← Back to Taj al-Arus

جيج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with a specific vocalization or call directed at camels, often associated with encouraging them to drink or move. It also touches upon the linguistic treatment of the hamza in relation to this sound.

Derived headwords

جِيْجnoun
  1. 1.
    camel callclassical

    A specific name for the vocalization used by a camel driver to call his camels, particularly when they are at the watering place.

جاجَهاverb
  1. 1.
    to call camelsclassical

    To utter the call 'ji' (جي) to one's camels, as in calling them at the watering place.

Parallel reading

جيج بالكسر: اسم لقول المورد إبله لها: {جي}
Jīj (with kasra) is the name for the camel driver's call to his camels: 'Jī' (جي).
يقال:! جاجاها
It is said: 'He called them (جاجاها)'.
وهذا (على قول من يلين الهمزة، أو لا يجعلها من أصل الجيئة والمجىء)
And this (is according to the opinion of one who softens the hamza, or does not consider it part of the root of 'al-ji'ah' and 'al-majī'').
وقد تقدم في الهمز.
And it has been previously mentioned in the section on the hamza.