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جعفر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific tribal or familial designation, possibly linked to a characteristic of shortness. It also appears in a phrase indicating permission to go anywhere.

Derived headwords

جَعْفَرname
  1. 1.
    short manclassical

    A man characterized by shortness in stature.

الجَعَادِرَةname
  1. 1.
    Banu Murrah bin Malik bin Awsclassical

    A specific lineage or clan, identified as Banu Murrah bin Malik bin Aws, and also including Banu Zayd bin Amr and Zayd bin Malik bin Dabi'ah.

جَعْدَرother
  1. 1.
    go wherever you wishclassical

    A phrase used to grant someone complete freedom to go anywhere they please, often said when granting protection or asylum.

Parallel reading

هو (القصير) من الرجال
It means (the short) among men.
وقيل: (و) منه سميت (الجعادرة)
And it is said: and from it were named (Al-Ja'adirah).
هم (بنو مرة بن مالك بن أوس)
They are (Banu Murrah bin Malik bin Aws).
ومنهم: بنو زيد بن عمرو، وزيد بن مالك بن ضبيعة
And among them are: Banu Zayd bin Amr, and Zayd bin Malik bin Dabi'ah.
يقال لهم: كسر الذهب
They are called: Kasr al-Dhahab (Breakers of Gold).
ويقال: كانوا إذا أجاروا أحدا قالوا: جعدر حيث شئت، أي اذهب
And it is said: when they granted asylum to someone, they would say: Ja'dar haythu shi't (Go wherever you wish), meaning 'Go'.