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جَسِيمٌ

Root: جسم

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جَسِيمٌ Great; large; as also جُسَامٌ : big; bulky: fem. with ة: pl. جِسَامٌ [and جُسُمٌ also, like as جُدُدٌ is pl. of جَدِيدٌ]: and corpulent, large in body, or big-bodied; as also جُسْمَانِىٌّ , applied to a man. You say, هُوَ مِنْ جِسَامِ الأُمُورِ [It is one of great affairs or events]: and مِنْ جَسِيمَاتِ الخُطُوبِ [meaning the same, or of great afflictions or calamities]. And جُسُمٌ [likewise, or أُمُورٌ جُسُمٌ,] signifies Great affairs or events. جَسِيمُ الأَمْرِ signifies [also] The bulk, or the greater, main, principal, or chief, part, of the affair; and so أَجْسَمُ الأَمْرِ.
2 [The pl.] جُسُمٌ also signifies Intelligent men.
3 جَسِيمُ الأَرْضِ Elevated land over which water has risen: pl. جِسَامٌ.


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