Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the root ج س س (j-s-s), semantically influenced by جَاسُوس (jāsūs, spy).

Verb edit

تَجَسَّسَ (tajassasa) V, non-past يَتَجَسَّسُ‎ (yatajassasu)

  1. to scrutinize, to examine
  2. to spy upon, to snoop, to scout
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 49:12:
      وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا يَغْتَبْ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا
      walā tajassasū walā yaḡtab baʕḍukum baʕḍan
      And do not spy, nor backbite one another.

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

تَجَسُّس (tajassusm

  1. verbal noun of تَجَسَّسَ (tajassasa) (form V)
  2. espionage

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Ottoman Turkish: تجسس

References edit