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جنس

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of kind, type, or species, encompassing classifications of living beings, abstract categories, and even physical substances like frozen water. It also extends to notions of similarity, belonging, and origin.

Derived headwords

الجِنْسnoun
  1. 1.
    kind, type, speciesboth

    A general category or classification of things, broader than a specific type. It is used for living beings, abstract concepts, and general classifications.

  2. 2.
    frozen waterclassical

    Refers to ice or frozen water, a less common meaning.

أَجْنَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    kinds, types, speciesboth

    The plural form of 'jins', referring to multiple categories or classifications.

جُنُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    kinds, types, speciesclassical

    An alternative plural form of 'jins', cited by Ibn Duraid.

الجِنْسnoun
  1. 1.
    frozen waterclassical

    The solidification of water or other substances, referring to ice.

الجُمْسnoun
  1. 1.
    frozen waterclassical

    A variant spelling or pronunciation of 'jins' when referring to frozen water, using the letter 'mim' instead of 'nun'.

الجَنِيسadjective
  1. 1.
    noble, of noble lineageclassical

    Describing someone or something as being of high quality or noble origin within its kind.

الجَنِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of fishclassical

    A specific type of fish described as being between white and yellow in color.

المُجَانِسadjective
  1. 1.
    similar, like, resemblingboth

    Describing something that is like or resembles another in kind or nature.

  2. 2.
    lacking reason or discernmentclassical

    Used to describe someone who behaves like an animal, lacking human intellect and discernment.

جَانَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to resemble, to be similarboth

    To be like or similar to something else in kind or nature.

جَنَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to ripen completelyclassical

    Used for a date or fruit that has ripened thoroughly, becoming uniform in texture and taste.

التَّجْنِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    classification, categorizationboth

    The act or process of classifying or categorizing things into kinds or species.

  2. 2.
    making similarclassical

    The act of making things similar or alike.

المُجَانَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    similarity, resemblanceboth

    The state of being similar or alike in kind or nature.

مَجْنُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    classified, categorizedclassical

    Describing something that has been divided into kinds or species.

مُجَنَّسadjective
  1. 1.
    similar, alikeclassical

    Describing things that are similar or alike.

الجِنِّيْسname
  1. 1.
    a person's nameboth

    A proper name, as in the case of 'Ali ibn Sa'adah ibn al-Jinnīs'.

Parallel reading

وهو كل ضرب من الشيء، ومن الناس ومن الطير، ومن حدود النحو والعروض، ومن الأشياء جملة
It is every kind of a thing, and of people, and of birds, and of the rules of grammar and prosody, and of things in general.
فالإبل: جنس من البهائم العجم
Camels are a species of non-human animals.
والحقاق صنفا، وكذلك الجذع والثني والربع
And the foals of four years as a category, and likewise the yearling and the two-year-old and the three-year-old.
والحيوان أجناس، فالناس جنس، والإبل جنس، والبقر جنس، والشاء جنس
And animals are of different kinds; people are a kind, camels are a kind, cattle are a kind, and sheep are a kind.
تخيرتها صالحات الجنو ... س لا أستميل ولا أستقيل
I chose for myself the good kinds... I do not seek favor nor do I ask to be excused.
الناس أجناس، وأكثرهم أنجاس
People are of different kinds, and most of them are impure.
الجنس، بالتحريك: جمود الماء وغيره
Al-Jins, with harakah: the freezing of water and other things.
والجنيس، كأمير: العريق في جنسه
And al-janīs, like amīr: the noble or pure-bred in his kind.
يقال: هذا يجانس هذا، أي يشاكله
It is said: This resembles that, meaning it is like it.
وفلان يجانس البهائم ولا يجانس الناس، إذا لم يكن له تمييز وعقل
And so-and-so resembles animals and does not resemble humans, if he lacks discernment and intellect.
وجنست الرطبة، إذا نضج كلها فكأنها صارت جنسا واحدا
And the date ripened completely, if it all became cooked as if it had become one kind.
والتجنيس تفعيل من الجنس، وكذلك المجانسة مفاعلة منه
And tajnīs is a verb form (taf'īl) from jins, and likewise mujānasah is a verb form (mufā'alah) from it.
والأنواع مجنوسة للأجناس، كلام مولد
And the species are classified under the kinds, this is a newly coined expression.
جئ به من جنسك، أي من حيث كان
Bring him from your kind, meaning from where he originated.