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ج ي ص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of deviation or turning aside, possibly in the sense of deviating from a path or a norm. It also encompasses a specific game.

Derived headwords

جَاصَverb
  1. 1.
    to deviateclassical

    To deviate, turn aside, or swerve from a course or a norm.

جِيصٌnoun
  1. 1.
    gameclassical

    A game played with seven pebbles and fourteen pieces.

Parallel reading

جيص، يقال: جاص، مثل جاض، لغة فيه، أي عدل
Jiṣ, it is said: jāṣa, like ḍāḍa, a dialect for it, meaning to deviate.
عن الخارزنجي
According to Al-Khawarizmi.
وقد أهمله الجوهري
And Al-Jawhari neglected it.
ونقله صاحب اللسان عن يعقوب
And the author of Al-Lisan transmitted it from Ya'qub.
والجيص بالكسر لعبة بسبع بعرات في لعب أربعة عشر
And al-jiṣ (with kasra) is a game with seven pebbles in a game of fourteen.