جهن

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific tribe, their name, and associated places. It also extends to descriptions of facial features, darkness, and youthfulness, with some geographical references.

Derived headwords

جُهَيْنَةname

1.
Tribe nameboth
A tribe descended from Quda'a, whose presence in the Hijaz near Medina is historically noted.
2.
Fortressclassical
A fortress located in Tabaristan, named after the tribe's settlement there.
3.
Villageclassical
A village in Mosul, also named for the tribe's settlement.
4.
Villageclassical
A village in Upper Egypt, near Taha, named for the settlement of Banu Jahina.

جُهَيْنَةname

1.
Proverbial source of knowledgeclassical
Used in the famous proverb 'And with Jahina is the certain knowledge,' referring to someone possessing definitive information.

الجُهْنَةnoun

1.
Darkness of nightclassical
Refers to the deep darkness of the night, with the letter 'nun' indicating a connection to 'mim' (from جهمة).

جَارِيَةٌ جُهَانَةadjective

1.
Young girlclassical
Describes a young, adolescent girl.

الجَهْنnoun

1.
Sternness of faceclassical
Refers to roughness or sternness of the face and body, from which the name Jahina might be derived.
2.
Reef in the seaclassical
A reef in the sea not connected to the shore, extending about an arrow's shot.

جَهَنَ جُهُونًاverb

1.
To approachclassical
To come near or approach, similar to the verb 'quriba' (قرب) and 'danā' (دنا).

جِيهَانname

1.
Male given nameclassical
A proper name for a man, similar in form to 'Uthman'.

Parallel reading

صوابه مصغرا لأن الضم في اصطلاحه مشكل، وكأنه اعتمد على الشهرة.

Its correction is in the diminutive form because the vowel on the 'jim' is problematic in his terminology, and it seems he relied on common usage.

قبيلة من قضاعة، وهو ابن زيد بن ليث بن سود بن أسلم بن الحاف بن قضاعة، وقضاعة من ريف العراق، وسبب نزول جهينة في الحجاز قرب المدينة مذكور في الروض.

A tribe from Quda'a, and he is the son of Zayd ibn Layth ibn Sawd ibn Aslam ibn Al-Haff ibn Quda'a. Quda'a is from the rural areas of Iraq, and the reason for Jahina's descent into the Hijaz near Medina is mentioned in Al-Rawd.

وعند جهينة الخبر اليقين

And with Jahina is the certain knowledge.

وكان الأصمعي يقول: جفينة، وقيل: حفينة، وقد مر ذكره (في (ج ف ن)) فراجعه.

Al-Asma'i used to say: Jafina, and it was said: Hafina, and its mention has passed in (J-F-N), so refer to it.

وجهينة أيضا: قلعة بطبرستان لنزولهم بها.

And Jahina also: a fortress in Tabaristan due to their settlement there.

وأيضا: ة بالموصل لنزولهم بها أيضا، منها تاج الإسلام أبو عبد الله (الحسين بن نصر بن محمد) بن خميس الموصلي الفقيه المحدث (ذو التصانيف)، وهو من مشايخ ابن السمعاني.

And also: a village in Mosul due to their settlement there as well, among them is Taj al-Islam Abu Abdullah (Al-Husayn ibn Nasr ibn Muhammad) ibn Khamis Al-Mawsili, the jurist and traditionist (possessor of many works), and he is one of the teachers of Ibn al-Sam'ani.

والجهنة، بالضم: جهمة الليل، النون يدل عن الميم.

And Al-Juhnah, with dammah: the darkness of the night, the 'nun' indicates the 'mim' (from Jahmah).

وجارية جهانة، بالضم أي شابة.

And a Jahana girl, with dammah, meaning a young woman.

والجهن غلظ الوجه والجسم وبه سمي جهينة.

And Al-Jahn is the roughness of the face and body, and by this Jahina was named.

والجهن، بالضم: الزربة في البحر غير متصلة بالبر مقدار غلوة سهم، فإذا اتصلت الزربة إلى البر فذلك شعب.

And Al-Jahn, with dammah: a reef in the sea not connected to the land, about an arrow's shot in length; if the reef connects to the land, that is a 'sha'b'.

وجهن جهونا من حد نصر، قرب ودنا.

And Jahana jahuna from the pattern of nasara, meaning it approached and drew near.

تقول: فلان جهينة الأخبار.

You say: So-and-so is Jahina of news.

وجهينة: قرية بالصعيد، سميت لنزول بني جهينة بها، وهي بالقرب من طهطا.

And Jahina: a village in Upper Egypt, named for the settlement of Banu Jahina there, and it is near Taha.