ج ح ش

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root ج ح ش primarily relates to scratching, scraping, or a superficial wound, often on the skin. It extends to describe young animals, particularly donkey foals, and also encompasses concepts of roughness, harshness, and sometimes struggle or defense.

Derived headwords

جَحَشَverb

1.
to scratchboth
To inflict a superficial scratch or abrasion on the skin, often from an impact or fall.

وقد جحشه جحشا، إذا خدشه — And he scratched him, meaning he grazed him.

فسقط من فرس فجحش شقه أي انخدش جلده — He fell from a horse and his side was scratched, meaning his skin was grazed.

الجَحْشnoun

1.
scratchboth
A scratch or abrasion on the skin, resulting from an impact or injury.
2.
foalboth
A young donkey, either wild or domestic, typically before weaning.
3.
roughnessclassical
Harshness, coarseness, or rudeness in disposition or manner.
4.
struggleclassical
Effort or exertion, particularly in combat or a difficult situation.
5.
gazelleclassical
A gazelle, specifically in the dialect of the Hudhayl tribe.

وبه جحش — And he had a scratch on him.

جُحَاشnoun

1.
foalsboth
Plural of جَحْش (jaḥsh), referring to young donkeys.
2.
struggleclassical
The act of struggling, defending, or fighting.

وجاءت جحاش قضها بقضيضها — And the Juhash came, all of them, one after another.

جُحْشَانnoun

1.
foalsboth
Plural of جَحْش (jaḥsh), referring to young donkeys.

جَحْشَةnoun

1.
foalboth
A young donkey, particularly before weaning.
2.
tuft of woolclassical
A tuft of wool or hair, often made into a ring and used by a shepherd for spinning.

الجُحُوشnoun

1.
childclassical
A child before reaching full strength or maturity.
2.
fat boyclassical
A plump or stout young boy.

وآخر جحوشا فوق الفطيم — And another, a jushush, beyond the weaned one.

جُحَيْشnoun

1.
crackclassical
A fissure, split, or a side or corner.
2.
solitary personclassical
A person who lives alone, isolated from others, or keeps to themselves.

ورجل جحيش المحل، إذا نزل ناحية عن الناس، ولم يختلط بهم — And a man of solitary disposition, if he settles away from people and does not mix with them.

المَجْحُوشadjective

1.
woundedclassical
One whose 'juhaysh' (side or flank) has been injured.

جَحَاشnoun

1.
Thalabah's son
A tribal ancestor from Ghatafan.
2.
stubborn personclassical
Someone who is obstinate in their opinion and selfish with their possessions.

وجاءت جحاش قضها بقضيضها — And Juhash came, all of them, one after another.

جَاحَشَverb

1.
to defendboth
To push back, defend, or protect oneself or another.
2.
to struggleclassical
To engage in a struggle or fight.

فعنكن كنت أجاحش — For you, I would defend and push back.

المُجَاحَشَةnoun

1.
struggleclassical
The act of struggling, contending, or jostling with someone or something.

أَجْحَنَشَشَverb

1.
to have a large bellyclassical
Describing a child with a large or prominent belly.
2.
to approach pubertyclassical
To be on the verge of puberty or maturity.

جَحْشnoun

1.
foal of a gazelleclassical
The young of a female gazelle, a fawn.

بأسفل ذات الدير أفرد جحشها — At the bottom of Dhat al-Dayr, its fawn was alone.

جَاحِشname

1.
name
A given name, also used as a surname.

Parallel reading

الجحش، كالمنع: سحج الجلد وقشره من شيء يصيبه

The jaḥsh, like al-man', is the scraping and peeling of the skin from something that affects it.

يقال: أصابه شيء فجحش وجهه، وبه جحش

It is said: Something afflicted him and his face was scratched, and he had a scratch on him.

وقد جحشه جحشا، إذا خدشه

And he scratched him, meaning he grazed him.

وفي الحديث أنه صلى الله عليه وسلم سقط من فرس فجحش شقه أي انخدش جلده

And in the Hadith, he (peace be upon him) fell from a horse and his side was scratched, meaning his skin was grazed.

والجحش: ولد الحمار الوحشي والأهلي

And the jaḥsh: the young of the wild and domestic donkey.

وقيل: إنما ذلك قبل أن يفطم

And it was said: That is only before weaning.

والجحش: الجفاء والغلظ

And the jaḥsh: harshness and coarseness.

والجحش: الجهاد، عن ابن الأعرابي

And the jaḥsh: striving, according to Ibn al-A'rabi.

والجحش: الظبى، في لغة هذيل، عن ابن عباد

And the jaḥsh: the gazelle, in the dialect of Hudhayl, according to Ibn 'Abbad.

وأما أخوهم عبيد الله بن جحش فقد كان أسلم ثم تنصر بأرض الحبشة

As for their brother 'Ubayd Allah ibn Jaḥsh, he had embraced Islam and then became a Christian in the land of Abyssinia.

والجحشة صوف يجعل كحلقة، يجعله الراعي في ذراعه، ويغزله

And the jaḥshah is wool made into a ring, which the shepherd puts on his arm and spins.

والجحوش، كجرول: الصبي قبل أن يشتد

And the juḥūsh, like jurwal: the child before he becomes strong.

ورجل جحيش المحل، إذا نزل ناحية عن الناس، ولم يختلط بهم

And a man of solitary disposition, if he settles away from people and does not mix with them.

والمجحوش: من أصيب جحيشه، أي شفه

And the majḥūsh: one whose juhaysh (side) is injured, meaning his flank.

وهو جحيش وحده، كزبير، أي مستبد برأيه، مستأثر بكيسه لا يشاور الناس ولا يخالطهم

And he is a solitary juhaysh, like zubayr, meaning one who is self-willed, hoarding his purse, not consulting people nor mixing with them.

وجاحشه جحاشا: دافعه

And he defended him with jushāsh: he pushed him back.

ومن أمثالهم: الجحش لما بذك الأعيار

And among their proverbs: The jaḥsh is for when the 'ayār (scoundrels) are busy.

أي سبقك الأعيار فعليك بالجحش

Meaning, the 'ayār have outpaced you, so you must resort to the jaḥsh (lesser option).