جذع

جذع

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 • (jiḏʿ) m (plural جُذُوع‎ (juḏūʿ) or أَجْذَاع‎ (ʾajḏāʿ))

1. a tree trunk, body, stock, torso
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 19:25:

     ‏وَهُزِّي إِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُسَاقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَبًا جَنِيًّا‎

     wahuzzī ʾilayki bijiḏʿi n-naḵlati tusāqiṭ ʿalayki ruṭaban janiyyan

     Shake towards thee the palm’s trunk: it will drop ripe and fresh dates upon thee.

Declension

Declension of noun جِذْع (jiḏʿ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِذْع jiḏʿ	الْجِذْع‎ al-jiḏʿ	جِذْع jiḏʿ
Nominative	جِذْعٌ jiḏʿun	الْجِذْعُ‎ al-jiḏʿu	جِذْعُ jiḏʿu
Accusative	جِذْعًا‎ jiḏʿan	الْجِذْعَ‎ al-jiḏʿa	جِذْعَ jiḏʿa
Genitive	جِذْعٍ jiḏʿin	الْجِذْعِ‎ al-jiḏʿi	جِذْعِ jiḏʿi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِذْعَيْن‎ jiḏʿayn	الْجِذْعَيْن‎ al-jiḏʿayn	جِذْعَيْ‎ jiḏʿay
Nominative	جِذْعَانِ‎ jiḏʿāni	الْجِذْعَانِ‎ al-jiḏʿāni	جِذْعَا‎ jiḏʿā
Accusative	جِذْعَيْنِ‎ jiḏʿayni	الْجِذْعَيْنِ‎ al-jiḏʿayni	جِذْعَيْ‎ jiḏʿay
Genitive	جِذْعَيْنِ‎ jiḏʿayni	الْجِذْعَيْنِ‎ al-jiḏʿayni	جِذْعَيْ‎ jiḏʿay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُذُوع‎‎; أَجْذَاع‎ juḏūʿ‎; ʾajḏāʿ	الْجُذُوع‎‎; الْأَجْذَاع‎ al-juḏūʿ‎; al-ʾajḏāʿ	جُذُوع‎‎; أَجْذَاع‎ juḏūʿ‎; ʾajḏāʿ
Nominative	جُذُوعٌ‎‎; أَجْذَاعٌ‎ juḏūʿun‎; ʾajḏāʿun	الْجُذُوعُ‎‎; الْأَجْذَاعُ‎ al-juḏūʿu‎; al-ʾajḏāʿu	جُذُوعُ‎‎; أَجْذَاعُ‎ juḏūʿu‎; ʾajḏāʿu
Accusative	جُذُوعًا‎‎; أَجْذَاعًا‎ juḏūʿan‎; ʾajḏāʿan	الْجُذُوعَ‎‎; الْأَجْذَاعَ‎ al-juḏūʿa‎; al-ʾajḏāʿa	جُذُوعَ‎‎; أَجْذَاعَ‎ juḏūʿa‎; ʾajḏāʿa
Genitive	جُذُوعٍ‎‎; أَجْذَاعٍ‎ juḏūʿin‎; ʾajḏāʿin	الْجُذُوعِ‎‎; الْأَجْذَاعِ‎ al-juḏūʿi‎; al-ʾajḏāʿi	جُذُوعِ‎‎; أَجْذَاعِ‎ juḏūʿi‎; ʾajḏāʿi

Noun

جَذَع • (jaḏaʿ) m (plural جِذَاع‎ (jiḏāʿ) or جُذْعَان‎ (juḏʿān))

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

Declension

Declension of noun جَذَع (jaḏaʿ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَذَع jaḏaʿ	الْجَذَع‎ al-jaḏaʿ	جَذَع jaḏaʿ
Nominative	جَذَعٌ jaḏaʿun	الْجَذَعُ‎ al-jaḏaʿu	جَذَعُ jaḏaʿu
Accusative	جَذَعًا‎ jaḏaʿan	الْجَذَعَ‎ al-jaḏaʿa	جَذَعَ jaḏaʿa
Genitive	جَذَعٍ jaḏaʿin	الْجَذَعِ‎ al-jaḏaʿi	جَذَعِ jaḏaʿi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَذَعَيْن‎ jaḏaʿayn	الْجَذَعَيْن‎ al-jaḏaʿayn	جَذَعَيْ‎ jaḏaʿay
Nominative	جَذَعَانِ‎ jaḏaʿāni	الْجَذَعَانِ‎ al-jaḏaʿāni	جَذَعَا‎ jaḏaʿā
Accusative	جَذَعَيْنِ‎ jaḏaʿayni	الْجَذَعَيْنِ‎ al-jaḏaʿayni	جَذَعَيْ‎ jaḏaʿay
Genitive	جَذَعَيْنِ‎ jaḏaʿayni	الْجَذَعَيْنِ‎ al-jaḏaʿayni	جَذَعَيْ‎ jaḏaʿay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِذَاع‎‎; جُذْعَان‎ jiḏāʿ‎; juḏʿān	الْجِذَاع‎‎; الْجُذْعَان‎ al-jiḏāʿ‎; al-juḏʿān	جِذَاع‎‎; جُذْعَان‎ jiḏāʿ‎; juḏʿān
Nominative	جِذَاعٌ‎‎; جُذْعَانٌ‎ jiḏāʿun‎; juḏʿānun	الْجِذَاعُ‎‎; الْجُذْعَانُ‎ al-jiḏāʿu‎; al-juḏʿānu	جِذَاعُ‎‎; جُذْعَانُ‎ jiḏāʿu‎; juḏʿānu
Accusative	جِذَاعًا‎‎; جُذْعَانًا‎ jiḏāʿan‎; juḏʿānan	الْجِذَاعَ‎‎; الْجُذْعَانَ‎ al-jiḏāʿa‎; al-juḏʿāna	جِذَاعَ‎‎; جُذْعَانَ‎ jiḏāʿa‎; juḏʿāna
Genitive	جِذَاعٍ‎‎; جُذْعَانٍ‎ jiḏāʿin‎; juḏʿānin	الْجِذَاعِ‎‎; الْجُذْعَانِ‎ al-jiḏāʿi‎; al-juḏʿāni	جِذَاعِ‎‎; جُذْعَانِ‎ jiḏāʿi‎; juḏʿāni

References

• Freytag, Georg (1830), “جذع”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 257
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “جذع”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 396
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “جذع”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen, pages 224–225