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جسميرج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This entry discusses a Persian loanword adopted into Arabic, referring to a specific medicinal substance. It is primarily known for its use as an eye medicine, with its name etymologically linked to the Persian word for 'eye'.

Derived headwords

جِسْمِيرَجnoun
  1. 1.
    eye medicineclassical

    A medicinal substance used to treat ailments of the eye. It is noted as being of Persian origin.

جُشْمname
  1. 1.
    eye (Persian)classical

    The Persian word for 'eye', which is etymologically related to the Arabic term for the eye medicine.

Parallel reading

جسميرج بفتح الجيم وسكون السين المهملة وفتح الميم والراء بينهما ياء ساكنة، هاكذا هذا نسختنا، والصواب كسر الميم، وبدل الراء زاي
Jismirij, with a fatha on the jim, sukun on the sin, fatha on the mim, and ra between them with a silent ya. This is how our copy reads, but the correct pronunciation is with a kasra on the mim and a za instead of the ra.
وهو فارسي معرب
And it is a Persian word Arabized.
وهو دواء نافع لوجع العين
And it is a beneficial medicine for eye pain.
والعين بالفارسية جشم
And the eye in Persian is 'jushm'.