جثم

Meaning

Verb

1. to crouch, to squat, to kneel, to cleave to the ground, to perch on, to nestle
2. to crouch upon, to befall, to engulf

Noun

verbal noun of جَثَمَ (jaṯama) (form I)

Concepts

beset

lie

motionless

prone

sit

🪑

squat

squatting

sit around

Synonyms

رقد

😴

أرهق

تمدد

جلس

🪑

ظل

كذب

كمن

استلقى

اضطجع

دجل

كمن في

أثقل

حظي بالقبول

Translations

stare

trobar-se

asseure’s

assentar

parar-se

κάθομαι

κείμαι

asseoir

🪑

être

se trouver

essere

giacere

sedere

🪑

sentar-se

jazer

Etymology

From the root ج ث م (j ṯ m). Compare also جَثَا (jaṯā, “to kneel”).