جمس

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of solidity, firmness, and density, particularly concerning liquids like water and fat, as well as solid objects like dates and rocks. It also extends to describe a type of cattle and certain natural phenomena like coldness and fire.

Derived headwords

الجاموسnoun

1.
water buffaloboth
A type of cattle, known and borrowed from Persian (kāw-mish). Arabs have used this term, and it is feminine (jāmūsah).

جموسnoun

1.
solidificationclassical
The solidification or density of fat (al-wudak).

جمسverb

1.
to solidifyclassical
To become solid or dense, used for fat or other substances.
2.
to freezeclassical
To freeze, especially used for water.

جمسnoun

1.
solidificationclassical
The act or state of solidification, used for fat.

جامساadjective

1.
solidifiedclassical
Describing fat that has solidified.

جامسadjective

1.
solidifiedclassical
Describing fat that has solidified.
2.
dried outclassical
Describing plants that have lost their freshness and moisture.

الجمسةnoun

1.
group of camelsclassical
A piece or group of camels.
2.
dried datesclassical
Dried dates that are still firm and not fully ripe.
3.
fireclassical
Fire, according to the dialect of the Huthayl tribe.

جمسةnoun

1.
dried datesclassical
Dried dates that are still firm and not fully ripe.

جمسnoun

1.
dried datesclassical
Dried dates that are still firm and not fully ripe.

جماسيadjective

1.
freezingclassical
A very cold night during which water freezes.

الجماميسnoun

1.
trufflesclassical
A type of truffle. The singular form is not commonly heard, though some suggest it is 'jāmūs'.

جامسةadjective

1.
firmclassical
Describing a rock that is firm, fixed in its place, and unmoving.

Parallel reading

وهي بهاء.

And it is splendor.

وجموس الودك: جموده

And the density of fat: its solidification.

وقد أغفله المصنف

And the author overlooked it.

وكذا الماء، أو أكثر ما يستعمل في الماء جمد، وفي السمن، وغيره كالودك جمس

And likewise water; or what is mostly used for water is 'jamada', and for fat and other things like fat, it is 'jamasa'.

ويقول: إنما الجموس للودك

And he says: The solidification is only for fat.

فقال: إن كان جامسا ألقي ما حوله وأكل.

He said: If it is solidified, throw away what is around it and eat.

والجامس من النبات: ما ذهبت غضوضته ورطوبته فولى وجسأ، قاله أبو حنيفة.

And the dried-out plant: is that whose freshness and moisture have gone, and it has withered and become dry, said Abu Hanifa.

والجمسة، بالضم: القطعة من الإبل، نقله الصاغاني في العباب.

And 'al-jamisah', with dammah: a piece of camels, narrated by Al-Saghani in Al-Abab.

قال ابن دريد: الجمسة من التمر: اليابس، صوابه: اليابسة، لأنها صفة للقطعة، ومثله في المحكم.

Ibn Duraid said: 'Al-jamisah' of dates: the dry one. His correction: the dry one (feminine), because it is an adjective for the piece, and similarly in Al-Muhkam.

قال الأصمعي: يقال للرطبة والبسرة إذا أرطب كلها وهي صلبة لم تنهضم بعد فهي جمسة، وجمعها جمس

Al-Asma'i said: It is said for the ripe date and the unripe date when it is all ripe and still firm, not yet fully digested, then it is 'jamisah', and its plural is 'jams'.

والجمسة، بالفتح: النار، بلغة هذيل، عن ابن عباد.

And 'al-jamasah', with fatha: fire, in the dialect of Huthayl, from Ibn Abbad.

يقال: ليلة جماسية، بالضم، أي باردة يجمس فيها الماء، عن الفراء، نقله الصاغاني.

It is said: a 'jamasiyyah' night, with dammah, meaning cold, in which water freezes, from Al-Farra', narrated by Al-Saghani.

والجماميس: جنس من الكمأة، لم يسمع بواحدها، قاله أبو حنيفة

And 'al-jamamīs': a genus of truffles, the singular of which has not been heard, said Abu Hanifa.

وصخرة) جامسة: يابسة ثابتة في موضعها لازمة لمكانها مقشعرة.

And a rock 'jāmisah': dry, firm in its place, fixed to its location, and rough.