ج م ع ل

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of gathering, collecting, and forming into a mass or lump. It extends to descriptions of things that are gathered or formed, as well as specific geographical locations and even a descriptive term for a type of meat preparation.

Derived headwords

الجمعليلnoun

1.
a gatherer of everythingclassical
Described by Sibawayh as someone who gathers from everything.

الجمعليلةnoun

1.
hyenaclassical
A term for a hyena.
2.
old she-camelclassical
Described by Ibn 'Abbad as an old or very strong and firm she-camel, or one that was resting and then set off.

جمعلةnoun

1.
walnut-sized amountclassical
Referring to a quantity of honey or ghee about the size of a walnut or similar.

مجمعلة اللحمadjective

1.
clumped fleshclassical
Describing a woman whose flesh is clumped or not smooth.

جماعيلname

1.
town in Palestineboth
A town located in Palestine, situated between it and Nablus.

الجماعيليname

1.
nisba to Jam'ayliboth
A nisba (attribution) indicating origin from or association with the town of Jam'ayli.

جمعَلَverb

1.
to form into a ballclassical
To form something, such as a ball of wool, a sphere, meat, or goods, into a compact mass or ball.

المجمعلnoun

1.
gathered and overturnedclassical
Something that is gathered and overturned or piled up.

جمعولةnoun

1.
a type of foodclassical
A term for 'Hays' (a mixture of dates, ghee, and dried yogurt).

الجماعيلnoun

1.
kabobsclassical
A term used for kabobs.
2.
large kabobsclassical
A term for kabobs, with 'al-Bajar' being larger than 'al-Jamā'īl'.

Parallel reading

وقال سيبويه: هو من يجمع من كل شيء.

And Sibawayh said: He is one who gathers from everything.

قال غيره: الجمعليلة بهاء: الضبع

Others said: Al-Jam'alilah is the hyena.

قال ابن عباد: هي الناقة الهرمة، أو الشديدة الوثيقة، أو التي كانت رازما ثم انبعثت.

Ibn 'Abbad said: It is the old she-camel, or the strong and firm one, or one that was resting and then set off.

وجمعلة من عسل أو سمن، بالضم: أي قدر جوزة منه أو نحوها.

And a jam'alah of honey or ghee, with dammah: meaning about the size of a walnut of it or similar.

وامرأة مجمعلة اللحم، للمفعول أي: معقدته ليست بملساء.

And a woman with clumped flesh, passive participle meaning: her flesh is clumped, not smooth.

وجماعيل بفتح الجيم، وضبطه بعض بالضم وقد تشدد الميم: ة بالقدس بينها وبين نابلس.

And Jamā'īl with fatha on the jim, and some vocalized it with dammah and the mim may be doubled: a town in Jerusalem between it and Nablus.

ومنها: أبو بكر محمد بن إبراهيم بن عبد الواحد بن علي بن سرور بن رافع بن حسن بن جعفر المقدسي الجماعيلي الصالحي الحنبلي، قاضي القضاة بمصر، وشيخ الشيوخ بخانقاه سعيد الشعداء، سمع صحيح مسلم بسماعه من أبي القاسم الحرستاني، وكان ثقة ثبتا، ولد سنة، وتوفي بالقاهرة سنة، ودفن بالقرافة بجنب الحافظ عبد الغني، قاله عبد الكريم الحلبي.

And among them: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn 'Abd al-Wahid ibn 'Ali ibn Surur ibn Rafi' ibn Hasan ibn Ja'far al-Maqdisi al-Jamā'īlī al-Salihī al-Hanbalī, the Chief Justice in Egypt, and the Sheikh of Sheikhs in the Khanqah of Sa'id al-Shu'ada', he heard Sahih Muslim by his transmission from Abu al-Qasim al-Harastani, and he was trustworthy and firm. He was born in the year, and died in Cairo in the year, and was buried in al-Qarafa next to al-Hafiz 'Abd al-Ghani, said 'Abd al-Karim al-Halabi.

جمعلت الكبة والكرة واللحم والمتاع: إذا كورته

I formed the ball of wool, the sphere, the meat, and the goods: if I rolled them into a ball.

والمجمعل: المجموع المكبوب.

And al-Mujam'al: the gathered and overturned.

ويقال للحيس: جمعولة، والجمع: جماعيل لأن الحيس جمع التمر والسمن والأقط.

And 'Hays' is called Jam'ūlah, and the plural: Jamā'īl because Hays is a collection of dates, ghee, and dried yogurt.

ويقال للكباب: الجماعيل، والبجر أعظم من الجماعيل، قاله ابن خالويه في كتاب ليس.

And kabobs are called al-Jamā'īl, and al-Bajar is greater than al-Jamā'īl, said Ibn Khālawayh in his book 'Lays'.