Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ج س م (j s m)
8 terms

Elative of جَسِيم (jasīm, great, large, big, bulky; corpulent; important, difficult; highly esteemed).

Adjective

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أَجْسَم (ʔajsam) (feminine جُسْمَى (jusmā), masculine plural أَجَاسِم (ʔajāsim), feminine plural جُسْمَيَات (jusmayāt))

  1. elative degree of جَسِيم (jasīm):
    1. greater, larger, bigger, bulkier; greatest, largest, biggest, bulkiest
    2. more corpulent; most corpulent
    3. more important, more difficult; most important, most difficult
    4. more highly esteemed; most highly esteemed

Declension

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “جسم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN