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ج د ع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root ج د ع primarily relates to the concept of confinement, restriction, or withholding. This can manifest as imprisonment, holding back provisions, or even a physical act of cutting or mutilating, though the latter is less emphasized in this specific entry.

Derived headwords

الجَدْعnoun
  1. 1.
    Imprisonmentclassical

    The act of confining or imprisoning someone, akin to being held in jail.

  2. 2.
    Withholding goodclassical

    To deny or withhold provisions or good things from someone, particularly one's family.

جدعتهverb
  1. 1.
    He imprisoned himclassical

    To imprison or confine someone.

مَجْدُوعadjective
  1. 1.
    Imprisonedclassical

    Describing someone who has been imprisoned or confined.

Parallel reading

الجدع، كالمنع: الحبس والسجن
Al-jad'u, like al-man'u: confinement and imprisonment.
جدعته فهو مجدوع
He imprisoned him, so he is imprisoned.
ويقال: جدع الرجل عياله، إذا حبس عنهم الخير
And it is said: A man 'jad'a's his dependents if he withholds good from them.