جءب

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of thickness, coarseness, and robustness, often applied to animals like donkeys and lions. It also extends to physical attributes like a thick neck or a protruding navel, and metaphorically to stubbornness or acquiring wealth.

Derived headwords

الجَأْبnoun

1.
Donkeyclassical
A coarse donkey, used absolutely or referring to a wild one. It can be pronounced with or without hamza.
2.
Navelclassical
The navel.
3.
Lionclassical
A lion.
4.
Thick/Coarseclassical
Describing a thick or coarse neck (كاهل) or a coarse constitution (خلق).
5.
Ochreclassical
A type of ochre, a reddish-yellow pigment. It can be pronounced with or without hamza.
6.
Acquisitionclassical
The act of acquiring or earning, particularly wealth.

جُؤُوبnoun

1.
Donkeysclassical
The plural of الجأب, referring to coarse donkeys.

جَأَبَverb

1.
To acquire wealthclassical
To earn or acquire money or wealth.
2.
To sell ochreclassical
To sell ochre (المغرة).

جَأْبًاnoun

1.
Acquisition of wealthclassical
The masdar (verbal noun) for acquiring wealth.

جُؤُوبَةnoun

1.
Flushing of the faceclassical
A redness or flushing of the face.

جَأْبَةnoun

1.
Lower abdomenclassical
The area of the belly between the navel and the pubic region.
2.
Early horn growthclassical
Referring to the early stage of a gazelle's horn growth when it is thick.

جَبَأَتَهُverb

1.
To be the lower abdomenclassical
To constitute the area between the navel and the pubic region.

الجَأْبnoun

1.
Stubbornnessclassical
Referring to someone who is thin in appearance but has a robust or stubborn nature in matters.

الجَأْبnoun

1.
Water sourceclassical
A specific water source belonging to the tribe Banu Hujaym.

الجَأَيْبَانname

1.
Place nameclassical
A proper name for a location.

دَارَةُ الجَأْبname

1.
Place nameclassical
A proper name for a location, mentioned in the context of other 'Darrah' place names.

الجَأْنَبadjective

1.
Short and stockyclassical
Describing someone or something as short and stocky or stunted in stature.

جَأْنَبadjective

1.
Short and stocky horseclassical
A horse that is short and stocky.

Parallel reading

الجأب: الحمار الغليظ مطلقا، أو من وحشيه

Al-Ja'b: the coarse donkey, absolutely, or from its wild ones.

والجمع جؤوب

And the plural is ju'ub.

الجأب: السرة

Al-Ja'b: the navel.

الجأب: الأسد

Al-Ja'b: the lion.

وكاهل جأب: غليظ

And a thick neck: coarse.

وخلق جأب: جاف غليظ

And a coarse constitution: dry and thick.

فلم يبق إلا آل كل نجهيبة لها كاهل جأب وصلب مكدح

Nothing remained but the family of every strong she-camel, possessing a thick, strong, and toiling neck.

الجأب: ع

Al-Ja'b: a place name.

وعن كرع أنه ماء لبني هجيم

And from Kara': it is a water source for Banu Hujaym.

الجأب: المغرة

Al-Ja'b: the ochre.

والجؤوبة: كلوح الوجه

And al-ju'ubah: the flushing of the face.

جأبة البطن وجبأته مأنته هو ما بين السرة والعانة

Ja'bat al-batn and jab'atuhu: their ma'antuhu, which is what is between the navel and the pubic area.

الظبية أول ما طلع قرنها أي حين يطلع: جأبة المدرى

The gazelle when its horn first appears, i.e., when it emerges: ja'bat al-midra.

تعرض جأبة المدرى خذول بصاحة في أسرتها السلام وصاحة

The ja'bat al-midra appears, a shy, swift gazelle, with the mountain As-Salam and the mountain Sahah.

لأن القرن أول طلوعه غليظ ثم يدق

Because the horn, at its first emergence, is thick, then it thins.

فلان شخت الآل جأب الصبر، أي دقيق الشخص غليظ الصبر في الأمور

So-and-so is thin in appearance, thick in patience, meaning thin in person but robust in patience in matters.

الجأب: الكسب

Al-Ja'b: the acquisition.

جأب كمنع يجأب! جأبا: كسب المال

Ja'aba ka-mana'a, yaj'abu ja'ban: to acquire wealth.

والله راع عملي وجأبي

And God is the guardian of my deed and my acquisition.

جأب وجبأ إذا باع الجأب، وهو المغرة

Ja'aba and jaba'a if he sold al-ja'b, which is the ochre.

الجأنب، كجفر، ... هو: القصير القميء

Al-Ja'nab, like Jufur, ... it is: the short and stunted.

يقال: فرس جأنب

It is said: a short and stocky horse.