ج ر س م

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to intense looking or staring, and also to a type of poison or illness. The primary derived terms discussed are related to the act of looking intently and specific names for poison or a severe illness.

Derived headwords

جَرَسَمَverb

1.
to stare intentlyclassical
To look intensely or stare at something.

جَرْسَمَةnoun

1.
intense lookingclassical
The act of staring or looking intently.

الجَرْسَامnoun

1.
pleurisyclassical
A severe illness, specifically identified as pleurisy, which is commonly referred to by the general populace.
2.
deadly poisonclassical
A potent and deadly poison.

الجِرْسِمnoun

1.
poisonclassical
A type of poison.

Parallel reading

جرسم الرجل جرسمة

The man stared intently.

أحد النظر

intense looking

والصواب أنه بالشين المعجمة مثل برشم

And the correct form is with the unpointed shīn, like barshama.

والجرسام، بالكسر: البرسام

And al-jarsām, with a kasra: pleurisy.

جرسام وجلسام الذي تسميه العامة برساما

Jarsām and jalsām, which the common people call bursam.

والجرسم، كقنفذ: السم

And al-jarsam, like qunfudh: poison.

هكذا هو مقيد بخط اللحياني

This is how it is recorded in Al-Lihyānī's handwriting.

وهو الصواب

And this is the correct form.

ورواه كراع أيضا هكذا

And Kurā' also narrated it this way.

وضبطه بعضهم بالحاء ورده الأزهري

And some of them vocalized it with ḥā' and Al-Azhari rejected it.