جنب

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of proximity, side, and separation. It extends to describe a state of ritual impurity, physical ailments affecting the side, and geographical directions. It also encompasses terms for various objects and abstract qualities associated with these core meanings.

Derived headwords

أَجْنَبَverb

1.
to become ritually impureboth
To become in a state requiring ritual purification, typically due to sexual intercourse or seminal emission.
2.
to be unknownclassical
To be unknown or unrecognized, as in the saying that a person, garment, or water does not become unknown.

جُنُبٌnoun

1.
ritually impure personboth
A person who is in a state of ritual impurity and must perform ghusl (ritual washing).
2.
a sideboth
The side of something.

وإن كنتم جنبا فاطهروا — And if you are in a state of impurity, then purify yourselves.

جَنَبَverb

1.
to avoidclassical
To keep away from or avoid something or someone.
2.
to lead (an animal)classical
To lead or guide an animal, especially in a race.

جَنَبَnoun

1.
a sideboth
The side of something.

جَنَّبَverb

1.
to make ritually impureclassical
To cause someone to become ritually impure.
2.
to avoidclassical
To cause someone to avoid something.

تَجَنَّبَverb

1.
to avoidboth
To keep away from, shun, or avoid.

اِسْتَجْنَبَverb

1.
to seek to avoidclassical
To try to avoid or keep away from.

جَنَابَةnoun

1.
ritual impurityboth
The state of ritual impurity requiring ghusl.
2.
distanceclassical
Originally, distance; used metaphorically for the state of ritual impurity.

جَنَابٌnoun

1.
courtyardboth
The open space in front of a house or dwelling; a courtyard or vicinity.
2.
areaboth
A region, vicinity, or surrounding area.
3.
mountainclassical
A mountain or hill.
4.
name of a placeclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific location.

استكفوا جنابيه — Seek refuge in its surroundings.

جَنَائِبُnoun

1.
surroundingsboth
Plural of جناب, referring to the areas around a place.
2.
camels for tradeclassical
Camels given to people to trade with for provisions.

ركابه في الحي كالجنائب — His mounts among the tribe are like stray camels.

جَنَائِبِيٌّadjective

1.
strayclassical
Describing something that is lost or stray, like a camel without a proper owner.

جَنِيبَةnoun

1.
camel for tradeclassical
A she-camel given to people to trade with for provisions.
2.
wool of a two-year-oldclassical
The wool of a two-year-old sheep, considered superior to that of a lamb.

ذَاتُ الْجَنْبِnoun

1.
pleurisyboth
A painful inflammation of the pleura, affecting the side of the body.
2.
a specific ailmentclassical
A serious internal ulcer or disease affecting the side.

ذات الجنب شهادة — Pleurisy is a form of martyrdom.

ذُو الْجَنْبِnoun

1.
one suffering from pleurisyclassical
A person afflicted with pleurisy or a similar ailment of the side.

ذو الجنب شهيد — He who suffers from pleurisy is a martyr.

مَجْنُوبٌadjective

1.
afflicted with pleurisyboth
One who is suffering from pleurisy or a disease of the side.
2.
ledclassical
Led or guided, especially in the context of a horse in a race.

المجنوب في سبيل الله شهيد — The one afflicted with pleurisy in the cause of God is a martyr.

مُجَنَّبٌadjective

1.
abundantclassical
Abundant or plentiful, used for both good and evil.
2.
curtainclassical
A curtain or covering, especially one used to screen a tent or house.
3.
honey-harvesting toolclassical
A device resembling a door, used by a honey harvester to reach the combs.
4.
far borderclassical
The furthest border between lands, or the closest border between two regions.
5.
shieldclassical
A shield or protective covering.
6.
tool for moving earthclassical
A tool like a comb without teeth, used for moving earth.

خير مجنب — Abundant good.

جَنَبٌnoun

1.
shortnessclassical
Shortness in stature.
2.
wolfclassical
A wolf, due to its cunning and stealth.

جَنَبٌverb

1.
to be lameclassical
To have a slight lameness or limp, not a full lameness.
2.
to thirst intenselyclassical
To suffer from extreme thirst, to the point where the lungs feel stuck to the side.

كأنه مستبان الشك أو جنب — As if it were limping or intensely thirsty.

جَنَبَnoun

1.
short personclassical
A short person.

جَنَبَverb

1.
to be thirstyclassical
To experience intense thirst.

جَنَبَ الْبَعِيرَverb

1.
to cause lamenessclassical
To inflict a condition resembling lameness on a camel, often due to thirst.

جَنَبٌnoun

1.
forbidden act in racingclassical
An illegal practice in horse racing where a rider switches to a led horse if their main horse falters.
2.
forbidden act in zakatclassical
An illegal practice in collecting zakat, where the collector goes to remote areas or the owner hides wealth.

