جبر

Root entry · 44 derived lemmas

The root 'j-b-r' primarily relates to mending, restoring, and strengthening, often in a physical or spiritual sense. It extends to concepts of compulsion, dominance, and greatness, as well as specific geographical locations, personal names, and botanical terms.

Derived headwords

المجبرname

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Abd al-Rahman al-Asgharclassical
A kunya (sobriquet) for Abd al-Rahman al-Asghar, son of Abd al-Rahman al-Akbar, son of Umar ibn al-Khattab. He was also called Abu al-Mujbir.

جبرname

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Muhammadclassical
A sobriquet for Muhammad ibn 'Isam ibn Yazid al-Isfahani, a traditionist whose father was known as the servant of Sufyan al-Thawri.

المتجبرadjective

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lionclassical
An epithet for a lion, due to its arrogance and dominance.

أجبرهverb

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to attribute to compulsionclassical
To attribute someone or something to compulsion or جبر (jabr), similar to how 'akfarahu' means to attribute someone to disbelief (kufr).

جبارname

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city/place nameclassical
A place name, specifically a location in Bahrain.

جابارname

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Muhammad ibn Jabbarclassical
A Sufi named Muhammad ibn Jabbar al-Hamdani, who accompanied al-Shibli and others.

جابارname

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Makki ibn Jabbarclassical
A reliable traditionist named Makki ibn Jabbar al-Daynuri, who narrated in Damascus after 460 AH.

الجابريname

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traditionistclassical
A traditionist, known for a part (juz') in hadith, narrated by Abu Nu'aym. He is identified as Abu Muhammad Abd Allah ibn Ja'far ibn Ishaq ibn Ali ibn Jabir ibn al-Haytham al-Mawsili al-Jabiri.

الجابريname

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Muhammad ibn al-Hasanclassical
Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Jabiri, a student of Abu al-Fadl 'Iyad ibn Musa al-Yahsubi, who narrated in Ceuta before 600 AH.

جبرويهname

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Yusuf ibn Jabrawayhclassical
A traditionist named Yusuf ibn Jabrawayh al-Tayalisi.

جبرويهname

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Abu Sahl Ahmad ibn Aliclassical
Abu Sahl Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Jabrawayh al-Kalwadhani, who narrated from al-Kadimi and was narrated from by Rizqawayh.

جبرويهname

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Abu al-Hasan Muhammad ibn al-Hasanclassical
Abu al-Hasan Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Jabrawayh, who narrated from Abu al-Ghanā'im al-Narsi. Note the pronunciation difference (dammah on jim).

جبرانname

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poetclassical
A Shi'ite poet named Jabran ibn Ibrahim al-Saghaani, who narrated from Abu Qurrah.

جبرونname

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Jabrun ibn Isaclassical
Jabrun ibn Isa al-Balawi, who narrated from Sahnun al-Fiqhi and Yahya ibn Sulayman al-Hafri al-Qayrawani.

جبرونname

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Jabrun ibn Sa'idclassical
Jabrun ibn Sa'id al-Hadrami, the qadi of Alexandria, who heard from Muhammad ibn Khallad al-Iskandarani.

جبرونname

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Jabrun ibn Abd al-Jabbarclassical
Jabrun ibn Abd al-Jabbar ibn Waqid, who heard from Ibn Uyaynah.

جبرونname

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Jabrun ibn Waqidclassical
Jabrun ibn Waqid al-Ifriqi.

عبد الوارث بن سفيان بن جبرونname

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traditionistsclassical
Refers to traditionists such as Abd al-Warith ibn Sufyan ibn Jabrun, among the teachers of Ibn Abd al-Barr.

المجبورةname

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Medinaclassical
One of the names for Medina (al-Madinah al-Munawwarah), possibly because it was 'mended' or strengthened by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

جابرةname

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Medinaclassical
Another name for Medina (al-Madinah al-Munawwarah), possibly implying that it 'mended' or strengthened faith.

الإنجبارnoun

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beneficial plantclassical
A beneficial plant from which a drink is made, mentioned in medical texts.

جبارadjective

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overpoweringboth
Dominant and overpowering. It is used to interpret the Quranic verse {And you are not a compeller over them} (Qaf: 45), meaning not one who forces them into Islam.
2.
killer in angerclassical
One who kills when angry.
3.
tallclassical
Used in a hadith to describe the thickness of a disbeliever's skin as forty cubits 'by the cubit of al-Jabbar', interpreted as meaning tall, or a king.

المجبورadjective

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compelledclassical
One who is compelled or forced, derived from 'jabar' (to compel), not 'ajbar' (to be compelled).

الجبائرnoun

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braceletsclassical
Bracelets made of gold and silver. The singular is 'jabbārah' or 'jubayrah'.

يجتجرهاverb

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to be mendedclassical
To be mended or repaired. Used in the context of a calamity that cannot be mended.

إجبيرname

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fireclassical
A type of fire, specifically the fire of the 'habāḥib' (a type of insect or light).

