ج م ل

Root entry · 51 derived lemmas

The root ج م ل primarily relates to beauty, adornment, and pleasing appearance. It extends to concepts of completeness, entirety, and aggregation, often referring to large or collective entities. The root also encompasses terms for camels and related items, as well as specific historical figures and places.

Derived headwords

الجُمُولnoun

1.
fat womanclassical
A term for a stout or plump woman.
2.
melted fatclassical
Refers to rendered fat, particularly when it is liquid.

النُثُولnoun

1.
thin womanclassical
The opposite of الجمول, referring to a very thin or emaciated woman.

الجَفْلَةnoun

1.
group, collectionclassical
A large gathering or collection of things, likened to the strong cords of a rope bound together.

جُمْلَةnoun

1.
entirety, totalityboth
The whole, the entirety, or a complete unit, implying all parts are together.
2.
sentence (grammar)both
In grammar, a complete sentence or clause, formed by combining words.
3.
strong cordclassical
A strong part or cord within a larger rope.

جَمَلnoun

1.
camelboth
The well-known large desert mammal.
2.
thick ropeclassical
A thick, strong rope used for a ship, also called القلس.
3.
group, collectionclassical
A collective noun for a group of things.

جَمَلname

1.
proper nameboth
A name given to individuals, often associated with historical figures or lineages.

جَمَلnoun

1.
Gematriaclassical
The system of assigning numerical values to letters, used in calculating Gematria.

جَمَلnoun

1.
group, collectionclassical
A collective term for a group or multitude.

جَمَّلَverb

1.
to adorn, beautifyboth
To make something beautiful, to decorate or enhance its appearance.
2.
to gather, collectclassical
To bring together or assemble things into a whole.

تَجْمِيلnoun

1.
beautificationboth
The act or process of making something beautiful or attractive.
2.
adornmentboth
The state of being adorned or decorated.

جَمَّلَverb

1.
to detain, hold backclassical
To keep an army or group confined or delayed.

الجَمِيلَةnoun

1.
group of gazelles/dovesclassical
A collective noun for a group of gazelles or doves.

جَمَلname

1.
woman's nameclassical
A name given to a woman.

جَمَالname

1.
proper nameboth
A name given to individuals, often male.

جُمَيْلname

1.
proper nameboth
A name given to individuals.

جُومِلname

1.
proper nameclassical
A male given name, possibly derived from الجمال.

أَبُو جَمَلname

1.
proper nameboth
A kunya (patronymic) used as a name for individuals.

جَمَلname

1.
proper nameboth
A name given to individuals, often as a nickname or title.

جَمَلname

1.
proper nameboth
A name given to individuals.

جَمَالname

1.
proper nameboth
A name given to individuals.

جَمِيلname

1.
proper nameboth
A name given to individuals.

الجَمَالَةnoun

1.
melted fatclassical
The liquid part of rendered fat, also called الصهارة.
2.
thick ropeclassical
A thick rope, similar to الجمل, composed of many gathered strands.

أَجْمَلَverb

1.
to have many camelsclassical
A group of people having an abundance of camels.

التَّجَمُّلnoun

1.
feigning composureclassical
To pretend to be calm or composed, especially when facing hardship.

اِجْتَمَلَverb

1.
to anoint with fatclassical
To apply rendered fat to something, often bread, and return it to the heat.

عَيْنُ الْجَمَلnoun

1.
horse chestnutmodern
A type of nut or fruit, specifically the horse chestnut.

وَقْعَةُ الْجَمَلname

1.
Battle of the Camelclassical
The historical battle that took place between Aisha and Ali.

الجَمَالnoun

1.
thick ropeclassical
Similar to الجمالة, a thick rope made of many strands.

جَامِلadjective

1.
possessing a camelclassical
A man who owns or possesses a camel.

جَمَلَverb

1.
to castrate (camel)classical
To geld a male camel, preventing it from breeding.

أَجْمَلadjective

1.
more beautifulboth
The comparative form of beautiful, indicating a higher degree of beauty.

المُجَامِلnoun

1.
one who cannot respondclassical
Someone who is unable to provide a response and holds back their reply or resentment.

