboth
he committed a crime against him

جَنَيْتُverb

1.
I picked, I harvestedboth
Past tense, first person singular of 'to pick' or 'to harvest'.

جنيت الثمرة أجنيها جنيا واجتنيتها بمعنى — I picked the fruit, I harvest it, a picking, and I picked it, meaning the same.

أَجْنِيverb

1.
I pick, I harvestboth
Present tense, first person singular of 'to pick' or 'to harvest'.

جنيت الثمرة أجنيها جنيا واجتنيتها بمعنى — I picked the fruit, I harvest it, a picking, and I picked it, meaning the same.

جَنِيًّاnoun

1.
picking, harvestingboth
The verbal noun (masdar) of 'to pick' or 'to harvest'.

جنيت الثمرة أجنيها جنيا واجتنيتها بمعنى — I picked the fruit, I harvest it, a picking, and I picked it, meaning the same.

اجْتَنَيْتُverb

1.
I picked, I harvestedboth
Past tense, first person singular of Form VIII verb 'to pick' or 'to harvest', often implying careful selection.

جنيت الثمرة أجنيها جنيا واجتنيتها بمعنى — I picked the fruit, I harvest it, a picking, and I picked it, meaning the same.

الجَنَىnoun

1.
harvest, produceboth
What is picked or gathered from trees and other plants; the fruit or produce of a harvest.
2.
offense, crimeclassical
An offense, sin, or crime; the act of incurring guilt.

أتانا بجناة طيبة — He brought us good produce.

جَنَاةnoun

1.
what is gatheredboth
what is gathered

أتانا بجناة طيبة — He brought us good produce.

جَنِيّadjective

1.
Singular of 'jinn'both
Singular of 'jinn'
2.
plural of al-jadhwahboth
plural of al-jadhwah
3.
he picked (the fruit)both
he picked (the fruit)
4.
act, deedboth
act, deed
5.
what is gathered from treesboth
what is gathered from trees
6.
freshly pickedboth
freshly picked
7.
he committed a crime against himboth
he committed a crime against him

وثمر جني — And picked fruit.

جِنَايَةnoun

1.
offense, crimeboth
An offense, crime, or wrongdoing; the act of committing a sin or fault.

وجنى عليه جناية — And he committed an offense against him.

تَجَنٍّnoun

1.
false accusationclassical
To falsely accuse someone of a crime or fault they did not commit; to impute guilt unjustly.

والتجني: مثل التجرم، وهو أن يدعي عليك ذنبا لم تفعله — And 'at-tajanni' is like 'at-tajarrum', which is to claim you committed a sin you did not do.

أَجْنَىverb

1.
to bear fruit, ripenboth
Said of a tree when its fruit has ripened and is ready to be picked.
2.
to yield much produceboth
Said of land when it produces abundant crops, herbage, or truffles.

وأجنى الشجر، أي أدرك ثمره — And the tree 'ajná', meaning its fruit ripened.

وأجنت الأرض، أي كثر جناها، وهو الكلا والكمأة ونحو ذلك — And the land 'ajnat', meaning its produce became abundant, such as herbage, truffles, and the like.

أَجْنَاءُهَاnoun

1.
its offendersclassical
Plural of 'جانٍ', referring to those who have committed offenses or caused harm.

أجناؤها أبناؤها — Its offenders are its sons.

Parallel reading

جنيت الثمرة أجنيها جنيا واجتنيتها بمعنى.

I picked the fruit, I harvest it, a picking, and I picked it, meaning the same.

والجنى: ما يجتنى من الشجر وغيره.

And 'al-janá': what is picked from trees and other things.

يقال: أتانا بجناة طيبة، لكل ما يجتنى.

It is said: He brought us good produce, for everything that is picked.

وثمر جني، على فعيل: حين جني.

And picked fruit, on the pattern of 'fa'īl': when it is picked.

وجنى عليه جناية.

And he committed an offense against him.

والتجني: مثل التجرم، وهو أن يدعي عليك ذنبا لم تفعله.

And 'at-tajanni': like 'at-tajarrum', which is to claim you committed a sin you did not do.

" أجناؤها أبناؤها "، أي الذين جنوا على هذه الدار بالهدم هم الذين كانوا بنوها، حكاه أبو عبيد.

"Its offenders are its sons", meaning those who caused this house to be demolished are the ones who built it, as narrated by Abu Ubaid.

وأجنى الشجر، أي أدرك ثمره.

And the tree 'ajná', meaning its fruit ripened.

وأجنت الأرض، أي كثر جناها، وهو الكلا والكمأة ونحو ذلك.

And the land 'ajnat', meaning its produce became abundant, such as herbage, truffles, and the like.