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 • (jiḏʕ) m (plural جُذُوع (juḏūʕ) or أَجْذَاع (ʔajḏāʕ))

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

     وَهُزِّي إِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُسَاقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَبًا جَنِيًّا

     wahuzzī ʔilayki bijiḏʕi n-naḵlati tusāqiṭ ʕalayki ruṭaban janiyyan

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

Declension

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِذْع jiḏʕ	الْجِذْع al-jiḏʕ	جِذْع jiḏʕ
Nominative	جِذْعٌ jiḏʕun	الْجِذْعُ al-jiḏʕu	جِذْعُ jiḏʕu
Accusative	جِذْعًا jiḏʕan	الْجِذْعَ al-jiḏʕa	جِذْعَ jiḏʕa
Genitive	جِذْعٍ jiḏʕin	الْجِذْعِ al-jiḏʕi	جِذْعِ jiḏʕi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِذْعَيْن jiḏʕayn	الْجِذْعَيْن al-jiḏʕayn	جِذْعَيْ jiḏʕay
Nominative	جِذْعَانِ jiḏʕāni	الْجِذْعَانِ al-jiḏʕāni	جِذْعَا jiḏʕā
Accusative	جِذْعَيْنِ jiḏʕayni	الْجِذْعَيْنِ al-jiḏʕayni	جِذْعَيْ jiḏʕay
Genitive	جِذْعَيْنِ jiḏʕayni	الْجِذْعَيْنِ al-jiḏʕayni	جِذْعَيْ jiḏʕay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُذُوع‎; أَجْذَاع juḏūʕ‎; ʔajḏāʕ	الْجُذُوع‎; الْأَجْذَاع al-juḏūʕ‎; al-ʔajḏāʕ	جُذُوع‎; أَجْذَاع juḏūʕ‎; ʔajḏāʕ
Nominative	جُذُوعٌ‎; أَجْذَاعٌ juḏūʕun‎; ʔajḏāʕun	الْجُذُوعُ‎; الْأَجْذَاعُ al-juḏūʕu‎; al-ʔajḏāʕu	جُذُوعُ‎; أَجْذَاعُ juḏūʕu‎; ʔajḏāʕu
Accusative	جُذُوعًا‎; أَجْذَاعًا juḏūʕan‎; ʔajḏāʕan	الْجُذُوعَ‎; الْأَجْذَاعَ al-juḏūʕa‎; al-ʔajḏāʕa	جُذُوعَ‎; أَجْذَاعَ juḏūʕa‎; ʔajḏāʕa
Genitive	جُذُوعٍ‎; أَجْذَاعٍ juḏūʕin‎; ʔajḏāʕin	الْجُذُوعِ‎; الْأَجْذَاعِ al-juḏūʕi‎; al-ʔajḏāʕi	جُذُوعِ‎; أَجْذَاعِ juḏūʕi‎; ʔajḏāʕi

Declension of noun جِذْع (jiḏʕ)

Noun

جَذَع • (jaḏaʕ) m (plural جِذَاع (jiḏāʕ) or جُذْعَان (juḏʕān))

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

Declension

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَذَع jaḏaʕ	الْجَذَع al-jaḏaʕ	جَذَع jaḏaʕ
Nominative	جَذَعٌ jaḏaʕun	الْجَذَعُ al-jaḏaʕu	جَذَعُ jaḏaʕu
Accusative	جَذَعًا jaḏaʕan	الْجَذَعَ al-jaḏaʕa	جَذَعَ jaḏaʕa
Genitive	جَذَعٍ jaḏaʕin	الْجَذَعِ al-jaḏaʕi	جَذَعِ jaḏaʕi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَذَعَيْن jaḏaʕayn	الْجَذَعَيْن al-jaḏaʕayn	جَذَعَيْ jaḏaʕay
Nominative	جَذَعَانِ jaḏaʕāni	الْجَذَعَانِ al-jaḏaʕāni	جَذَعَا jaḏaʕā
Accusative	جَذَعَيْنِ jaḏaʕayni	الْجَذَعَيْنِ al-jaḏaʕayni	جَذَعَيْ jaḏaʕay
Genitive	جَذَعَيْنِ jaḏaʕayni	الْجَذَعَيْنِ al-jaḏaʕayni	جَذَعَيْ jaḏaʕay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِذَاع‎; جُذْعَان jiḏāʕ‎; juḏʕān	الْجِذَاع‎; الْجُذْعَان al-jiḏāʕ‎; al-juḏʕān	جِذَاع‎; جُذْعَان jiḏāʕ‎; juḏʕān
Nominative	جِذَاعٌ‎; جُذْعَانٌ jiḏāʕun‎; juḏʕānun	الْجِذَاعُ‎; الْجُذْعَانُ al-jiḏāʕu‎; al-juḏʕānu	جِذَاعُ‎; جُذْعَانُ jiḏāʕu‎; juḏʕānu
Accusative	جِذَاعًا‎; جُذْعَانًا jiḏāʕan‎; juḏʕānan	الْجِذَاعَ‎; الْجُذْعَانَ al-jiḏāʕa‎; al-juḏʕāna	جِذَاعَ‎; جُذْعَانَ jiḏāʕa‎; juḏʕāna
Genitive	جِذَاعٍ‎; جُذْعَانٍ jiḏāʕin‎; juḏʕānin	الْجِذَاعِ‎; الْجُذْعَانِ al-jiḏāʕi‎; al-juḏʕāni	جِذَاعِ‎; جُذْعَانِ jiḏāʕi‎; juḏʕāni

Declension of noun جَذَع (jaḏaʕ)

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