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جحش

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Arabic

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Root
ج ح ش (j ḥ š)
1 term

Noun

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جَحْش (jaḥšm (plural جِحَاش (jiḥāš) or جِحْشَان (jiḥšān) or أَجْحَاش (ʔajḥāš) or جُحُوش (juḥūš), feminine جَحْشَة (jaḥša))

  1. young donkey
  2. (plural جُحُوش (juḥūš)) trestle, horse

Declension

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References

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

North Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic جَحْش (jaḥš, young donkey).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Aleppo) /d͡ʒaħʃ/, [d͡ʒæħ(ə)ʃ]
  • IPA(key): (Beirut) /ʒaħʃ/, [ʒæħ(ɪ)ʃ]

Noun

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جحش (jaḥšm (plural جحاش (jḥāš), feminine جحشة (jaḥše))

  1. young donkey
  2. idiot, jackass