جحش

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ح ش‎ (j-ḥ-š).

Noun

جَحْش • (jaḥš) m (plural جِحَاش‎ (jiḥāš) or جِحْشَان‎ (jiḥšān) or أَجْحَاش‎ (ʔajḥāš) or جُحُوش‎ (juḥūš), feminine جَحْشَة‎ (jaḥša))

  1. young donkey
  2. (plural جُحُوش‎ (juḥūš)) trestle, horse

Declension

References

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

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَحْش‎ (jaḥš, “young donkey”).

Noun

جحش • (jaḥš) m (plural جحاش‎ (jḥāš), feminine جحشة‎ (jaḥše))

  1. young donkey
  2. idiot, jackass
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