جذع

Arabic

Etymology

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܓܘܙܥܐ (guzʿā, trunk), Hebrew גֶּזַע (gézaʿ, trunk, stock, race).

Pronunciation

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Noun

جِذْع (jiḏʿ) m

  1. a tree trunk
    • 7th century CE, The Quran:
      هُزّي إِلَيكِ بِجِذعِ ٱلنَّخلَةِ تُساقِط عَلَيكِ رُطَبًا جَنِيًّا
      shake towards thee the palm's trunk: it will drop ripe and fresh dates upon thee
  2. body, stock

References

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