جث

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Form 1جَثَّهُ2 senses

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarجَثٌّ

Core sense — he pulled it up, he uprooted it, he cut it offgenerated

1.1he pulled it up, or out—اجتثّهُ

This form is the same as the headword, or else it denotes a quicker action, and properly means he took its whole جُثَّة [or body].

Or the headword means: he cut it, or cut it off; or he cut it off at the root; or he pulled it up by the root, said of a tree — he uprooted it.

1.2he took the honey with its جَثّ and its مَحَارِين—جَثَّ

Said of a collector of honey; that is, with the bees that had died in it.

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, (S, Msb, TA,) aor. جَثُثَ , (Msb, TA,) inf. n. جَثٌّ , (A, K,) He pulled it up, or out; as also اجتثّهُ ; (S, Msb;) or the latter denotes a quicker action than the former; and properly signifies he took its whole جُثَّة [or body]: (TA:) or the former, he cut it; or cut it off: (A, L, K:) or he cut it off from its root: (L:) or he pulled it up, or out, by the root; namely, a tree: (A, K;) he uprooted it, or eradicated it. (A.) جَثَّ said of a collector of honey, He took the honey with its جَثّ and its مَحَارِين , i. e., the bees that had died in it. (IAar, TA.)

Form 7اِنْجَثَّ1 sense

Core sense — it was pulled up, or out; it was uprootedgenerated

7.1it was, or became, pulled up, or out—اُجْتُثَّ

Properly, its whole جُثَّة [or body] was taken; said of a tree.

Said of a tree: it was, or became, cut, or cut off; or cut off at the root; pulled up, or out, by the root; uprooted.

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(M, L, TA) and اُجْتُثَّ (M, A, L, TA) It was, or became, pulled up, or out: properly, its whole جُثَّة [or body] was taken; said of a tree: (TA in explanation of the latter:) it was, or became, cut, or cut off; (A, L;) or cut off from its root; (L;) pulled up, or out, by the root; uprooted, or eradicated: said of a tree. (A.)

Form 8إِجْتَثَثَ1 sense

Core sense — it was pulled up by the root, it was uprootedgenerated

8.1

See 1 and 7.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 8

14:26

وَمَثَلُ كَلِمَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ كَشَجَرَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ ٱجْتُثَّتْ مِن فَوْقِ ٱلْأَرْضِ مَا لَهَا مِن قَرَارٍ

And the parable of an evil Word is that of an evil tree: It is torn up by the root from the surface of the earth: it has no stability.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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see 1 and 7.

Derived nouns 8

Nounجَثٌّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — bees' wax; bees that have died in the honey; dead locustsgenerated

So in the S and L and other lexicons, but the K implies that the word is جُثٌّ.

Bees' wax; or any particles, of the wings of the bees and of their bodies, mixed in with the honey.

Or the خِرْشَآء of honey, that is, the young bees, or the wings, that are on honey, as in the M and L and elsewhere.

Or the bees that have died in the honey.

1.1

Also dead locusts.

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, so in the S [and L] and other lexicons, but in the K it is implied that it is جُثٌّ , (TA,) Bees' wax: or any particles, of the wings of the bees, (S, K,) and of their bodies, (S,) intermixed with the honey: (S, K:) [or] the خِرْشَآء of honey; (K;) i. e. the young bees, or the wings, that are upon honey; as in the M and L &c.: (TA:) or the bees that have died in the honey. (IAar, TA.) Also Dead locusts. (IAar, K.)

Nounجُثٌّ3 senses

Core sense — elevated ground; the envelope of fruitgenerated

See جَثٌّ.

Also elevated ground (S, TA, but not in all the copies of the S) of the kind that has a form visible from a distance.

Or ground raised so as to be like a small [hill of the kind called] أَكَمَة.

The envelope of fruit, [or of the spadix of a palm-tree,] like جُفٌّ, the ث being a substitute for ف.

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: see جَثٌّ . Also Elevated ground (S, TA, but not in all the copies of the former) such as has a form visible from a distance: (TA:) or ground that is elevated so as to be like a small [hill of the kind called] أَكَمَة . (K.) The envelope of fruit; (K;) [or of the spadix of a palm-tree;] like جُفٌّ ; the ث being a substitute for ف . (TA.)

Nounجُثَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the body of a man sitting, or lying downgenerated

The body, or bodily form or figure, of a man, [either absolutely, or] sitting, or sleeping, [by which is meant, as in many other cases, lying down,] or reclining, or lying on his side.

That of a man standing upright is called طَلَلٌ or قَامَةٌ; and شخص applies alike to what is called جثَة and to what is called طلل in relation to a man.

Or جثَة is used only of a man on a horse's or camel's saddle, wearing a turban; so says IDrd on the authority of Abu-l-Khattáb El-Akhfash, though he adds that this has not been heard from anyone else.

Plural [of many].