جَنُوبٌnoun

1.
south windboth
The wind blowing from the south, often associated with warmth and fertility.

ريحهما جنوب — Their wind is south (meaning they are in harmony).

جَانِبٌnoun

1.
sideboth
The side of an object or person.
2.
aspectboth
An aspect, part, or consideration of something.

جَانِبِيٌّadjective

1.
lateralboth
Pertaining to the side; sideways.

جَنْبَةnoun

1.
sideclassical
The side of something.

جَنْبَةnoun

1.
a specific placeclassical
A known location in Najd.

Parallel reading

وإن كنتم جنبا فاطهروا

And if you are in a state of impurity, then purify yourselves.

الإنسان لا يجنب والثوب لا يجنب والماء لا يجنب والأرض لا تجنب

A person does not become impure, a garment does not become impure, water does not become impure, and the earth does not become impure.

لا تدخل الملائكة بيتا فيه جنب

Angels do not enter a house in which there is a ritually impure person.

يستوي للواحد والاثنين والجميع والمؤنث، فيقال: هذا جنب، وهذان جنب، كما يقال: رجل رضا وقوم رضا

It is the same for one, two, and all, and for the feminine, so it is said: this is junub, and these two are junub, just as it is said: a man of contentment and people of contentment.

استكفوا جنابيه

Seek refuge in its surroundings.

أجدب بنا الجناب

The vicinity became desolate for us.

أخصب جناب القوم

The area around the people became fertile.

وهو مجاز

And this is metaphorical.

وأنا في جناب زيد

And I am in Zayd's courtyard.

مشوا جانبيه وجنابيه وجنابتيه وجنبتيه

They walked by his sides, his vicinities, his flanks, and his sides.

كنا عنهم جنابين وجنابا

We were distant from them, two sides and a side.

وهو جناب الهضب الذي جاء ذكره في الحديث

And it is the Janab of Al-Hadhb, which was mentioned in the hadith.

بالضم: ذات الجنب

With damma: pleurisy.

مريض لا يصح ولا يبالي كأن بشقه وجع الجناب

A sick person who does not recover and does not care, as if his side has the pain of pleurisy.

المجنوب في سبيل الله شهيد

The one afflicted with pleurisy in the cause of God is a martyr.

ذات الجنب شهادة

Pleurisy is a form of martyrdom.

ذو الجنب شهيد

He who suffers from pleurisy is a martyr.

فرس طوع الجناب

A horse that is easy to handle.

إذا جنب كان سهلا منقادا

If it was led, it was easy and obedient.

لج زيد في جناب قبيح

Zayd persisted in an ugly avoidance.

أي في مجانبة أهله

Meaning in avoiding his family.

وأهل جناب الهضب

And the people of Janab Al-Hadhb.

ركابه في الحي كالجنائب

His mounts among the tribe are like stray camels.

يعني أنها ضائعة

Meaning they are lost.

إن عندنا لخيرا مجنبا

We have abundant good.

وشرا مجنبا

And abundant evil.

خير مجنب

Abundant good.

وطعام مجنب

And abundant food.

وقد جنب البيت إذا ستره بالمجنب

And the house was screened when it was covered with the screen.

كما يلط المجنب

As the honey-harvesting tool scrapes.

وشجو لنفسي لم أنسه بمعترك الطف والمجنب

And a worry for my soul that I did not forget in the battle of Al-Taff and Al-Mujanab.

أن يجنب فرسا عريا في الرهان إلى فرسه الذي يسابق عليه في السباق

To lead an unridden horse in a wager to his horse which he is racing.

فإذا فتر المركوب أي ضعف تحول وانتقل إلى الفرس المجنوب أي المقود

And when the mount falters, meaning weakens, he switches and moves to the led horse, meaning the guided one.

أن ينزل العامل بأقصى مواضع الصدقة ثم يأمر بالأموال أن تجنب إليه

That the collector descends to the farthest places of charity and then orders the wealth to be brought to him.

أن يجنب رب المال بماله أي يبعده عن موضعه حتى يحتاج العامل إلى الإبعاد في اتباعه وطلبه

That the owner of the wealth keeps his wealth away, meaning he distances it from its place until the collector needs to go far to follow and seek it.

ريحهما جنوب

Their wind is south (meaning they are in harmony).

لقد بدلت وهي جنوب

It has changed, and it is south.

مجنوبة الأنس مشمول مواعدها

Its pleasantness is taken away, its promises are scattered.

جنوب تسامي أوجه القوم مسها لذيذ ومسراها من الأرض طيب

A south wind that brushes the faces of people, its touch is pleasant, and its course over the land is good.