muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarجِمَاحٌ
Core sense — he ran away with his rider, overcoming him; he hastened heedlesslygenerated
1.1he overcame his rider and ran away so that he could not govern him—جَمَحَ بِرَاكِبِهِ
maṣdar جِمَاحٌ, جُمُوحٌ, and جَمْحٌ, though this last may not have been heard. Said of a horse: he overcame his rider, or gained the mastery over him, running away with him; or he broke loose and ran off at random, with no certain aim, so that nothing could turn him; or he ran so as to have the mastery over his rider.
Or he became unruly, so that he overcame his rider.
Sometimes the verb also means he was quick, or swift, and brisk, lively, or sprightly. In that case it marks a quality that is approved, whereas in the senses above it marks one that is disapproved. In this last sense it is obsolete [unless applied figuratively to a man].
1.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredhe hastened, or went quickly, to him, or it, so that his course was not turned for anything—إِلَيْهِ
they hastening, or going quickly—وَهُمْ يَجْمَحُونَ
Said of anything, that is, of a man or any animal: he went at random, or heedlessly, without consideration or certain aim, not obeying a guide to the right course. The second use is said of a man.
In the Qur'ān 9:57. Or hastening so that nothing turns them back, like the horse that is termed جَمُوح; or running like horses that overcome their riders and run away so as to be ungovernable by them.
he hastened after him, or it, so that nothing turned him back—جَمَحَ فِى إِثْرِهِ
Occurs in a tradition.
1.1.2figurative · مجازthe woman went out from the place where she used to pass the night, in anger, without her husband's permission—جَمَحَتِ المَرْأَةُ
she went out from her husband's house, or tent, to her own family, before he divorced her—جَمَحَتْ مِنْ زَوْجِهَا
So in the S and L and elsewhere, but in the K جَمَحَتْ زَوْجَهَا, which is clearly a mistake..
she went to her family without her husband's permission—جَمَحَتْ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا
1.1.3figurative · مجازthe ship quitted her course and became ungovernable by the sailors—جَمَحَتِ السَّفِينَةُ
Maṣdar جُمُوحٌ.
1.1.4figurative · مجازthe desert led the people, or party, far away, because of its great extent—جَمَحَتِ المَفَازَةُ بِالقَوْمِ
1.1.5figurative · مجازthe object of his desire baffled his efforts to attain it—جَمَحَ بِهِ مُرَادُهُ
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
9:57
لَوْ يَجِدُونَ مَلْجَـًٔا أَوْ مَغَـٰرَٰتٍ أَوْ مُدَّخَلًا لَّوَلَّوْا۟ إِلَيْهِ وَهُمْ يَجْمَحُونَIf they could find a place to flee to, or caves, or a place of concealment, they would turn straightaway thereto, with an obstinate rush.
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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, aor. جَمَحَ , inf. n. جِمَاحٌ (S, A, Mgh, Msb, K, &c.) and جُمُوحٌ (S, A, Msb, K) and جَمْحٌ , (K,) or this last has not been heard, (Mgh,) He (a horse) overcame his rider, or gained the mastery over him, (S, L, K,) running away with him: (L:) or broke loose, or ran away, (Msb,) and went at random, without any certain aim, so as not to be turned by anything: (Mgh, Msb:) or ran so as to have the mastery over his rider: (Ham p. 568:) and جَمَحَ بِرَاكِبِهِ (A, Mgh, Msb) he overcame his rider, (A, Mgh,) and ran away so that he could not govern him: (A:) or became refractory, so that he overcame his rider: (Msb:) and sometimes, (Msb,) this verb also signifies he was quick, or swift, (A, Msb,) and brisk, lively, or sprightly; denoting in this case a quality that is approved; whereas in the senses before explained it denotes a quality that is disapproved: but in the last sense it is obsolete [unless tropically applied to a man]. (Msb.) [Hence,] He (said of anything [i. e. of a man or any animal]) went at random, or heedlessly, without consideration or certain aim, not obeying a guide to the right course. (TA.) And He (said of a man, S, L) hastened, or went quickly, (S, L, K,) إِلَيْهِ to him, or it, so that his course was not turned for anything. (L, TA.) وَهُمْ يَجْمَحُونَ , in the Kur [ix. 57], means They hastening, or going quickly: (AO, S, L:) or hastening so that nothing turns them back, like the horse that is termed جَمُوح : (Bd, Jel:) or running like horses that overcome their riders and run away so as to be ungovernable by them. (A.) And جَمَحَ فِى إِثْرِهِ , occurring in a trad., He hastened after him, or it, so that nothing turned him back. (L.) جَمَحَتِ المَرْأَةُ The woman went forth from the place where she used to pass the night, in anger, without the permission of her husband. (Msb.) And جَمَحَتْ مِنْ زَوْجِهَا , so in the S and L &c., but in the K جَمَحَتْ زَوْجَهَا , [which is evidently a mistake,] (TA,) She went forth from the house, or tent, of her husband, to her own family, before he divorced her; (S, L, K;) inf. n. جِمَاحٌ . (L, TA.) And جَمَحَتْ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا She went to her family without the permission of her husband. (A.) جَمَحَتِ السَّفِينَةُ The ship quitted her course, (A, TA,) and became ungovernable by the sailors; inf. n. جُمُوحٌ . (TA.) جَمَحَتِ المَفَازَةُ بِالقَوْمِ The desert led the people, or party, far away, by reason of its great extent. (A, TA.) جَمَحَ بِهِ مُرَادُهُ The object of his desire baffled his efforts to attain it. (A, TA.)