جَسّ
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Highlights
Plural
جَوَاسِيس
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form I
جَسَّ
to palpate
Noun
تَجَسُّس
espionage
Verb · Form V
تَجَسَّسَ
to scrutinize
جَاسُوس in English
Noun · masculine
- spy, sleuth
Word origin
Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܓܳܫܽܘܫܳܐ (gāšōšā), falling in line with the native root ج س س (j s s). Compare Hebrew גשש (gašáš).
Words from the root ج-س-س
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
جَسَّ
· present يَجُسُّ
Form I · The plain action
to palpate, to examine touching, to feel for a judgment
مَجَسَّة
place which one touches to make a judgment from it
جَاسّ
مَجْسُوس
تَجَسَّسَ
· present يَتَجَسَّسُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to scrutinize, to examine; to spy upon, to snoop, to scout
تَجَسُّس
espionage
مُتَجَسِّس
diligently inquisitive
مُتَجَسَّس
spy
مَجَسّ
place which one touches to make a judgment from it
مِجَسّ
sensor
مِجَسَّة
tactile organ
جَاسُوس: plural and other forms
| Singular | جَاسُوس |
|---|---|
| Plural | جَوَاسِيس |
جَاسُوس in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
فَقُلْنَا لَهُ: نَحْنُ أُمَنَاءُ، لَسْنَا جَوَاسِيسَ.And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:Genesis 42:31, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ جَوَاسِيسَ وَعَلِمَ بِالْيَقِينِ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ جَاءَ.David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.1 Samuel 26:4, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يُوسُفُ: «ذلِكَ مَا كَلَّمْتُكُمْ بِهِ قَائِلاً: جَوَاسِيسُ أَنْتُمْ!And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:Genesis 42:14, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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