جص

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian گچ (gač, gypsum), from Middle Persian gc (gač, gypsum).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒisˁsˁ/, IPA(key): /d͡ʒasˁsˁ/

Noun

جِصّ or جَصّ (jiṣṣ or jaṣṣ) m

  1. gypsum
  2. (synecdochical)
    1. parget, plaster
    2. mortar, grout

Declension

Derived terms

  • ج ص ص (j-ṣ-ṣ)
  • جِصِّيّ (jiṣṣiyy), جَصِّيّ (jaṣṣiyy)

References

  • جص” in Almaany
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), جص”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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