Arabic

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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

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Noun

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تَجَسُّس (tajassusm

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

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Ottoman Turkish: تجسس

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