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ج ي م

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses the letter 'Jīm' (ج) itself, its pronunciation, and grammatical gender. It also includes a less common meaning related to camels and a metaphorical use for silk or brocade.

Derived headwords

الجيمnoun
  1. 1.
    The letter Jīmboth

    The Arabic letter 'Jīm' (ج), which is a voiced consonant. It is described as having a pronunciation close to the 'B' sound.

  2. 2.
    Brocadeclassical

    A type of luxurious silk fabric, often woven with intricate patterns. This meaning is attributed to Abu Amr al-Shaybani.

  3. 3.
    Camelsclassical

    Specifically, camels that are in heat or rutting. This meaning is noted as potentially erroneous or obscure.

  4. 4.
    The bodyclassical

    Used metaphorically to refer to the physical body.

  5. 5.
    The soulclassical

    Used metaphorically to refer to the spirit or soul.

  6. 6.
    Temples (head)classical

    Refers to the temples of the head, specifically the area near the ears.

جيمverb
  1. 1.
    to writeboth

    To write something, specifically referring to the act of writing the letter 'Jīm'.

أجيامnoun
  1. 1.
    Writingsboth

    Plural of 'Jīm', referring to writings or instances of writing the letter.

جيماتnoun
  1. 1.
    Writingsboth

    Plural of 'Jīm', referring to writings or instances of writing the letter.

Parallel reading

الجيم عندهم: الجمل المغتلم
The Jīm among them: the rutting camel.
كأني جيم في الوغى ذو شكيمة ... ترى البزل فيه راتعات ضوامرا
As if I were a Jīm in battle, possessing restraint... you see the strong camels grazing there, lean and swift.
الجيم: الديباج
The Jīm: brocade.
الجيم في لغة العرب: الديباج
The Jīm in the language of the Arabs: brocade.
وله كتاب في اللغة سماه الجيم
And he has a book on language which he named 'Al-Jīm'.
كأنه شبهه بالديباج لحسنه
As if he likened it to brocade for its beauty.
الجيم: حرف هجاء مجهور
The Jīm: a voiced letter of the alphabet.
اسم لحرف شجري، مخرجه مفتتح الفم قريبا من مخارج الباء
A name for a guttural letter, its exit is at the beginning of the mouth, close to the exits of the B.
يذكر ويؤنث
It is mentioned (masculine) and feminized.
من الحروف التي تؤنث ويجوز تذكيرها
Among the letters that are feminized and may be masculinized.
وجيم جيما حسنة: أي: كتبها
And he wrote a good Jīm: meaning, he wrote it.
الجيم: يكنى به عن الجسم
The Jīm: it is used as a metonymy for the body.
ألا تتقين الله في جيم عاشق ... له كبد حرى عليك تقطع
Will you not fear God concerning the Jīm of a lover... whose burning liver is being cut for you?
ويروى " في جنب عاشق "
And it is narrated as 'in the side of a lover'.
ويكنى به أيضا عن شعور الأصداغ
And it is also used as a metonymy for the hair of the temples.
له جيم صدغ فوق عاج مصقل ... كليل على شمس النهار يموج
He has a Jīm of the temple above polished ivory... like night flowing over the midday sun.