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جءجء

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of defeat, the chest or sternum of a creature or vessel, and specific calls or commands directed at animals, particularly camels. It also encompasses notions of hesitation, retreat, and boldness.

Derived headwords

الجَأْجَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    defeatclassical

    The state of being defeated or vanquished.

جُؤْجُؤnoun
  1. 1.
    chest/sternumboth

    The chest or sternum of a human, bird, or the front part of a ship.

  2. 2.
    centerclassical

    The middle part of something, like the chest bone.

  3. 3.
    breastbone junctionclassical

    The place where the breastbones meet.

خلق جؤجؤ آدم عليه السلام من كثيب ضرية — The sternum of Adam was created from the sand dune of Dhariyyah.
الجَآجِىءnoun
  1. 1.
    goose chestclassical

    Refers to the chest area of a goose, used here in a culinary context.

ما أطيب جوذاب الأرز بجآجىء الإوز — How delicious is the aroma of rice with goose chests.
جُؤْجُؤِهَاnoun
  1. 1.
    prowclassical

    The front part of a ship, its bow.

شقت السفينة الماء بجؤجئها — The ship cut through the water with its prow.
جُؤْجُؤَةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name in the region of Bahrain.

جَأْجَأَverb
  1. 1.
    call camels to drinkclassical

    To call camels, using a specific sound, to come to drink water.

  2. 2.
    call animals to drinkclassical

    To call animals, like a donkey, to drink water using a specific sound.

جأجأ بالإبل إذا دعاها للشرب بجىءجىء — He called the camels to drink with the sound 'ji' ji'.
الجِىءnoun
  1. 1.
    call to drinkclassical

    The sound or call used to summon animals to drink.

وما كان على الهيء ولا الجيء امتداحيكا ولكني على الحب وطيب النفس آتيكا — And I was not praised for my appearance or my call to drink, but I came to you out of love and good nature.
جِيء جِيءother
  1. 1.
    command to drinkclassical

    An imperative sound used to direct camels to drink water, especially when they are near the watering place.

  2. 2.
    call to food/drinkclassical

    A call used to invite animals to food or drink.

جيء جيء: أمر للإبل بورود الماء وهي على الحوض — 'Ji' ji': an order for camels to approach the water when they are at the trough.
جُؤْجُؤother
  1. 1.
    command to drinkclassical

    An imperative sound used to direct camels to drink water when they are far from it.

وجؤجؤ: أمر لها بورود الماء وهي بعيدة منه — And 'ju'ju': an order for them (camels) to approach the water when they are far from it.
جَأْparticle
  1. 1.
    repellent soundclassical

    A sound used to repel or drive away animals, similar to 'sha'.

تَجَأْجَأَverb
  1. 1.
    refrainclassical

    To stop or refrain from doing something.

  2. 2.
    retreatclassical

    To move backward, to retreat or fall back.

  3. 3.
    hesitateclassical

    To hesitate or hold back.

  4. 4.
    fearclassical

    To be afraid of someone or something; to shy away from.

سأنزع منك عرس أبيك إني رأيتك لا تجأجأ عن حماها — I will take your father's wife from you, for I have seen that you do not refrain from protecting her.
فلان لا يتجأجأ عن فلان، أي هو جريء عليه — So-and-so does not shy away from so-and-so, meaning he is bold towards him.

Parallel reading

الهزيمة
Defeat.
جؤجؤ الإنسان والطائر والسفينة
The chest of a human, bird, and ship.
خلق جؤجؤ آدم عليه السلام من كثيب ضرية
The sternum of Adam was created from the sand dune of Dhariyyah.
فكأني أنظر إلى مسجدها كجؤجؤ سفينة أو نعامة جائمة أو كجؤجؤ طائر في لجة بحر
As if I am looking at its mosque like the stern of a ship, or a crouching ostrich, or the breast of a bird in the middle of the sea.
ما أطيب جوذاب الأرز بجآجىء الإوز
How delicious is the aroma of rice with goose chests.
شقت السفينة الماء بجؤجئها
The ship cut through the water with its prow.
جؤجؤة بالبحرين
Juj'ah in Bahrain.
جأجأ بالإبل إذا دعاها للشرب بجىءجىء
He called the camels to drink with the sound 'ji' ji'.
وجأجأها كذلك
And he called them similarly.
وجأجأ بالحمار
And he called the donkey.
وما كان على الهيء ولا الجيء امتداحيكا ولكني على الحب وطيب النفس آتيكا
And I was not praised for my appearance or my call to drink, but I came to you out of love and good nature.
جيء جيء: أمر للإبل بورود الماء وهي على الحوض
'Ji' ji': an order for camels to approach the water when they are at the trough.
وجؤجؤ: أمر لها بورود الماء وهي بعيدة منه
And 'ju'ju': an order for them (camels) to approach the water when they are far from it.
جأ، بالفتح: زجر
'Ja', with fatha: a repelling sound.
سأنزع منك عرس أبيك إني رأيتك لا تجأجأ عن حماها
I will take your father's wife from you, for I have seen that you do not refrain from protecting her.
تجأجأ: نكص، وتأخر، وانتهى
To retreat, to fall back, and to cease.
تجأجأ عنه: هابه
To shy away from it: to fear it.
فلان لا يتجأجأ عن فلان، أي هو جريء عليه
So-and-so does not shy away from so-and-so, meaning he is bold towards him.