جَثَا
Root: جثو
Form: 1
Full Definition
جَثَاI
عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ, Present.T
جَثُوَ
and
جَثِوَ
Verbal.Noun جُثُوُّ and جُثِىُّ, He sat upon his knees; for the purpose of contention or disputation, or the like: or جثا [and جثى] he kneeled; put himself in a kneeling posture; which is the mode of sitting of him who is contending or disputing: [or he put down his knees upon the ground and raised his buttocks; i. e. he kneeled with his body and thighs erect, or nearly so : see جَاثٍ:] and جَثَا لِرُكْبَتِهِ
he fell [upon his knee]; and جَثَوْا لِلرُّكَبِ [they fell upon the knees, and sank backwards so as to rest the body upon the keels or upon the left foot bent sideways beneath; for] جُثُوٌّ is the manner of sitting of the
مُتَشَهِّد [in prayer]: or جَثَا, Verbal.Noun جَثْوٌ and جُثُوٌ, he stood upon the extremities of his toes; like جَذَا; from which AO reckons it to be formed by substitution [of ث for ذ]; but IJ says that they are two dial. vars. Aboo-Thumámeh says,
def.2 جَثَوْتُ, Verbal.Noun جَثْوٌ; and جَثَيْتُ, Verbal.Noun جَثْىٌ; I collected camels, and sheep or goats.
[I contending, or disputing, with them one time standing, and falling upon my knees when they fell upon their knees].أُخَاصِمُهُمْ مَرَّپً قَائِمًا وَأَجْثُو إِذَا مَا جَثَوْا لِلرُّكَبْ
def.2 جَثَوْتُ, Verbal.Noun جَثْوٌ; and جَثَيْتُ, Verbal.Noun جَثْىٌ; I collected camels, and sheep or goats.
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