جنبارother

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term of uncertain meaningclassical
A term mentioned as being 'from al-jabr', but its exact meaning (proper noun, adjective, type, person) and origin (related to mending or fate) are unclear. It might be a variant of 'junbār' (chick of the bustard).

جبيرname

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Ziyad ibn Jubayrclassical
A narrator named Ziyad ibn Jubayr al-Ta'i al-Kufi, among the men of Bukhari.

الجبارnoun

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kingsclassical
Plural of 'jabr' meaning king, used with a kasrah on the jim.

الجبيريةname

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village in Yemenclassical
A village in Yemen, noted for having scholars from the Banu Hushaybar family.

جبريةadjective

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tyrannicalclassical
Relating to tyranny or oppression, used in the phrase 'malik jabriyyah' meaning kings who act tyrannically.

جبارةadjective

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hugeclassical
Used to describe a she-camel as 'jabbārah', meaning large or enormous.

جبرتverb

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to reviveboth
To revive or restore someone. 'Jabar'tu fulanan fa-jtbar' means 'I revived him, and he revived'.

استجبرتهverb

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to care for diligentlyclassical
To exert oneself greatly in caring for someone or attending to them.

جابرname

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Jābir ibn Ka'bclassical
A tribal name within Quda'ah.

جابرname

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Jābir ibn Hilālclassical
A tribal name within Khawlan.

جابرname

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Jābir ibn Mālikclassical
A tribal name within Ghani.

جابرname

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Jābir ibn Hayyclassical
A tribal name within Tayy.

جابرname

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Jābir ibn Abd Allahclassical
A tribal name within Hamdan.

جبيرname

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Ahmad ibn Imranclassical
A narrator named Ahmad ibn Imran ibn Jubayr al-Nisaburi, who narrated from Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Shami.

جبارةname

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tribeclassical
A tribe known as Banu Jabbarah (with a dammah on the jim).

الجوابرname

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coastal regionclassical
A district or region in Egypt known as Sahil al-Jawābir.

جبرnoun

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arithmeticclassical
In mathematics, the process of adding something to correct or complete what is intended.

باجبارةname

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village near Mosulclassical
A large and inhabited village east of the city of Mosul.

Parallel reading

وإنما قيل له ذلك لأنه وقع وهو غلام فقيل لعمته حفصة: انظري إلى ابن أخيك المكسر، فقالت: بل المجبر، فبقي لقبا عليه، قاله أبو عمرو.

He was called that because when he fell as a boy, his aunt Hafsa was told, 'Look at your nephew, the broken one,' and she replied, 'Rather, he is the mended one (al-mujbir),' and it remained a title for him, according to Abu Amr.

والمتجبر: الأسد، لعتوه وقهره.

And al-mutajabbir: the lion, due to its arrogance and dominance.

وأجبره: نسبه إلى الجبر، كأكفره: نسبه إلى الكفر.

And ajbarahu: to attribute him to compulsion, like akfarahu: to attribute him to disbelief.

وباب جبار، ككتان: بالبحرين.

And Bāb Jabbār, like kattān: is in Bahrain.

ومحمد بن جابار الهمداني، زاهد، صحب الشبلي وغيره.

And Muhammad ibn Jabbār al-Hamdani, a mystic, accompanied al-Shibli and others.

ومكي بن جابار الدينوري: محدث ثقة، حدث بدمشق بعد الستين وأربعمائة.

And Makki ibn Jabbār al-Daynuri: a reliable traditionist, who narrated in Damascus after the year 460 AH.

والجابري: محدث، له جزء في الحديث (م) أي معروف، رواه عنه أبو نعيم، قاله الذهبي.

And al-Jābirī: a traditionist, who has a part (juz') in hadith, which is known, narrated by Abu Nu'aym, according to al-Dhahabi.

وهو أبو محمد عبد الله بن جعفر بن إسحاق بن علي بن جابر بن الهيثم الموصلي الجابري؛ نسبة إلى جده، سكن البصرة، وسمع عن أبي يعلى الموصلي وغيره، وعنه أبو نعيم، وقد روينا هاذا الجزء من طريق الحفظ البرزالي، عن أبي المنجا بن اللتي، عن أبي رشيد البشري، عن أبي علي الحداد، عن أبي نعيم، عنه.

He is Abu Muhammad Abd Allah ibn Ja'far ibn Ishaq ibn Ali ibn Jabir ibn al-Haytham al-Mawsili al-Jābirī; named after his grandfather, he resided in Basra, and heard from Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili and others, and Abu Nu'aym narrated from him. We have narrated this part through al-Hafiz al-Barzali, from Abu al-Manja ibn al-Latti, from Abu Rashid al-Bishri, from Abu Ali al-Haddad, from Abu Nu'aym, from him.

وهو أبو الحسن محمد بن الحسن بن جبرويه، فبالضم، حدث عنه أبو الغنائم النرسي.