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The body, or corporeal form or figure, ( شَخْص .) of a man, (S, A, Msb, K,) [absolutely, or] sitting, (S, A, Msb,) or sleeping, [by which is meant, as in many other instances, lying down,] (S, Msb,) or reclining, or lying on the side: (TA:) that of a man standing erect being termed طَلَلٌ (Msb) or قَامَةٌ ; (TA;) and شخص applying in common to what is termed جثَة and what is termed طلل , in relation to a man: (Msb:) or جثَة is used only in relation to a man upon a horse's or camel's saddle, wearing a turban: so says IDrd on the authority of Abu-l-Khattáb ElAkhfash; but he adds that this has not been heard from any other: (TA:) pl. [of mult.]

Nounجُثَثٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — bodies; a body, a corpsegenerated

And [of few] أَجْثَاثٌ, the latter as though formed from جُثٌّ without regard to the augmentative letter [ ة ]; or it may be the plural of جُثَثٌ, and so a plural of a plural.

1.1O God, remove the earth from his body, or corpse—اَللّهُمَّ جَافِ الأَرْضَ عَنْ جُثَّتِهِ

Also a body, [a corpse,] the same as جَسَدٌ, as in a saying in a tradition.

That is, let it not press against his sides in the grave.

1.2

[And the body of a tree: see 7.]

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(A, TA) and [of pauc.] أَجْثَاثٌ ; the latter as though formed from جُثٌّ , without regard to the augmentative letter [ ة ]; or it may be pl. of جُثَثٌ , and thus a pl. pl. (TA.) Also A body; [a corpse;] syn. جَسَدٌ ; as in the saying, in a trad., اَللّهُمَّ جَافِ الأَرْضَ عَنْ جُثَّتِهِ [O God, remove the earth from his body, or corpse: i. e., let it not press against his sides in the grave]. (TA.) [And The body of a tree: see 7.]

Nounجَثِيثٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — young palm-shoots cut off and planted; grapes fallen at the vine's footgenerated

[A collective generic noun.] Young palm-trees, or shoots of palm-trees, that are cut off from the mother-trees, or plucked out of the ground, and planted; ism waḥda with ة.

It is called this until it bears fruit, when it is called نَخَلَةٌ; or what are planted, of the shoots of palm-trees, not what are set, of the stones.

Or shoots of palm-trees when they are first pulled off from the mother-trees.

Or, with ة, it means a palm-tree grown from a date-stone, for which a hole is dug, and which is transplanted with the earth clinging to its root; or what falls in succession from [app. a mistake for at] the roots, or lower parts, of palm-trees. (Abu-l-Khattáb)

1.1

And grapes that fall at the roots, or lower parts, of the vine.

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[a coll. gen. n.] Young palm-trees, or shoots of palm-trees, that are cut off from the mother-trees, or plucked forth from the ground, and planted: n. un. with ة : it is thus called until it yields fruit; when it is called نَخَلَةٌ : (S:) or what are planted, of the shoots of palm-trees; (AHn, K;) not what are set, of the stones: (AHn, TA:) or shoots of palm-trees when they are first pulled off from the mother-trees: (As, TA: [as also قَثَيثٌ :]) or, with ة , it signifies a palm-tree produced from a date-stone, for which a hole is dug, and which is transplanted with the earth adhering to its root: (AA, TA:) or what falls in succession from [app. a mistake for at] the roots, or lower parts, of palm-trees. (Abu-lKhattáb, TA.) And Grapes that fall at the roots, or lower parts, of the vine. (ISd, TA.)

Nounمِجَثَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — an iron implement for uprooting young palm-shootsgenerated

1a thing with which جَثِيث [q. v.] are uprooted—مِجْثَاثٌ

An iron implement with which young palm-trees, or shoots of palm-trees, are pulled up or off.

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and مِجْثَاثٌ A thing with which جَثِيث [q. v.] are uprooted: (M, K:) an iron implement with which young palm-trees, or shoots of palmtrees, are pulled up or off. (S.)

Nounمِجْثَاثٌ1 sense

Core sense — an iron implement for uprooting young palm-shootsgenerated

See the entry immediately before this one.

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: see what next precedes.

Nounشَجَرَةٌ مُجْتَثَّةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a tree with no root in the ground; the fourteenth metre of versegenerated

A tree [pulled up or out, by the root: or] that has no root in the ground.

1.1the fourteenth metre of verse—بَحْرُ المُجْتَثِّ

As though it were cut off from the خَفِيف; the metre consists of

shāhid

مُسْتَفْعِلُنْ فَاعِلَاتُنْ فَاعِلَاتُنْ

[So originally; but in use the last of the three feet is cut off. According to the TA, the first foot is properly written مُسْتَفْعِ لُنْ, as in some copies of the K.]

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A tree [pulled up or out, by the root: or] that has no root in the ground. (A.) بَحْرُ المُجْتَثِّ The fourteenth metre of verse; as though it were cut off from the خَفِيف ; (TA;) the metre consisting of 1 (K. [So originally; but in usage, the last of the three feet is cut off. Accord. to the TA, the first foot is properly written مُسْتَفْعِ لُنْ , as in some copies of the K.]) مُسْتَفْعِلُنْ فَاعِلَاتُنْ فَاعِلَاتُنْ