ج ع ظ

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of arrogance, haughtiness, and being large or imposing. It also extends to meanings related to bad temper, especially around food, and physically being stout or short. Additionally, it can denote pushing away or repelling, and in a derived sense, fleeing or acting contrary.

Derived headwords

الجُعْظnoun

1.
arrogance, haughtinessclassical
A state of being great and arrogant in oneself, often implying a negative, self-important demeanor.

جَعَظَverb

1.
to be arrogantclassical
To act in a haughty and self-important manner.
2.
to be ill-temperedclassical
To be of bad character, especially becoming displeased or irritable when food is presented.

جُعْظًاnoun

1.
arroganceclassical
The act or state of being arrogant and self-important.
2.
bad temperclassical
A disposition of ill-temper, particularly in relation to food.

جَعَظَهُverb

1.
to push awayclassical
To push something or someone away, to repel or ward off.
2.
to preventclassical
To prevent someone from accessing or obtaining something.

أَجْعَظَهُverb

1.
to push awayclassical
To push something or someone away; to repel or ward off.
2.
to preventclassical
To prevent someone from accessing or obtaining something.

إِجْعَاظًاnoun

1.
pushing awayclassical
The act of pushing away or repelling.
2.
arroganceclassical
An act of becoming arrogant or haughty in oneself.

الجُعْظَانnoun

1.
short and stout personclassical
A person who is short and fleshy or stout.

الجُعْظَانَةnoun

1.
short and stout personclassical
A person who is short and fleshy or stout.

أَجْعَظَverb

1.
to fleeclassical
To run away or escape.

الجُعْظnoun

1.
arroganceclassical
A variant pronunciation or spelling for arrogance and haughtiness.

الجُعْظَايَةnoun

1.
short, stout, gluttonous, inarticulate personclassical
A person who is short, very fleshy, eats a lot, and is inarticulate or unable to express themselves well.

أَجْعَاظnoun

1.
fugitivesclassical
A plural noun referring to people who are fleeing or running away.

جَعَظَ عَلَيْنَاverb

1.
to oppose usclassical
To act contrary to us, to oppose our will, or to change our affairs negatively.

تَجْعِيظًاnoun

1.
oppositionclassical
The act of acting contrary or opposing, often implying a negative change.

Parallel reading

كالجعظ، بالفتح، وهو العظيم المستكبر في نفسه

Like al-ju'ẓ, with fatḥa, which is the great one who is arrogant in himself.

ألا أنبئكم بأهل النار، كل جظ جعظ مستكبر

Shall I not inform you about the people of the Fire? Every haughty, arrogant, and proud person.

والجعظ أيضا: السيئ الخلق الذي يتسخط عند الطعام

And al-ju'ẓ also: the ill-tempered one who becomes displeased at food.

وقد جعظ جعظا

And he was ill-tempered, with ill-temper.

وجعظه، كمنعه: دفعه، عن ابن دريد

And ja'aẓahu, like man'ahu: to push him away, according to Ibn Duraid.

كأجعظه، أي دفعه عنه ومنعه

Like aj'aẓahu, meaning to push him away from it and prevent him.

تواكلوا بالمربد العناظا والجفرتين تركوا إجعاظا

They neglected each other at al-Mirbad, the stubborn ones, and the two Jafra, they left them with arrogance.

والجفرتين أجعظوا إجعاظا

And concerning the two Jafra, they acted arrogantly with arrogance.

معناه أنهم تعظموا في أنفسهم، وزموا بأنفهم

Its meaning is that they became great in themselves, and haughty with their noses.

والجعظانة والجعظان، بكسرهما: القصير اللحيم

And al-ju'ẓānatu and al-ju'ẓānu, with kasra on both: the short and fleshy one.

ويقال: رجل جعظانة

And it is said: a man is ju'ẓānatu.

وأجعظ الرجل: هرب

And the man aj'aẓa: he fled.

وبه فسر أيضا قول رؤبة السابق

And with this, the previous saying of Ru'ba was also interpreted.

قوم أجعاظ، أي فرار

A people of aj'āẓ, meaning fugitives.

جعظ علينا جعظا: خالف علينا وغير أمورنا

He acted contrary to us with opposition: he opposed us and changed our affairs.

كجعظ تجعيظا

Like ja'aẓa with taj'īẓan.