جعن

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of contraction, tightening, and robustness, often applied to physical attributes like flesh or skin. It also extends to descriptions of people and tribal lineages.

Derived headwords

الجَعْنnoun

1.
contractionclassical
A state of being contracted or tightened, possibly referring to a deceased or inactive verb form.
2.
flaccidityclassical
A looseness or flaccidity in the skin and body.

جعونةnoun

1.
robustnessclassical
A quality of being robust or firm, derived from the concept of contraction.

جعونةname

1.
Ja'ūnahboth
A proper name, possibly referring to a tribal lineage or a person.

جعونةnoun

1.
Ja'ūnahclassical
A clan or lineage, specifically mentioned as being descended from Banu Nāshir.

جعونةnoun

1.
Ja'ūnahclassical
A clan or lineage, also known as Al-Qawābi'ah.

جعونةnoun

1.
Ja'ūnahclassical
A clan or lineage, historically residing in Al-Ma'qamiyyah in Wadi Murr.

جعونةnoun

1.
Ja'ūnahclassical
A clan or lineage, considered the first of Banu Nāshir to migrate to Tihāmah.

جعونةname

1.
Ja'ūnahboth
A proper name, referring to a specific lineage or group.

جعونة بن الحرث بن نميرname

1.
Ja'ūnah bin Al-Ḥārith bin Numayrclassical
A specific tribal lineage or ancestor.

جعونةadjective

1.
stout and shortclassical
Describing a man who is stout and short.

أجعنverb

1.
to become robustclassical
When a man's flesh becomes firm and strong.

جعينةname

1.
Juḥaynahclassical
A tribal name, similar in form to Juḥaynah.

جعينةnoun

1.
Juḥaynahclassical
A clan from the Banu Nāshir, historically residing in Al-Ma'qamiyyah.

Parallel reading

هو (فعل ممات وهو التقبض.

It is a dead verb form, meaning contraction.

وقيل: الجعن استرخاء في الجلد والجسم.

And it was said: Al-Ja'n is a looseness in the skin and body.

ومنهم: يزيد بن المعمر النميري الجعوني له وفادة.

Among them is Yazīd bin Al-Mu'ammar Al-Numayrī Al-Ja'ūnī, who had a delegation.

ورجل جعونة: سمين قصير.

And a man is Ja'ūnah: stout and short.

وأجعن الرجل: تعلج لحمه واشتد.

And the man became Ja'an: his flesh became firm and strong.

جعينة، كجهينة: بطن من الناشريين، مسكنهم قديما المعقمية من وادي مور؛

Juḥaynah, like Juḥaynah: a clan from the Banu Nāshir, their ancient dwelling was Al-Ma'qamiyyah in Wadi Murr;

قيل: هم أول بني ناشر خروجا إلى تهامة ويعرفون بالقوابعة.

It was said: they were the first of Banu Nāshir to go out to Tihāmah and are known as Al-Qawābi'ah.