تجسس

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج س س (j-s-s), semantically influenced by جَاسُوس (jāsūs, spy).

Verb

تَجَسَّسَ (tajassasa) V, non-past يَتَجَسَّسُ‎ (yatajassasu)

  1. to scrutinize, to examine
  2. to spy upon, to snoop, to scout
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 49:12:
      وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا يَغْتَبْ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا
      walā tajassasū walā yaḡtab baʕḍukum baʕḍan
      And do not spy, nor backbite one another.

Conjugation

Noun

تَجَسُّس (tajassusm

  1. verbal noun of تَجَسَّسَ (tajassasa) (form V)
  2. espionage

Declension

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: تجسس

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