Core sense — a neighbour; one whom one protects; a protectorgenerated
1the relation who is living in one's neighbourhood—الجَارُ ذُو القُرْبَى
A neighbour; one who lives near another; one who lives in the next tent or house.
Plural (of multitude) جِيرَانٌ [and جِوَارٌ, a plural that occurs often enough, and is mentioned by Freytag as used by El-Mutanebbee], and (of paucity) جِيرَةٌ and أَجْوَارٌ, like قَاعٌ, plural قِيعَانٌ and قِيعَةٌ and أَقْوَاعٌ, the only similar instance. Feminine with ة.
In the Kur 4:40. Or: the one living in one town or district while you are in another, who has the claim to respect that belongs to nearness of kinship; or the near neighbour; or the near relation; or one who is near and connected by kinship or by religion.
For جَارُ الجَنْبِ and الجَارُ الجُنُبُ and جَارُ الجُنُبِ, see art. جنب.
a stranger [who has become one's neighbour]—جَارٌ نِفِّيجٌ
Qur’ān 4:36 approximate — somewhere between 4:28 and 4:43 Lane cites “Kur iv. 40”
Qur’ān 4:36 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِهِۦ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَـٰنًا وَبِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ وَٱلْجَارِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْجَارِ ٱلْجُنُبِ وَٱلصَّاحِبِ بِٱلْجَنۢبِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخْتَالًا فَخُورًاServe Allah, and join not any partners with Him; and do good- to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbours who are near, neighbours who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (ye meet), and what your right hands possess: For Allah loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious;-Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)
1.1
A person whom one protects from wrongful, unjust, injurious, or tyrannical treatment.
1.2he who seeks your protection—جَارُكَ
One who seeks, or asks, the protection of another.
1.3they are protectors from that thing—هُمْ جَارَةٌ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ الأَمْرِ
A protector; one who protects another from what he fears; one who grants refuge, or preserves.
This phrase is mentioned by Th. ISd says: I do not know how this can be, unless the singular is supposed to be originally جَائِرٌ, so as to have a plural of the measure فَعَلَةٌ [as جَارَةٌ is originally جَوَرَةٌ].
1.7
A man's wife; also جَارَةٌ, or this last means the object of his love, and also a woman's fellow-wife — so called because the term ضَرَّةٌ is disliked, as being of evil omen.
1.8
A partner who has not divided the property with his partner: so in the tradition الجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِصَقَبِهِ [explained in art. صقب], as another tradition shows.
1.9
A partner, or sharer, in property that cannot be moved, such as land and houses, and in merchandise, whether he divides the property with the other or not, and whether he shares in the whole or only in part.
1.10
One who divides with another.
1.11figurative · مجاز
The فرْج [or pudendum] of a woman; and the anus; also جَارَةٌ.
1.12
The part of the sea-shore that is near to the places where people have alighted and settled.
Qur’ānic occurrences جَار
4:36
وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِهِۦ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَـٰنًا وَبِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ وَٱلْجَارِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْجَارِ ٱلْجُنُبِ وَٱلصَّاحِبِ بِٱلْجَنۢبِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخْتَالًا فَخُورًاServe Allah, and join not any partners with Him; and do good- to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbours who are near, neighbours who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (ye meet), and what your right hands possess: For Allah loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious;-
8:48
وَإِذْ زَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ وَقَالَ لَا غَالِبَ لَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَإِنِّى جَارٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ فَلَمَّا تَرَآءَتِ ٱلْفِئَتَانِ نَكَصَ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ وَقَالَ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّنكُمْ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ مَا لَا تَرَوْنَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ ٱللَّهَ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِRemember Satan made their (sinful) acts seem alluring to them, and said: "No one among men can overcome you this day, while I am near to you": But when the two forces came in sight of each other, he turned on his heels, and said: "Lo! I am clear of you; lo! I see what ye see not; Lo! I fear Allah: for Allah is strict in punishment."
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 neighbour; one who lives near to another; (S, Mgh, Msb, K;) one who lives in the next tent or house: (IAar, Th, T, Msb:) pl. [of mult.] جِيرَانٌ (Msb, K) [and جِوَارٌ (a pl. not of unfrequent occurrence, and mentioned by Freytag as used by El-Mutanebbee,)] and [of pauc.] جِيرَةٌ and أَجْوَارٌ ; (K;) like قَاعٌ , pl. قِيعَانٌ and قِيعَةٌ and أَقْوَاعٌ , the only similar instance: (TA:) fem. with ة . (Mgh.) الجَارُ ذُو القُرْبَى [in the Kur iv. 40] is The relation, or kinsman, who is abiding in one's neighbourhood: or who is abiding in one town or district or the like while thou art in another, and who has that title to respect which belongs to nearness of relationship: (TA:) or the near neighbour: (Bd, Jel:) or the near relation: (Jel:) or he who is near, and connected, by relationship or religion. (Bd.) جَارُ الجَنْبِ : and الجَارُ الجُنُبُ and جَارُ الجُنُبِ : see art. جنب . جَارٌ نِفِّيجٌ A stranger [who has become one's neighbour]. (TA.) A person whom one protects from wrongful, unjust, injurious, or tyrannical, treatment. (S, Mgh, Msb, K.) One who seeks, or asks, protection (Msb, K) of another: جَارُكَ signifying he who seeks thy protection. (TA.) A protector; (A, Mgh, Msb, K;) one who protects another from that which he fears; (Msb;) one who grants refuge, or protects, or preserves. (AHeyth.) هُمْ جَارَةٌ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ الأَمْرِ They are protectors from that thing, is a phrase mentioned by Th, respecting which ISd says, I know not how this is, unless the sing. be supposed to be originally جَائِرٌ , so as to have a pl. of the measure فَعَلَةٌ [as جَارَةٌ is originally جَوَرَةٌ ]. (TA.) An aider, or assister. (IAar, Msb, K.) A confederate. (IAar, Msb, K.) A woman's husband. (Msb, K.) A man's wife; (Msb;) as also جَارَةٌ : (S, M, A, Mgh, Msb, K:) or the latter, the object of his love: (M:) and the latter also, a woman's fellow-wife; (Mgh, Msb, TA;) so called because the term ضَرَّةٌ is disliked, (Mgh, Msb,) as being of evil omen. (Mgh.) A partner who has not divided with his partner: so in the trad. الجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِصَقَبِهِ [explained in art. صقب ]; as is shown by another trad. (Az, Msb.) A partner, or sharer, (Msb, K,) in immoveable property, such as land and houses, (Msb, TA,) and in merchandise, (K, TA,) whether he divide the property with the other or not, (Msb,) or whether he be partner in the whole or only in part. (TA.) One who divides with another. (IAar, K.) The فرْج [or pudendum] of a woman: and The anus; as also جَارَةٌ . (IAar, K, TA.) The part (IAar, K) of the sea-shore (IAar) that is near to the places where people have alighted and taken up their abode. (IAar, K.)