جص

Arabic

Etymology

Ultimately, as Classical Syriac ܓܨܐ‎ (gaṣṣā, “gypsum”) and Middle Persian gc (gač, “gypsum”) > Persian گچ‎ (gač, “gypsum”), from Akkadian 𒅎𒌓 (IM.BABBAR /gaṣṣu/, “gypsum”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒisˤsˤ/, IPA(key): /d͡ʒasˤsˤ/

Noun

جِصّ or جَصّ • (jiṣṣ or jaṣṣ) m

  1. gypsum
  2. (synecdochical)
    1. parget, plaster
    2. mortar, grout

Declension
Declension of noun جِصّ (jiṣṣ)‎; جَصّ (jaṣṣ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جِصّ‎; جَصّ
jiṣṣ‎; jaṣṣ		 الْجِصّ‎‎; الْجَصّ‎
al-jiṣṣ‎; al-jaṣṣ		 جِصّ‎; جَصّ
jiṣṣ‎; jaṣṣ
Nominative جِصٌّ‎; جَصٌّ
jiṣṣun‎; jaṣṣun		 الْجِصُّ‎‎; الْجَصُّ‎
al-jiṣṣu‎; al-jaṣṣu		 جِصُّ‎; جَصُّ
jiṣṣu‎; jaṣṣu
Accusative جِصًّا‎‎; جَصًّا‎
jiṣṣan‎; jaṣṣan		 الْجِصَّ‎‎; الْجَصَّ‎
al-jiṣṣa‎; al-jaṣṣa		 جِصَّ‎; جَصَّ
jiṣṣa‎; jaṣṣa
Genitive جِصٍّ‎; جَصٍّ
jiṣṣin‎; jaṣṣin		 الْجِصِّ‎‎; الْجَصِّ‎
al-jiṣṣi‎; al-jaṣṣi		 جِصِّ‎; جَصِّ
jiṣṣi‎; jaṣṣi

Derived terms
  • جَصَّصَ‎ (jaṣṣaṣa, “to apply gypsum on”)
  • جَصَّاص‎ (jaṣṣāṣ, “gypsum-preparer”)
  • جَصَّاصَة‎ (jaṣṣāṣa, “place where gypsum is made”)
  • جِصِّيّ‎ (jiṣṣiyy), جَصِّيّ‎ (jaṣṣiyy, “gypsum-related”)

References
  • “جص” in Almaany
  • “gaṣṣu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 5, G, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956, page 54
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 9
  • Lane, Edward William (1863), “جص”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 428
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “جص”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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