جحدب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses the adjective 'juhadib' (جحدب) meaning short, citing its use for a man. It also touches upon a potential confusion with a similar-sounding word related to locusts, and mentions a historical figure named 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Juhadib.

Derived headwords

الجَحْدَبadjective

1.
shortboth
Describing a person as short in stature.

رجل جحدبadjective

1.
short manboth
A man who is short in stature.

جَحْدَبother

1.
type of locustclassical
A specific type of locust, though this is presented as a potential misreading or confusion with a different root.

عبد الرحمن بن جحدبname

1.
Abd al-Rahman ibn Juhadibboth
A transmitter of hadith, mentioned as a historical figure.

Parallel reading

الجحدب: القصير

Al-Juhadib: the short.

يقال: رجل جحدب، أي قصير

It is said: a juhadib man, meaning short.

ولا أحقها، إنما المعروف: جحدر بالراء

And I do not consider it authentic; rather, what is known is 'jahdar' with the raa'.

فكان ينبغي للمؤلف الإشارة إليه

So it would have been appropriate for the author to point to it.

أن الجحدب بجيم فحاء ودال مهملتين فموحدة: نوع من الجراد

That al-juhadib, with a jim, faa', and two unpointed dāl letters, then a muḥmala letter: is a type of locust.

فانظره، مع قول المصنف: القصير، مقتصرا عليه

So look into it, alongside the author's statement: the short, limiting himself to that.

وهذا وهم من كاتب نسخة همع الهوامع أو من شيخنا

And this is an error from the scribe of the copy of 'Ham' al-Hawami' or from our shaykh.

فإنما هو جخدب بالخاء المعجمة

For it is actually 'jakhdab' with the mu'jamah kha'.

وقد ذكره المصنف بلغاته بعد هذه المادة بقليل

And the author mentioned it with its variations shortly after this entry.

فالعجب منه كيف لم يتنبه

So it is strange that he did not notice.

وسنشرحه إن شاء الله تعالى، إذا أتينا هناك، بما يثلج الصدور

And we will explain it, God Almighty willing, when we arrive there, with what will bring satisfaction to the hearts.

وتعلم به أن ما ذهب إليه من أوهام السطور

And you will learn from it what he went to regarding the errors of the lines.

عبد الرحمن بن جحدب: محدث: عن فضالة بن عبيد

Abd al-Rahman ibn Juhadib: a hadith narrator: from Fadalah ibn Ubayd.