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جحم

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Form 1جحُمَتِ النَّارُ2 senses
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُجَحُفَجَحَفَmaṣdarجُحُومٌ جَحْمٌ

Core sense — the fire burned, blazed, or flamed; he kindled firegenerated

1.1it became violent—اجحمت

maṣdar جُحُومٌ and جَحِمَت; also, maṣdar جَحْمٌ and جَحَمٌ [accord. to the CK جُحْمٌ] and جُحُومٌ.

Said of fire, and also of war.

The fire burned, burned up, burned brightly or fiercely, blazed, or flamed, and had many live coals and much flame; or the first of these verbs means it became great.

1.2he kindled fire, he made it burn, blaze, or flame—جَحَمَ

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, aor. جَحُفَ , inf. n. جُحُومٌ ; and جَحِمَت , aor. جَحَفَ , inf. n. جَحْمٌ and جَحَمٌ [accord. to the CK جُحْمٌ ] and جُحُومٌ ; The fire burned, burned up, burned brightly or fiercely, blazed, or flamed; (K, TA;) and had many live coals, and much flame: (TA in explanation of the latter verb; and so the former or the latter is explained in a copy of the S, in which it is imperfectly written:) or the former signifies it became great: (TA:) and اجحمت it became vehement; said of fire, and also of war. (Ham p. 810.) جَحَمَ , aor. جَحَفَ , He kindled fire; made it to burn, burn up, burn brightly or fiercely, blaze, or flame. (K.)
Form 4اجحم عَنْهُ3 senses

Core sense — he refrained from it; he was near to destroying such a onegenerated

4.1

Maṣdar أِجْحَامٌ. He refrained, or abstained, from it, namely a thing; like احجم, but this form is a rare dialectal variant.

Both these verbs carry opposite meanings: they are used as meaning he advanced, or went forward, and also he receded, or drew back.

4.2he, or it, was near to destroying, or killing, such a one—اجحم فُلَانًا
4.3

See also form 1.

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, (S, K,) inf.n. أِجْحَامٌ , (TA,) He refrained, forbore, abstained, or desisted, from it; (S, K;) namely, a thing; like احجم : (S:) but the former is a rare dial. var. (Har p. 95.) Both these verbs bear contr. significations; being used as meaning He advanced, or went forward: and also he receded, or drew back. (MF.) اجحم فُلَانًا He, or it, was near to destroying, or killing, such a one. (K.) See also 1.
Form 5تجحُم2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he burned with desire and niggardliness; he became straitened in dispositiongenerated

5.1

He burned with violent desire, or covetousness, and niggardliness; as also تجاحم, from جَاحِمُ الحَرْبِ.

5.1.1[app. meaning He became straitened in disposition]—تَضَايَقَ
[app., He becomes straitened in disposition against us]—هُوَ يَتَجَاحَمُ عَلَيْنَا

Hence also this meaning.

That is, يَتَضَايَقُ. A phrase mentioned by El-Mundhiree on the authority of Aboo-Tálib.

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He burned with vehemence of desire, or covetousnsss, and niggardliness; (K;) as also تجاحم : from جَاحِمُ الحَرْبِ . (TA.) Hence, also, (TA,) i. q. تَضَايَقَ [app. meaning He became straitened in disposition]. (K.) You say also, هُوَ يَتَجَاحَمُ عَلَيْنَا , i. e., يَتَضَايَقُ [app., He becomes straitened in disposition against us]: a phrase mentioned by El-Mundhiree on the authority of Aboo-Tálib. (TA.)
Form 6تَجَاْحَفَ1 sense

Core sense — he burned with desire, covetousness, and niggardlinessgenerated

6.1

See form 5, in two places.

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see 5, in two places.

Derived nouns 5

Nounجَحْمَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the burning, blazing, or flaming of firegenerated

1

The burning, burning brightly or fiercely, blazing, or flaming, of fire; as also جَاحِمٌ. Or violence of burning, blazing, or flaming. Or it is an adjective applied to fire because of its redness [or as meaning red].

Lane cites “Bd in xxxvii. 95” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
1.1

See also جَحِيمٌ.

