جرو

See also: جرؤ‎, خرو‎, and خزو‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ج ر و‎ (j-r-w), from a Proto-Semitic *gVr- (“whelp,cub”); cognates with Hebrew גּוּר‎ (gúr), Aramaic גורי‎ (gūrē), Phoenician 𐤓‬𐤂‬‎ (gar, “young of a lion”), Akkadian 𒆜 (gerru, “way, path; young one of an animal, from the sense of a traveling companion”). Related to the root ج و ر‎ (j-w-r), meaning “to be a neighbor”, “to be under one's protection”, “to be a client”, “to follow around, to travel close with”, “to be a trainee or deputy”.

Alternative forms
  • جِرْوَة‎ (jirwa)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒarw/, IPA(key): /d͡ʒirw/, IPA(key): /d͡ʒurw/

Noun

جَرْو or جِرْو or جُرْو • (jarw or jirw or jurw) m (plural جِرَاء‎ (jirāʾ) or أَجْرٍ‎ (ʾajrin) or أَجْرَاء‎ (ʾajrāʾ))

  1. cub; puppy
  2. small cucurbit fruit
Declension
Declension of noun جَرْو (jarw)‎; جِرْو (jirw)‎; جُرْو (jurw)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جَرْو‎; جِرْو‎; جُرْو
jarw‎; jirw‎; jurw		 الْجَرْو‎‎; الْجِرْو‎‎; الْجُرْو‎
al-jarw‎; al-jirw‎; al-jurw		 جَرْو‎; جِرْو‎; جُرْو
jarw‎; jirw‎; jurw
Nominative جَرْوٌ‎; جِرْوٌ‎; جُرْوٌ
jarwun‎; jirwun‎; jurwun		 الْجَرْوُ‎‎; الْجِرْوُ‎‎; الْجُرْوُ‎
al-jarwu‎; al-jirwu‎; al-jurwu		 جَرْوُ‎; جِرْوُ‎; جُرْوُ
jarwu‎; jirwu‎; jurwu
Accusative جَرْوًا‎‎; جِرْوًا‎‎; جُرْوًا‎
jarwan‎; jirwan‎; jurwan		 الْجَرْوَ‎‎; الْجِرْوَ‎‎; الْجُرْوَ‎
al-jarwa‎; al-jirwa‎; al-jurwa		 جَرْوَ‎; جِرْوَ‎; جُرْوَ
jarwa‎; jirwa‎; jurwa
Genitive جَرْوٍ‎; جِرْوٍ‎; جُرْوٍ
jarwin‎; jirwin‎; jurwin		 الْجَرْوِ‎‎; الْجِرْوِ‎‎; الْجُرْوِ‎
al-jarwi‎; al-jirwi‎; al-jurwi		 جَرْوِ‎; جِرْوِ‎; جُرْوِ
jarwi‎; jirwi‎; jurwi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جَرْوَيْن‎‎; جِرْوَيْن‎‎; جُرْوَيْن‎
jarwayn‎; jirwayn‎; jurwayn		 الْجَرْوَيْن‎‎; الْجِرْوَيْن‎‎; الْجُرْوَيْن‎
al-jarwayn‎; al-jirwayn‎; al-jurwayn		 جَرْوَيْ‎‎; جِرْوَيْ‎‎; جُرْوَيْ‎
jarway‎; jirway‎; jurway
Nominative جَرْوَانِ‎‎; جِرْوَانِ‎‎; جُرْوَانِ‎
jarwāni‎; jirwāni‎; jurwāni		 الْجَرْوَانِ‎‎; الْجِرْوَانِ‎‎; الْجُرْوَانِ‎
al-jarwāni‎; al-jirwāni‎; al-jurwāni		 جَرْوَا‎‎; جِرْوَا‎‎; جُرْوَا‎
jarwā‎; jirwā‎; jurwā
Accusative جَرْوَيْنِ‎‎; جِرْوَيْنِ‎‎; جُرْوَيْنِ‎
jarwayni‎; jirwayni‎; jurwayni		 الْجَرْوَيْنِ‎‎; الْجِرْوَيْنِ‎‎; الْجُرْوَيْنِ‎
al-jarwayni‎; al-jirwayni‎; al-jurwayni		 جَرْوَيْ‎‎; جِرْوَيْ‎‎; جُرْوَيْ‎
jarway‎; jirway‎; jurway
Genitive جَرْوَيْنِ‎‎; جِرْوَيْنِ‎‎; جُرْوَيْنِ‎
jarwayni‎; jirwayni‎; jurwayni		 الْجَرْوَيْنِ‎‎; الْجِرْوَيْنِ‎‎; الْجُرْوَيْنِ‎
al-jarwayni‎; al-jirwayni‎; al-jurwayni		 جَرْوَيْ‎‎; جِرْوَيْ‎‎; جُرْوَيْ‎
jarway‎; jirway‎; jurway
Plural basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـٍ (-in)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal جِرَاء‎‎; أَجْرِي‎‎; أَجْرَاء‎
jirāʾ‎; ʾajrī‎; ʾajrāʾ		 الْجِرَاء‎‎; الْأَجْرِي‎‎; الْأَجْرَاء‎
al-jirāʾ‎; al-ʾajrī‎; al-ʾajrāʾ		 جِرَاء‎‎; أَجْرِي‎‎; أَجْرَاء‎
jirāʾ‎; ʾajrī‎; ʾajrāʾ
Nominative جِرَاءٌ‎‎; أَجْرٍ‎‎; أَجْرَاءٌ‎
jirāʾun‎; ʾajrin‎; ʾajrāʾun		 الْجِرَاءُ‎‎; الْأَجْرِي‎‎; الْأَجْرَاءُ‎
al-jirāʾu‎; al-ʾajrī‎; al-ʾajrāʾu		 جِرَاءُ‎‎; أَجْرِي‎‎; أَجْرَاءُ‎
jirāʾu‎; ʾajrī‎; ʾajrāʾu
Accusative جِرَاءً‎‎; أَجْرِيًا‎‎; أَجْرَاءً‎
jirāʾan‎; ʾajriyan‎; ʾajrāʾan		 الْجِرَاءَ‎‎; الْأَجْرِيَ‎‎; الْأَجْرَاءَ‎
al-jirāʾa‎; al-ʾajriya‎; al-ʾajrāʾa		 جِرَاءَ‎‎; أَجْرِيَ‎‎; أَجْرَاءَ‎
jirāʾa‎; ʾajriya‎; ʾajrāʾa
Genitive جِرَاءٍ‎‎; أَجْرٍ‎‎; أَجْرَاءٍ‎
jirāʾin‎; ʾajrin‎; ʾajrāʾin		 الْجِرَاءِ‎‎; الْأَجْرِي‎‎; الْأَجْرَاءِ‎
al-jirāʾi‎; al-ʾajrī‎; al-ʾajrāʾi		 جِرَاءِ‎‎; أَجْرِي‎‎; أَجْرَاءِ‎
jirāʾi‎; ʾajrī‎; ʾajrāʾi
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒur.ruː/

Verb

جُرُّو • (jurrū) (form I)

  1. second-person masculine plural active imperative of جَرَّ‎ (jarra)

References
  • “جرا” in Almaany
  • “جرو” in Almaany
  • Freytag, Georg (1830), “جرو”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 271
  • Lane, Edward William (1863), “جرو”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 414–415
  • Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “جرو”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 178–179
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