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ج ه م

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root ج ه م (j-h-m) primarily relates to harshness, sternness, and unpleasantness, particularly in facial expressions and demeanor. It also extends to concepts of darkness, the latter part of the night, and large quantities, as well as weakness and inability.

Derived headwords

الجَهْمnoun
  1. 1.
    stern faceboth

    A stern, grim, or unpleasant face, characterized by a heavy and uninviting expression.

  2. 2.
    weak personclassical

    A man who is weak, incapable, or feeble.

  3. 3.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion, specifically referring to its stern countenance.

جَهُمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be sternboth

    To have a stern, grim, or unpleasant facial expression.

جَهَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sternnessboth

    The state or quality of being stern, grim, or having an unpleasant countenance.

جُهُومَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sternnessboth

    The state or quality of being stern, grim, or having an unpleasant countenance.

جَهَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to meet with a stern faceboth

    To meet someone with a stern, grim, or unpleasant facial expression.

تَجَهَّمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to meet with a stern faceboth

    To meet someone with a stern, grim, or unpleasant facial expression.

تَجَهَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to frownboth

    To frown, to look stern or grim, or to receive someone with a harsh countenance.

الجَهْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    late nightclassical

    The early part of the latter half of the night, or the remaining darkness towards the time of pre-dawn.

  2. 2.
    large potclassical

    A large, heavy cooking pot.

  3. 3.
    eighty camelsclassical

    A large herd of camels, approximately eighty or a similar number.

أَجْهَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to enter into the nightclassical

    To enter into the latter part of the night or the dark period.

الجَهْمُadjective
  1. 1.
    weakclassical

    Describing a man as weak, incapable, or feeble.

الجُهُومadjective
  1. 1.
    weakclassical

    Describing a man as weak, incapable, or feeble.

الجَهيمname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A proper name, specifically referring to Jahim bin al-Salt.

جاهِمَةname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A proper name, specifically referring to Jahimah bin al-Abbas.

الجُهَامnoun
  1. 1.
    cloud without rainboth

    A cloud that has shed its water or appears unlikely to rain.

أَجْهَمَتverb
  1. 1.
    the sky became cloudlessclassical

    The sky became clear of clouds, or the clouds became devoid of rain.

جُيْهِمname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A proper name, also referring to a place known for many jinn.

الجَيْهَمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    saffronclassical

    Saffron, a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus.

جَهْمِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Jahmismclassical

    A sect of Kharijites named after Jahm bin Safwan, known for their theological doctrines.

Parallel reading

الجهم: الوجه الغليظ المجتمع السمج
Al-Jahm: The thick, assembled, unappealing face.
وقد جهم، ككرم، جهامة وجهومة
And he became stern, like karuma, with jahamah and juhumah.
وجهمه، كمنعه وسمعه: استقبله بوجه باسر كريه
And jahamahu, like man'ahu and sami'ahu: he met him with a stern, repulsive face.
إلى من تكلني إلى عدو يتجهمني
To whom do you entrust me? To an enemy who meets me with a stern face.
فتجهمني القوم
The people met me with stern faces.
والجهمة: أول مآخير الليل
And al-Jahmah: the beginning of the latter part of the night.
بجهمة والديك لم ينعب
In the darkness of the night, before your chickens crowed.
مضى من الليل جهمة وجهمة
A portion of the night passed, both the early and late parts.
واجتهم الرجل: دخل فيه
And the man ajhamahu: he entered into it (the night).
والجهمة: القدر الضخمة
And al-Jahmah: the large cooking pot.
والجهم: الرجل العاجز الضعيف، كالجهوم
And al-Jahm: the incapable, weak man, like al-Jahum.
ورجل جهم الوجه: غليظه
And a man with a jahm face: a stern one.
والأسد يقال له: جهم الوجه، فهو ضد
And the lion is called: jahm al-wajh (stern-faced), so it is an antonym.
والجهام: السحاب الذي لا ماء فيه
And al-Jaham: the cloud that has no water in it.
ونستحيل الجهام
And we look for the clouds (hoping for rain).
وقد أجهمت السماء
And the sky became clear of clouds.
أحاديث جن زرن جنا بجيهما
Stories of jinn visiting jinn in Juhayma.
والجيهمان: الزعفران كالريهقان
And al-Jaihama: saffron, like al-Raihqa.
فيا رب عمر لي جهيمة أعصرا
O Lord, grant me life for Jahimah for an afternoon.
والجهمية: طائفة من الخوارج
And al-Jahmiyyah: a sect of the Kharijites.
الدهر يتجهم الكرام
Time makes the noble stern.
وتجهمني أملي: إذا لم تصبه
And my hope disappointed me: if it did not reach its goal.