جءن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of container, specifically a box or case, often covered with leather. It also touches upon the linguistic variation between hamza and its omission in this word.

Derived headwords

الجُؤْنَةnoun

1.
Leather-covered boxclassical
A box or container, often covered with leather, used by perfumers for their scents.

جُؤْنnoun

1.
Box (variant)classical
A variant form of 'juhnah', referring to a box or container, with the hamza potentially softened or omitted.

Parallel reading

الجؤنة، بالضم مهموزا: أهمله الجوهري هنا، وأشار له في جون

Al-juhnah, with damma and hamza: Al-Jawhari neglected it here and referred to it under 'jun'.

وهي سفط مغشى بجلد، ظرف لطيب العطار

It is a basket covered with leather, a container for the perfumer's scent.

وأصله الهمز ويلين

And its origin is with hamza, and it can be softened.

في كتابه مطالع الأنوار

In his book, Matali' al-Anwar.

وقد أهمل المصنف ذكره في موضعه

And the author neglected to mention it in its proper place.

جؤن كصرد

Ju'n, like 'surad' (a type of bird).

ومقتضى سياق الجوهري فيما بعد: وربما همزوا

And the context of Al-Jawhari later implies: and they might use hamza.

أن الأصل التليين والهمز لغة

That the origin is softening (omitting hamza) and using hamza is a dialect.