جذع

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Arabic

Etymology

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܓܘܙܥܐ (guzʿā, trunk), Hebrew גֶּזַע (gézaʿ, trunk, stock, race).

Pronunciation

  • Noun 1:
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    IPA(key): /d͡ʒiðʕ/
  • Noun 2: IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.ðaʕ/

Noun

جِذْع (jiḏʕm (plural جُذُوع (juḏūʕ) or أَجْذَاع (ʔajḏāʕ))

  1. a tree trunk, body, stock, torso
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 19:25:
      وَهُزِّي إِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُسَاقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَبًا جَنِيًّا
      wahuzzī ʔilayki bijiḏʕi n-naḵlati tusāqiṭ ʕalayki ruṭaban janiyyan
      Shake towards thee the palm’s trunk: it will drop ripe and fresh dates upon thee.

Declension

Noun

جَذَع (jaḏaʕm (plural جِذَاع (jiḏāʕ) or جُذْعَان (juḏʕān))

  1. youth, animal old enough to use (of livestock as well as humans)

Declension

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