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The burning, burning brightly or fiercely, blazing, or flaming, of fire; (Ham p. 77;) as also جَاحِمٌ : (TA:) or vehemence of burning or blazing or flaming: (Bd in xxxvii. 95:) or it is an epithet applied to fire because of its redness [or as meaning red]. (Ham ubi suprà.) See also جَحِيمٌ .
Nounجُحْمَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the burning, blazing, or flaming of firegenerated

1

See جَحِيمٌ.

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: see جَحِيمٌ .
Nounجَحِيمٌ1 sense

Core sense — a fiercely burning fire; a great fire; the fire of Hellgenerated

1[They said, Build for him a building, and cast him into the great fire in it]—قَالُوا ٱبْنُوا لَهُ بُنْيَانًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِى الجَحِيمِ

A fire burning, blazing, or flaming violently; as also جَاحِمٌ.

Also any fire having one part above another; as also جَحْمَةٌ and جُحْمَةٌ, of which last the plural is جُحَمٌ; or having many live coals and flaming much.

Also any great fire in a pit or the like, from the saying in the Kur [37:95].

الجَحِيمُ is one of the names of the fire [of Hell]; from which may God preserve us.

See also جَاحِمٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences جَحِيم 1 shown of 26
56:94
وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ

And burning in Hell-Fire.

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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A fire burning, or blazing, or flaming, vehemently; (K;) as also جَاحِمٌ : (Ham p. 810:) and any fire having one part above another; as also جَحْمَةٌ and جُحْمَةٌ ; (K;) of which last the pl. is جُحَمٌ : (TA:) or having many live coals, and flaming much: (so in a copy of the S:) and any great fire in a pit or the like; (S, K;) from the saying in the Kur [xxxvii. 95], قَالُوا ٱبْنُوا لَهُ بُنْيَانًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِى الجَحِيمِ [They said, Build ye for him a building, and cast him into the great fire therein]. (S.) And الجَحِيمُ is one of the names of The fire [of Hell]; (S, TA;) from which may God preserve us. (TA.) See also جَاحِمٌ .
Nounجَحَّامٌ1 sense

Core sense — niggardly, stingy, avariciousgenerated

1

Niggardly, tenacious, stingy, or avaricious: from جَاحِمُ الحَرْبِ, meaning “the straitness, and violence, of war.”

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Niggardly, tenacious, stingy, penurious, or avaricious: (K:) from جَاحِمُ الحَرْبِ , meaning “ the straitness, and vehemence, of war.” (TA.)
Nounجَاحِمٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — live coals burning fiercely; a very hot place; the thick of battlegenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferredlive coals burning or blazing violently—جَمْرٌ

See جَحِيمٌ.

Also a place violently hot; as also جَحِيمٌ.

[app. meaning Death is like a burning, or fiercely burning, fire]—المَوْتُ جَاحِمٌ

Said by El-Aashà.

See also جَحْمَةٌ.

1.1figurative · مجازthe main part, or the thick, of the war or battle—جَاحِمُ الجَرْبِ

Or its straitness; and the violence of the fight or slaughter, in the place where it happens.

[He warmed himself with the heat, or violence, of the battle]—اِصْطَلَى بِجَاحِمِ الحَرْبِ
1.2fire—الجَاحِمَةُ

Or, as an adjective, fire burning, burning brightly or fiercely, blazing, or flaming.

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: see جَحِيمٌ . Also Live coals ( جَمْرٌ ) vehemently burning or blazing or flaming. (K.) And a place vehemently hot; (S, K;) as also جَحِيمٌ . (K.) El-Aashà says, المَوْتُ جَاحِمٌ [app. meaning Death is like a burning, or fiercelyburning, fire]. (S.) See also جَحْمَةٌ . جَاحِمُ الجَرْبِ The main part [or the thick] of the war or battle: (K:) or the straitness thereof: (TA:) and the vehemence of the fight or slaughter, in the scene thereof. (K.) You say, اِصْطَلَى بِجَاحِمِ الحَرْبِ [He warmed himself with the heat, or vehemence, of the battle]. (TA.) الجَاحِمَةُ Fire: (TA:) or, [as an epithet,] fire burning, burning brightly or fiercely, blazing, or flaming. (Ham p. 77.)