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جغب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be an imitative or emphatic addition to another word, lacking independent meaning. It is used to intensify the meaning of a preceding word, particularly in descriptions of people.

Derived headwords

جَغَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    imitative additionclassical

    A word used as an echo or intensifier for another word, without independent semantic value.

شَغَبٌ جَغَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    troublesome and noisyclassical

    Describing a person who is both troublesome and noisy, where 'jaghb' serves to emphasize 'shaghab'.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari ignored it.
وقال ابن دريد: هو إتباع لشغب، ولا يفرد
And Ibn Duraid said: It is an echo of 'shaghab', and it is not used alone.
يقال: رجل شغب جغب
It is said: A troublesome, noisy man.
لا يتكلم به مفردا
It is not spoken of in isolation.
كذا في (التهذيب) و (التكملة)
Thus it is in (Al-Tahdhib) and (Al-Takmilah).