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جسن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific entities and actions, including a type of fish, individuals who play drums, and the act of solidifying or hardening.

Derived headwords

الجَسَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    round fishclassical

    A round fish characterized by having two prominent spines or tusks.

الجَسَّانnoun
  1. 1.
    drum playersclassical

    A group of people who play the daff (a type of frame drum). The singular form was not mentioned.

اجسأنverb
  1. 1.
    to solidifyclassical

    The object became solid or hardened.

جُبَيْنname
  1. 1.
    name of a boyclassical

    The name of the boy killed by Al-Khidr (peace be upon him). It is also said to be Jubayr with a 'ra'.

جُبَيُّورname
  1. 1.
    name of a boyclassical

    An alternative pronunciation or spelling of the name Jubayn, referring to the boy killed by Al-Khidr.

النعمان بن جسانname
  1. 1.
    leader of Al-Rababclassical

    A specific individual named Al-Nu'man ibn Jasan, who was a chief of the Al-Rabab tribe. He is noted as being the only one of that name among the Arabs.

Parallel reading

وهي (سمكة مستديرة لها زبانيان.
And it is a round fish that has two spines.
والجسان، كرمان: الضاربون بالدفوف
And Al-Jassan, with a shadda on the 'seen', are the players of the duff.
واجسأن الشيء: (صلب)
And when the thing became 'ajsa'ana', it solidified.
جبيون: اسم الغلام الذي قتله الخضر، عليه السلام
Jubayyun: The name of the boy whom Al-Khidr, peace be upon him, killed.
ويقال: جبيور بالراء، كما ضبطه الدارقطني، رحمه الله تعالى.
And it is said: Jubayr with a 'ra', as Al-Daraqutni, may God have mercy on him, recorded it.
والنعمان بن جسان ككتاب: رئيس الرباب
And Al-Nu'man ibn Jasan, like the word 'kitab', is the chief of Al-Rabab.
ليس في العرب جسان غيره.
There is no one among the Arabs named Jasan other than him.