جَاهٌ

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جَاهٌ Rank, station, or dignity, (S, K, TA, and JK in art. وجه,) with, or in the estimation of, the Sultán; as also جَاهَةٌ , on the authority of Lh, or, accord. to Sgh, of Ks.: the former word [probably arabicized from the Persian جَاهْ; but] said to be formed by transposition from وَجْهٌ; this being first changed to جَوْهٌ; then, to جَوَهٌ; and then, to جَاهٌ: or, accord. to Lh, it is not from وَجْهٌ, but from جُهْت [app. جُهْتُ, first pers. sing. of جَاهَ, q. v.]; though he does not explain what is جُهْت. You say, فُلَانٌ ذُو جَاهٍ [Such a one is possessed of rank, station, or dignity]. And لِفُلَانٍ جَاهٌ فِيهِمْ To such a one belongs rank, station, or dignity, among them. The dim. of جَاهٌ [or of جَاهَةٌ] is جُوَيْهَةٌ .

def.2 جَاهِ, indecl., with kesr for its termination; and, accord. to As, sometimes, جَاهٍ, with tenween; or جَاهِ جَاهِ, and جَاهٍ جَاهٍ, and جَاهْ جَاهْ, and جُوه, or جَوْه جَوْه, indecl., with kesr for the termination, [i. e. جُوهِ جُوهِ, or جَوْهِ جَوْهِ,] mentioned in the M, and جَاهِ لَا , ejaculations used for chiding a he-camel, not a she-camel: or one says to a she-camel, عَاجٍ and جَاهٍ. (A 'Obeyd, TA in art. عوج: [or perhaps there is an omission here: I think it more likely that what A 'Obeyd said was that one says to a she-camel عَاجٍ, and to a he-camel جَاهٍ.])

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