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جَذَّهُ

Root: جذ

Form: 1

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جَذَّهُI , Present.T جَذُذَ Verbal.Noun جَذٌّ, He cut it, or cut it off; namely, a thing; as, for instance, a rope: or he cut it off utterly; and جَذْجَذَةٌ [Verbal.Noun of جَذْجَذَ ] signifies the same as جَذٌّ, i. e. the cutting off utterly: and اِجْتِذَاذٌ [Verbal.Noun of ], the act of cutting: or جَذَّهُ signifies he cut it off utterly and quickly; and in like manner [applied to many objects, or as meaning he cut it, &c., repeatedly, or many times, or in many pieces, or much]. [Hence,] جَذَّ النَّخْلَ, Present.T جَذُذَ Verbal.Noun جَذٌّ and جَذَاذٌ and جِذَاذٌ, He cut off the fruit of the palm-trees; syn. صَرَمَ: or, accord. to some, جذاذ signifies the cutting off of all fruits, and جداد relates particularly to palmtrees. (TA in art. جد.) [Hence also,] جُذُّوهُمْ جَذًّا, in a trad. relating to the battle of Honeyn, Cut ye them off utterly; exterminate them by slaughter.
2 Also, Present.T جَذُذَ Verbal.Noun جَذٌّ, He broke it; namely, a thing, or a hard thing: and اِجْتِذَاذٌ [Verbal.Noun of ], also, signifies the act of breaking.
3 Also, Verbal.Noun جَذٌّ, He hastened it; or hastened to it. It is said in a prov., respecting one who boldly ventures upon taking a false oath, جَذَّهَا جَذَّ العَيْرِ الصِّلِّيَانَةَ He hastened to it as the ass hastens to the plant called صلّيانة.
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