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اجذع

Root: جذع

Form: 4

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اجذعIV , Verbal.Noun إِجْذَاعٌ, He became such as is denoted by the term جَذَعٌ; said of the offspring of the sheep or goat, he became in his second year; of that of the cow, and of a solidhoofed beast, he became in his third year; and of that of the camel, he became in his fifth year: but sometimes, when said of the offspring of the ewe, it means he became six months old, or nine months old; and such is allowable as a victim for sacrifice: IAar says, it denotes a time, not a tooth growing or falling out: and said of a she-goat, اجذعت means she became a year old, and sometimes, less than a year, by reason of plenty of food; and of a sheep, اجذع means, when from young parents, he became from six months old to seven; and when from very old parents, from eight months old to ten. [See جَذَعٌ, below.]


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