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جضد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a quality of toughness or resilience, possibly related to physical strength or endurance. It is noted as a rare or dialectal variant of a more common root.

Derived headwords

جَضَدadjective
  1. 1.
    tough, strongclassical

    Describing a man who is tough, strong, and resilient.

جَلَدadjective
  1. 1.
    tough, strongboth

    The standard form meaning tough, strong, and resilient, which 'جضد' is presented as a variant of.

Parallel reading

رجل جضد
A tough man.
بفتح فسكون
with fath on the first letter and sukun on the second.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال الفراء: أي جلد، يبدلون اللام ضادا
And Al-Farra' said: it means 'jalad' (tough), they substitute the 'lam' with a 'dad'.
ورواه أبو تراب أيضا
And Abu Turab also narrated it.