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جثر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a proper name, possibly an ancestor, and also to descriptions of land and foliage. It is not a common root with extensive semantic development.

Derived headwords

جَاثِرname
  1. 1.
    son of Iramclassical

    A name mentioned as the son of Iram, son of Shem, son of Noah. He is considered the father of the tribes Thamud and Jadis.

جَثَرnoun
  1. 1.
    place with saline soilclassical

    A place characterized by soil mixed with salt or saline earth.

  2. 2.
    place with stonesclassical

    Alternatively, a place described as having stones.

جَثْرadjective
  1. 1.
    wideclassical

    Describing foliage or leaves as wide or expansive.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال أئمة النسب: هو ابن إرم بن سام بن نوح، عليه السلام
And the genealogists said: He is the son of Iram, son of Shem, son of Noah, peace be upon him.
وهو أبو ثمود وجديس، وقد انقرضا
And he is the father of Thamud and Jadis, and they have both become extinct.
ومكان جثر، ككتف: فيه تراب يخالطه سبخ
And a place (jathr), like (katif): it has soil mixed with salt.
عن ابن دريد، أو حجارة
According to Ibn Duraid, or stones.
وورق جثر: واسع
And wide foliage (jathr): expansive.