جص
Arabic
Etymology
Ultimately, as Classical Syriac ܓܨܐ (gaṣṣā, “gypsum”) and Middle Persian gc (gač, “gypsum”) > Persian گچ (gač, “gypsum”), from Akkadian 𒅎𒌓 (IM.BABBAR /gaṣṣu/, “gypsum”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒisˤsˤ/, IPA(key): /d͡ʒasˤsˤ/
Noun
جِصّ or جَصّ • (jiṣṣ or jaṣṣ) m
- gypsum
- (synecdochical)
- parget, plaster
- mortar, grout
Declension
Declension of noun جِصّ (jiṣṣ); جَصّ (jaṣṣ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جِصّ; جَصّ jiṣṣ; jaṣṣ | الْجِصّ; الْجَصّ al-jiṣṣ; al-jaṣṣ | جِصّ; جَصّ jiṣṣ; jaṣṣ |
| Nominative | جِصٌّ; جَصٌّ jiṣṣun; jaṣṣun | الْجِصُّ; الْجَصُّ al-jiṣṣu; al-jaṣṣu | جِصُّ; جَصُّ jiṣṣu; jaṣṣu |
| Accusative | جِصًّا; جَصًّا jiṣṣan; jaṣṣan | الْجِصَّ; الْجَصَّ al-jiṣṣa; al-jaṣṣa | جِصَّ; جَصَّ jiṣṣa; jaṣṣa |
| Genitive | جِصٍّ; جَصٍّ jiṣṣin; jaṣṣin | الْجِصِّ; الْجَصِّ al-jiṣṣi; al-jaṣṣi | جِصِّ; جَصِّ jiṣṣi; jaṣṣi |
Derived terms
- جَصَّصَ (jaṣṣaṣa, “to apply gypsum on”)
- جَصَّاص (jaṣṣāṣ, “gypsum-preparer”)
- جَصَّاصَة (jaṣṣāṣa, “place where gypsum is made”)
- جِصِّيّ (jiṣṣiyy), جَصِّيّ (jaṣṣiyy, “gypsum-related”)
References
- “جص” in Almaany
- “gaṣṣu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 5, G, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956, page 54
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 9
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “جص”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 428
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “جص”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN