جَبَّانَةٌ
Root: جبن
Full Definition
جَبَّانَةٌ
and
جَبَّانٌ , the former of which is the more common, A place of prayer, or common place of prayer, in a
صَحْرَآء [or desert tract].
2 A burial-ground: this is sometimes called جبّانة because the place of prayer is generally in the burial-ground: accord. to Kh, these two words, in this sense, are from الجَبُّ and الجَبُوبُ; but others derive them from جبن. (TA in art. جب.)
3 A [desert tract such as is termed] صَحْرَآء.
4 A place that produces much herbage: and level, elevated land: or the latter, level, elevated land, that produces much herbage: accord. to ISh, it is smooth, without trees; but it may have in it hills, and a tract abounding with trees: and sometimes the جبّانة is level, without hills and without any tract abounding with trees; but it is not in sand nor in mountains, though it may be in [high grounds such as are termed] قِفَاف [pl. of قُفٌّ] and in [what are termed] شَقَائِق [pl. of شَقِيقَةٌ].
2 A burial-ground: this is sometimes called جبّانة because the place of prayer is generally in the burial-ground: accord. to Kh, these two words, in this sense, are from الجَبُّ and الجَبُوبُ; but others derive them from جبن. (TA in art. جب.)
3 A [desert tract such as is termed] صَحْرَآء.
4 A place that produces much herbage: and level, elevated land: or the latter, level, elevated land, that produces much herbage: accord. to ISh, it is smooth, without trees; but it may have in it hills, and a tract abounding with trees: and sometimes the جبّانة is level, without hills and without any tract abounding with trees; but it is not in sand nor in mountains, though it may be in [high grounds such as are termed] قِفَاف [pl. of قُفٌّ] and in [what are termed] شَقَائِق [pl. of شَقِيقَةٌ].
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