جَهَشَ

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جَهَشَI , and جَهِشَ, which latter, accord. to IDrd, is the more common, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun جَهْشٌ and جُهُوشٌ and جَهَشَانٌ, He betook himself to him by reason of fright or fear, seeking protection, and being about, or ready, to weep; like as the child betakes himself to his mother by reason of fright or fear, and to his father, being about, or ready, to weep; as also أَجْهَشَ .
2 جَهَشَتْ نَفْسُهُ, or جَهَشَتْ إِلَيْهِ نَفْسُهُ, Verbal.Noun جُهُوشٌ; and ; His soul heaved, and he was about, or ready, to weep: or his soul heaved, and quitted him.
3 جَهَشَ لِلشَّوْقِ وَالحُزْنِ He was ready, or about, to desire, and to mourn: and أَجْهَشَ بِالبُكَآءِ He was ready, or about, to weep.
4 جَهَشَ مِنَ الشَّىةءِ, and جَهِشَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun جَهَشَانٌ, He was frightened at the thing, or afraid of it: or he fled from the thing..
5 جَهَشُوا فَزِعِينَ They came quickly to me, frightened.
6 يَجْهَشُ مِنْ أَرْضٍ إِلَى أَرْضٍ He removes, and goes quickly, from land to land.
7 جَهَشَ إِلَى القَوْمِ, Verbal.Noun جَهْشٌ, He came to the people, or company of men.

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