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ج ح ن ش

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of thickness, hardness, and robustness, particularly when referring to the belly or abdomen. It also touches upon the idea of becoming strong or stout.

Derived headwords

الجَحَنْشnoun
  1. 1.
    thick/stout bellyclassical

    A thick, stout, or swollen belly, specifically referring to that of a child.

  2. 2.
    thick/stout personclassical

    A thick, stout, or robust person.

جَحَنْشَverb
  1. 1.
    to be thick/stoutclassical

    To have a thick, stout, or swollen belly.

اجحنششverb
  1. 1.
    to become stout/strongclassical

    To become stout, strong, or robust. This form is noted as potentially being a mistake for a similar root.

Parallel reading

الجحنش، كجعفر، أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن دريد: هو الغليظ، وقال غيره: هو الصلب الشديد.
Al-jaḥanš, like Jaʿfar, was neglected by Al-Jawharī. Ibn Durayd said: it is the thick/stout, and others said: it is the hard and strong.
وجحنش بطن الصبي
And jaḥanša is the belly of the child.
واجحنشش: عظم
And ijtahanša: to become stout/strong.
وهذا قد تقدم ذكره في ج ح ش، ولو قال كاجحنشش، لأصاب، فتأمل.
And this has been previously mentioned under J-Ḥ-Š. If he had said 'like ijtahanša', he would have been correct, so ponder.