جَزَمَ (jazama)to make jussive

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb جَزَمَ (jazama) — “to make jussive”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: جَزَمَ يَجْزِمُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
جَزَمَ jazamaيَجْزِمُ yajzimuاِجْزِمْ aijzimجَزْم jazm

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to make jussive

    • أَدَاةُ "لَمْ" تَجْزِمُ الفِعْلَ المُضَارِعَ.The particle "lam" makes the present tense verb jussive.
    • تَعَلَّمْنَا أَنَّ "لَا" النَّاهِيَةَ تَجْزِمُ فِعْلًا وَاحِدًا.We learned that the prohibitive "lā" makes one verb jussive.
    • هَلْ تَجْزِمُ "إِنْ" الشَّرْطِيَّةُ فِعْلَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ؟Does the conditional particle "in" make two verbs jussive?
  2. 2. to take the jussive

    • الفِعْلُ المُضَارِعُ المَجْزُومُ يَأْتِي بَعْدَ أَدَوَاتِ الجَزْمِ.The jussive verb comes after the particles of jussive.
    • تُسْتَخْدَمُ أَدَاةُ "لَمَّا" لِجَزْمِ الفِعْلِ المُضَارِعِ وَإِعْطَائِهِ مَعْنَى المَاضِي.The particle 'lammā' is used to put the present tense verb in the jussive case and give it a past tense meaning.
    • عِنْدَمَا يَأْتِي فِعْلَانِ مُتَتَابِعَانِ فِي جُمْلَةِ الشَّرْطِ، فَإِنَّ الأَوَّلَ يَكُونُ مَجْزُومًا وَالثَّانِيَ يَتْبَعُهُ فِي الإِعْرَابِ.When two consecutive verbs come in a conditional sentence, the first is in the jussive case and the second follows it in inflection.
  3. 3. to assert, to be certain

    • جَزَمَ بِأَنَّ الشَّمْسَ تَشْرُقُ مِنَ الشَّرْقِ.He asserted that the sun rises from the east.
    • أَنَا أَجْزِمُ بِصِدْقِ كَلَامِهِ.I am certain of the truth of his words.
    • جَزَمَ الْخَبِيرُ بِصِحَّةِ التَّقْرِيرِ.The expert asserted the correctness of the report.
  4. 4. to decide, resolve

    • جَزَمَ الْقَائِدُ عَلَى الْهُجُومِ.The commander decided on the attack.
    • جَزَمَ بِأَنَّهُ سَيُسَافِرُ غَدًا.He resolved that he would travel tomorrow.
    • جَزَمَ الْفَرِيقُ أَمْرَهُ بِالْفَوْزِ بِالْبُطُولَةِ.The team resolved its matter by winning the championship.
  5. 5. to assert

    • جَزَمَ الْقَاضِي بِبَرَاءَةِ الْمُتَّهَمِ بَعْدَ دِرَاسَةِ الْأَدِلَّةِ.The judge asserted the innocence of the accused after reviewing the evidence.
    • جَزَمَ الْمُدِيرُ بِأَنَّ الْمَشْرُوعَ سَيُكْتَمَلُ فِي الْمَوْعِدِ الْمُحَدَّدِ.The manager asserted that the project would be completed on schedule.
    • أَجْزِمُ لَكَ بِأَنَّ هَذَا هُوَ الْحَلُّ الْأَفْضَلُ لِلْمُشْكِلَةِ.I assert to you that this is the best solution to the problem.
  6. 6. to be certain

    • أَجْزِمُ أَنَّهُ سَيَأْتِي فِي الْمَوْعِدِ الْمُحَدَّدِ دَائِمًا.I am certain that he will always come at the appointed time.
    • يَجْزِمُ الْخَبِيرُ بِصِحَّةِ هَذِهِ الْمَعْلُومَاتِ الْجَدِيدَةِ.The expert is certain of the accuracy of this new information.
    • نَحْنُ نَجْزِمُ بِأَنَّ الْعَمَلَ سَيُكْتَمَلُ قَرِيبًا جِدًّا.We are certain that the work will be completed very soon.
  7. 7. to conclude

    • جَزَمَ الْقَاضِي بِحُكْمِهِ بَعْدَ دِرَاسَةٍ مُتَأَنِّيَةٍ.The judge concluded his ruling after careful consideration.
    • جَزَمَ الْخَبِيرُ بِأَنَّ السَّبَبَ هُوَ الْخَطَأُ الْبَشَرِيُّ.The expert concluded that the cause was human error.
    • جَزَمْتُ بِأَنَّهُ لَنْ يَأْتِيَ فِي الْمَوْعِدِ الْمُحَدَّدِ.I concluded that he would not come at the appointed time.
  8. 8. to cut off

    • جَزَمَ الْفَلَّاحُ الْغُصْنَ الزَّائِدَ عَنِ الشَّجَرَةِ.The farmer cut off the excess branch from the tree.
    • جَزَمَ الْجَرَّاحُ الْجُزْءَ الْمُتَضَرِّرَ مِنَ الْعُضْوِ.The surgeon cut off the damaged part of the organ.
    • جَزَمَ الْخَيَّاطُ طَرَفَ الْخَيْطِ الزَّائِدَ.The tailor cut off the excess end of the thread.

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