jazāla

abundance

جَزالَة

Word

Noun · pattern فَعالَة

Root

ج ز ل

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وقال ثمامة بن أشرس : كان جعفر بن يحيى أنطق الناس، قد جمع الهدوء والتمهل، والجزالة والحلاوة، وافهاما يغنيه عن الإعادة.

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 10 entries
  • جَزَلَهُ Form I He cut it
    , (K,) or جَزَلُوا نَاقَةً, (S,) aor. , (K,) inf. n. جَزْلٌ, (S,) He cut it (a thing, S) in two pieces, (S, K,) with a sword. (K.) ― -b2- جَزَلُوا نَاقَةً They cut the base of the neck of a she-camel, that was slaughtered and dead, in the part between the two shoulder-joints, in order that the neck might become relaxed; not cutting the whole of it; previously to skinning. (Ham p. 689.) ― -b3- جَزَلَهُ القَتَبُ, (K, * TA,) aor. and inf. n. as above; and ↓ اجزلهُ; The saddle cut it; namely, the withers of a camel. (K, * TA.) -A2- جَزِلَ, aor. , (K.) inf. n. جَزَلٌ, (S, K,) He (a camel) had a gall, or sore, in the withers, in consequence of which a bone came forth from it, and the place thereof became depressed: (S, K:) or he had his withers cut by the saddle: (K:) or he had a gall, or sore, in the withers, penetrating into the interior, and killing him. (TA.) The epithet applied to a camel in this case is ↓ أَجْزلُ; (S, K;) fem. جَزْلَآءُ: pl. جُزْلٌ (K.) See also أَخْزَلُ -A3- جَزُلَ, aor. , (Msb, K,) inf. n. جَزَالَةٌ, (Msb,) said of firewood, (Msb, TA,) &c., (TA,) It was thick and large. (Msb, K.) ― -b2- Also, (K,) inf. n. as above, (S,) (tropical:) He possessed good, (S, * K, TA,) strong, firm, (TA,) judgment, (S * K, TA,) [and natural disposition, and intelligence; for] جَزَالَةٌ is used in relation to judgment and natural disposition and intelligence: (Ham p. 770:) and جَزَالَةُ الرَّأْى signifies (assumed tropical:) firmness of judgment: (TA:) and الجَزَالَةُ فِى المَنْطِقِ, (assumed tropical:) chasteness, or clearness, or eloquence, and firmness, in speech. (Har p. 8.)
  • أَجْزَلَ Form IV He made his gift large
    see 1. -A2- اجزل عَطِيَّتُهُ (tropical:) He made his gift large. (TA.) And اجزل لَهُ مِنَ العَطَآءَ, (S,) or فِى العَطَآءِ, (Msb, TA,) (tropical:) He gave to him largely. (S, Msb, TA.)
  • استجزل رَأْيَهُ فِى هٰذَا Form X He esteemed his judgment, or opinion, good
    (assumed tropical:) He esteemed his judgment, or opinion, good [and strong and firm (see جَزُلَ)] in this [matter]; syn. اِسْتَجْوَدَهُ (TA.)
  • جَزْلٌ Large and dry firewood
    Large and dry firewood: (S:) or dry firewood: (K:) or thick, large firewood. (Msb, K.) ― -b2- (tropical:) Much of a thing; as also ↓ جَزِيلٌ: (K:) or the latter, great, or large; [and so the former:] you say عَطَآءٌ جَزْلٌ and ↓جَزِيلٌ (tropical:) [a great, or large, gift]: (S, TA:*) and ↓ثَوَابٌ جَزِيلٌ (tropical:) [a great, or large, recompense]: (TA:) pl. جِزَالٌ; (S, K;) either of the former or of the latter. (TA.) And [the fem.] جَزْلَةٌ (tropical:) [A woman] large in the posteriors. (K, TA.) ― -b3- (tropical:) Generous; munificent. (K, TA.) ― -b4- (tropical:) Intelligent; firm, or sound, in judgment. (K, TA.) You say, فُلَانٌ جَزْلُ الرَّأْىِ (tropical:) [Such a one is firm, or sound, in judgment]. (S, Msb.) And when this is said to you, and you desire to deny it, say, الرَّأْىِ ↓ بَلْ جَزِلُ(tropical:) Nay, unsound in judgment; from جَزَلٌ, [inf. n. of جَزِلَ,] relating to a gall, or sore, in the withers [of a camel]. (A, TA.) You say also اِمْرَأَةٌ جَزْلَةٌ (assumed tropical:) A woman possessing judgment: (S:) or intelligent; firm, or sound, in judgment; as also ↓جَزْلَآءُ: (K:) [but] IDrd says that جزالآء, [app. a mistranscription for جَزْلَآءُ,] as syn. with جَزْلَةٌ, is not of established authority. (TA.) ― -b5- Applied to a word, or an expression, (S, K, &c.,) (tropical:) Strong, (PS,) sound, correct; (PS, TK;) contr. of رَكِيكٌ (S, K.) And applied to language, (assumed tropical:) Chaste, clear, or eloquent, and comprehensive. (TA.)
  • جِزْلٌ Open entry
    : see جِزْلَةٌ
  • جَزِلُ الرَّأْىِ Open entry
    : see جَزْل
  • جِزْلَةٌ A piece, or portion cut off
    A piece, or portion cut off. (S, K.*) ― -b2- A large portion of dates; (S, K;) as also ↓جِزْلٌ (K)
  • زَمَنٌ الجِزَالُ The time of the cutting off of the fruit of the palm-trees
    (S, K) and الجَزَالِ (K) The time of the cutting off of the fruit of the palm-trees. (S, K.)
  • جَزِيلٌ Open entry
    : see جَزْلٌ, in three places.
  • أَجْزَلُ Open entry
    ; fem. جَزْلَآءُ; pl. جُزْلٌ: see جَزِلَ: -A2- and for the fem., see also جَزْلٌ.

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