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جمض

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of overcoming or overpowering someone. It is presented as a less common root with specific phonetic rules governing its usage.

Derived headwords

الجُمُضnoun
  1. 1.
    overpoweringclassical

    The act of overpowering or subduing someone.

جَمَضَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to overpowerclassical

    To overcome, subdue, or conquer someone.

Parallel reading

الجُمُض: مصدر جَمَضَهُ، أي قهره.
Al-jumud: The masdar of jamadahu, meaning to overpower him.
وقد شذ أيضا عن التركيب، لأن الجيم مما يضبط بالقانون: إن اجتمعت مع مما يضبط بالقانون: إن اجتمعت مع راء أو ياء أصلية، فالكلمة ضادية، وإلا فظائية.
And it also deviated from the structure, because the letter jim is governed by a rule: if it is joined with a letter governed by a rule: if it is joined with an original ra' or ya', then the word is dadiyyah (related to 'd'), and otherwise it is zadiyyah (related to 'z').