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جيا

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to containers and vessels, specifically those used for cooking. It also extends to describe stagnant water and, in a classical context, a specific place name.

Derived headwords

الجِيَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    pot containerclassical

    A vessel or container for a cooking pot.

الجِئَاوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    pot containerclassical

    Synonymous with الجِيَاء, referring to a container for a cooking pot.

الجِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stagnant waterclassical

    Water that has pooled and become stagnant in a place. It is not pronounced with a hamza.

جِيّname
  1. 1.
    city nameclassical

    The name of a city in Isfahan, which is a loanword.

Parallel reading

الجياء: وعاء القدر، وهي الجئاوة.
Al-Jiyā': The container of the pot, and it is Al-Ji'āwah.
وقال ثعلب: الجية: الماء المستنقع في الموضع، غير مهموز، يشدد ولا يشدد.
And Tha'lab said: Al-Jiyah: The stagnant water in a place, not pronounced with a hamza, it can be geminated or not.
وكان ما جاد لى لا جاد عن سعة
And what he gave me was not given generously from abundance
ثلاثة زائفات ضرب جيات
three counterfeit coins of the type of Jiyāt
يعنى من ضرب جى، وهو اسم مدينة أصبهان معرب.
meaning of the type of Jī, which is the Arabized name of a city in Isfahan.