Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

جَسَّاسٌ

Root: جس

Full Definition

جَسَّاسٌ : see جَاسُوسٌ
2 The lion that marks his prey with his claws: or one that traverses a land.
3 الجَسَّاسَةٌ A certain beast, that will be in the islands, that will search after news, or tidings, and bring them to Ed-Dejjál [or Antichrist].


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