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جزب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a portion, share, or lot, particularly of wealth. It also extends to meanings of servitude and, in a more abstract sense, to good character or disposition.

Derived headwords

الجَزْبُ (بالكسر)noun
  1. 1.
    Share, portionclassical

    A portion or share, especially of wealth or property.

أَجْزَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Shares, portionsclassical

    The plural of 'jazb', referring to multiple shares or portions.

الجَزْمُ (بالضم)noun
  1. 1.
    Servants, slavesclassical

    A term referring to servants or slaves.

بَنُو جَزِيبَةname
  1. 1.
    Banu Jazibaclassical

    A tribal name, derived from the root, referring to a specific Arab tribe.

المُجَزِّبُadjective
  1. 1.
    Good dispositionclassical

    Describing someone of good character, disposition, or nature.

  2. 2.
    Good health/conditionclassical

    Describing something or someone in good health, condition, or appearance, as determined by examination.

Parallel reading

هو (النصيب) من المال.
It is the share of wealth.
والجمع: أجزاب
And the plural is: ajzab.
الجزب والجزم: النصيب.
Al-jazb and al-jazm: the share.
الجزب (بالضم: العبيد.
Al-jazb (with damma): the servants.
وبنو جزيبة كجهينة: قبيلة من العرب
And Banu Jaziba, like Juhayna: a tribe from the Arabs.
ودودان أجلت عن أبانين والحمى فرارا وقد كنا اتخذناهم جزبا
Two affectionate ones caused them to flee from Abanayn and the protected land, fleeing, and we had taken them as a share.
المجزب كمنبر هو الحسن السبر
Al-mujazzib, like 'minbar', is the one of good examination.
وهو الاختبار، (الطاهرة) أي السبر
And it is the testing, the pure, meaning the examination.
الحسن السيرة الطاهرة.
Of good conduct, pure.