جَمِيلname

1.
proper nameboth
A name given to individuals.

جَمِيلَةname

1.
proper nameboth
A female given name.

الجَمَلname

1.
place nameclassical
A location name.

المُجْمَلnoun

1.
general termboth
A term or statement that is general and requires further explanation or specification.

الاجْتِمَالnoun

1.
anointing with fatclassical
The act of applying rendered fat, often to food.

الجُمَّالِيَّةname

1.
place namemodern
A village or district in Egypt.

الجَمَلُونnoun

1.
camel-hump structuremodern
A structure or building element shaped like a camel's hump.

بَنُو جَمَالname

1.
tribe nameclassical
A tribal name from Yemen.

جَمَلُ اللَّيْلname

1.
proper nameclassical
A nickname or title for a person.

أَبُو جَمِيلname

1.
proper nameboth
A kunya (patronymic) used as a name for individuals.

الجَمَائِلname

1.
descendantsclassical
A group of descendants, specifically referring to the lineage of Hassan.

جَمَالname

1.
road nameclassical
A name given to certain paths or routes.

الجَمَلَانname

1.
poet's nameclassical
A name referring to poets.

جَمَلverb

1.
to be beautifulboth
To possess beauty or comeliness.

جَمَالnoun

1.
beautyboth
The quality of being pleasing to the senses or mind.

جَمِيلadjective

1.
beautifulboth
Possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.

جَمَلname

1.
proper nameboth
A name given to individuals.

جَمِيلname

1.
proper nameboth
A name given to individuals.

جَمِيلَةname

1.
proper nameboth
A female given name.

Parallel reading

إذ قالت النثول للجمول يا بنة شحم في المريء بولي

When the thin woman said to the fat woman, 'O daughter of fat in the esophagus, urinate.'

كأنها اشتقت من جملة الحبل لأنها قوى كثيرة جمعت فأجملت جملة

As if it were derived from the entirety of the rope, because it is many strong cords gathered together, forming a whole.

فقيل لكل جماعة غير منفصلة: جملة

And so, every non-separated group was called: a whole.

ومن أخذ النحويون الجملة لمركب من كلمتين، أسندت إحداهما للأخرى

And from this, grammarians took the term 'sentence' for a compound of two words, where one is attributed to the other.

قال الذين كفروا لولا نزل عليه القرآن جملة واحدة أي مجتمعا، لا كما أنزل نجوما مفترقة

Those who disbelieved said, 'Why was the Quran not revealed to him all at once, meaning, as a complete unit, not as it was revealed piecemeal.'

حتى يلج الجمل في سم الخياط

Until a camel passes through the eye of a needle.

هذه جمع جملة، مثال: بسر وبسرة، والجملة: قوة من قوى الحبل الغليظ

This is a plural of 'jumla', like 'basr' and 'basra', and 'al-jumla' is a strong cord of the thick rope.

وأما جمل: فجمع جمل، كأسد وأسد

As for 'jamal', it is the plural of 'jamal', like 'asad' and 'asad'.

إذا لم يجملك مالك لم يجد عليك جمالك

If your wealth does not make you beautiful, your beauty will not be found in you.

جمل الجيش: أطال حبسهم

He detained the army: he prolonged their confinement.

وكأنها فعيلة، من أجملت: أي جمعت جملة

And it is as if it were 'fa'eela', from 'ajmalat': meaning, it gathered a whole.

فيا جمل إن الغسل ما دمت أيما ... علي حرام لا يمسني الغسل

O Jaml, indeed bathing is forbidden for me as long as I am a virgin... I shall not be touched by bathing.

ونحن بنو ضبة أصحاب الجمل الموت أحلى عندنا من العسل

We are the sons of Dabba, the companions of the Camel; death is sweeter to us than honey.

والمجمل عند الفقهاء: ما يحتاج إلى بيان

And 'al-mujmal' among jurists is that which requires explanation.

والاجتمال: الادهان بالشحم

And 'al-ijtimal' is anointing with fat.

والجملون، من البناء، محركة: ما كان على هيئة سنام الجمل

And 'al-jamalun', from construction, is what is shaped like a camel's hump.