Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

جِرْيَةٌ

Root: جرى

Full Definition

جِرْيَةٌ i. q. جَرْىٌ as Verbal.Noun of جَرَى said of water and the like: and also A mode, or manner, of running [thereof]. You say, مَا أَشَدَّ جِرْيَةَ هٰذَا المَآءِ [How vehement is the running, or manner of running, of this water!].


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