And Abu al-Hasan Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Jabrawayh, with a dammah, narrated from Abu al-Ghanā'im al-Narsi.

والمجبورة وجابرة؛ إسمان لطيبة (المشرفة) ، على ساكنها أفضل الصلاة والسلام؛ والمجبورة كأنها جبرت به صلى الله عليه وسلم، وجابرة كأنها جبرت الإيمان.

And al-Majbūrah and Jābirah; two names for Taybah (al-Musharrafah), upon its inhabitant be the best of prayers and peace; al-Majbūrah as if it was mended by him (peace be upon him), and Jābirah as if it mended faith.

والإنجبار: نبات نفاع يتخذ منه شراب، مذكور في كتب الطب.

And al-injibār: a beneficial plant from which a drink is made, mentioned in medical books.

رجل جبار: مسلط قاهر، وبه فسر قوله تعالى: {ومآ أنت عليهم بجبار} (قلله: 45) أي بمسلط فتقهرهم على الإسلام.

A man is jabbār: dominant and overpowering, and by this is interpreted the Almighty's saying: {And you are not a compeller over them} (Qaf: 45), meaning not one who forces them into Islam.

وفي الحديث: (كثافة جلد الكافر أربعون ذراعا بذراع الجبار) ؛ أراد به هنا الطويل، وقيل: الملك، كما يقال بذراع الملك.

And in the hadith: (The thickness of a disbeliever's skin is forty cubits by the cubit of al-Jabbār); here it means tall, and it was said: a king, as one says 'by the cubit of the king'.

وفي حديث خسف جيش) البيداء: (فيهم المستبصر والمجبور وابن السبيل) ، وهو من جبرت لا أجبرت.

And in the hadith about the swallowing of the army in the desert: (Among them are the one who seeks clarity, the compelled one, and the wayfarer), and it is from 'jabar' (to compel), not 'ajbar' (to be compelled).

وقال أبو عبيد: الجبائر: الأسورة من الذهب والفضة، واحدتا جبارة وجبيرة، وقال الأعشى: فأرتك كفا في الخضا ب ومعصما ملء الجباره

Abu Ubayd said: al-Jabā'ir: bracelets of gold and silver, their singular is jabbārah and jubayrah, and al-A'sha said: I showed you a hand in the greenery and a wrist full of bracelets.

وأصابته مصيبة لا يجتبرها، أي لا مجبر منها.

And a calamity befell him that could not be mended, meaning there was no mending for it.

وحكى ابن الأعرابي: جنبار من الجبر.

And Ibn al-A'rabi narrated: junbār from al-jabr.

وزياد بن جبير الطائي الكوفي، من رجال البخاري.

And Ziyad ibn Jubayr al-Ta'i al-Kufi, from the men of Bukhari.

والجبار، بالكسر: جمع الجبر بمعنى الملك.

And al-Jabbār, with a kasrah: is the plural of al-jabr meaning king.

ومن سجعات الأساس: وما كانت نبوة إلا تناسخها ملك جبرية. أي إلا تجبر الملوك بعدها.

And from the proverbs of al-Asās: And there was no prophethood except that it was inherited by tyrannical kings. Meaning, except for the tyranny of kings thereafter.

ومن المجاز: ناقة جبارة، أي عظيمة.

And from the figurative speech: a jabbārah she-camel, meaning enormous.

وجبرت فلانا فاجتبر: نعشته فانتعش.

And I revived someone, and he revived: I restored him, and he was restored.

واستجبرته: بالغت في تعهده.

And I sought to restore him diligently: I exerted myself greatly in caring for him.

والجبر في الحساب: إلحاق شيء به إصلاحا لما يريد إصلاحه.

And al-jabr in calculation: adding something to it to correct what one intends to correct.

وباجبارة: قرية شرقي مدينة الموصل، كبيرة عامرة، قال ياقوت: رأيتها غير مرة.

And Bājbarah: a village east of the city of Mosul, large and inhabited, Yaqut said: I saw it more than once.

وفي قضاعة جابر بن كعب بن عليم، وفي خولان جابر بن هلال، وفي غني جابر بن مالك، وفي طيء جابر بن حي بن عمرو بن سلسلة، وجابر بن عبد الله بن قادم الهمداني: بطون.

And in Quda'ah: Jābir ibn Ka'b ibn Alim, and in Khawlan: Jābir ibn Hilāl, and in Ghani: Jābir ibn Mālik, and in Tayy: Jābir ibn Hayy ibn Amr ibn Silsilah, and Jābir ibn Abd Allah ibn Qādim al-Hamdani: are tribes.

وأحمد بن عمران بن جبير كأمير النسفي، حدث عن محمد بن عبد الرحمان الشامي.

And Ahmad ibn Imran ibn Jubayr, like Amir al-Nisafi, narrated from Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Shami.

وبنو جبارة بالضم: قبيلة.

And Banu Jabbarah (with a dammah): a tribe.

وساحل الجوابر: كورة بمصر.

And Sāhil al-Jawābir: a district in Egypt.