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جعجر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the creation of dough-like figures or effigies, particularly those made for ritualistic or celebratory purposes during religious festivals.

Derived headwords

الجَعَاجِرnoun
  1. 1.
    dough effigiesclassical

    Figures made from dough, resembling statues or effigies. These were often prepared and consumed during religious festivals.

جَعْجَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    effigyclassical

    A single effigy made from dough, similar to the plural form الجعاجر.

Parallel reading

ما يتخذ من العجين كالتماثيل، فيجعلونها في الرب إذا طبخوه، فيأكلونه
What is made from dough like statues, which they place during the festival when they cook it, and eat it.
الواحدة جعجرة
The singular is جعجرة (ja'jarah).
ولم يذكره الجوهري، ولا الصغاني، ولا صاحب اللسان، ولا شراح الفصيح، مع جلبهم النوادر والغرائب
Al-Jawhari, Al-Saghani, the author of Al-Lisan, and the commentators of Al-Fasih did not mention it, despite their collection of rare and unusual words.