Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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جسم جسو جش

[omitted in some copies of the Ṣ.]


1. ⇒ جسوجسى

جَسَا, (Ṣ, M, Mṣb, Ḳ,) aor. ـُ {يَجْسُوُ}, (M, Mṣb, Ḳ,) inf. n. جَسْوٌ (M, Ḳ) and جُسُوٌّ, (M, TA,) He, or it, (a man, M, TA, or a thing, Mṣb,) was, or became, hard, tough, rigid, or stiff: (M, Mṣb, Ḳ:) [see also جَسَأَ: or, said of a man,] he was, or became, hard, rough, harsh, or ungentle; contr. of لَطُفَ. (Ṣ.) And جَسَتِ اليَدُ, inf. n. جُسُوٌّ and جَسًا, The hand, or arm, was, or became, dry, or tough, or hard, (Ṣ, TA,) in the bones, with little flesh; (TA;) and in the same sense the verb is said of other things. (Ṣ.)

Root: جسو - Entry: 1. Signification: A2

It (water) congealed, or froze. (Ṣ, TA.)

Root: جسو - Entry: 1. Signification: A3

Also, inf. n. جُسُوٌّ, He (an old man) attained the utmost age [so that his limbs became rigid]. (Ṣ, TA.)


3. ⇒ جاسوجاسى

جاساهُ, (Ḳ,) inf. n. مُجَاسَاةٌ, (TA.) He treated him, or regarded him, with enmity, or hostility. (Ḳ, TA.)


جَاسِيَةٌ

يَدٌ جَاسِيَةٌ A hand, or an arm, dry, or tough, or hard, in the bones, with little flesh. (TA.) And دَابَّةٌ جَاسِيَةٌ القَوَائِمِ A beast having tough, or hard, legs. (TA.) And رِمَاحٌ جَاسِيَةٌ Stiff, rigid, or tough, and hard, spears. (TA.) [See also جَاسِئٌ, in art. جسأ.]


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