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جعثن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of roots, origins, and gathering or contracting. It describes the base of plants, a person's physical compactness, and even a specific type of horse.

Derived headwords

الجُعْثُنnoun
  1. 1.
    roots of salsolaclassical

    The roots of the salsola plant, a type of desert shrub.

  2. 2.
    plant rootboth

    More generally, the root of any plant.

جعثنname
  1. 1.
    sister of Al-Farazdaqclassical

    The name of the sister of the renowned Arab poet Al-Farazdaq.

تَجَعْثَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to contract and gatherboth

    To become contracted, drawn together, or gathered in.

مُتَجَعْثِنadjective
  1. 1.
    contracted and gatheredboth

    Describing someone who is contracted, drawn together, or compact in build.

الجُعَيْثِنَةname
  1. 1.
    a noble mareclassical

    The name of a distinguished mare belonging to the noble lineage of the Banu Mans.

Parallel reading

الجُعْثِن، بالكسر: أصول الصليان
Al-ju'thun, with a kasra, refers to the roots of the salsola plant.
وقيل: هو أصل النبات مطلقا
And it is said: it is the root of a plant in general.
جعثن: أخت الفرزدق الشاعر
Ja'thana: the sister of the poet Al-Farazdaq.
وتجعثن الرجل: تقبض وتجمع
And the man became contracted and gathered.
وكذلك تجعثم، وقد تقدم
And likewise, he became contracted and gathered, as has been previously mentioned.
هو مجعثن الخلق
He is contracted in his creation.
أي مجتمعه
Meaning, compact or gathered.
الجُعَيْثِنَة، مصغرا مشددة الياء: فرس من المنسوية الأصائل
Al-ju'aythina, in its diminutive form with a stressed ya', is a mare from the noble lineage of the Banu Mans.