جرو

See also: جرؤ, خرو, and خزو

Arabic
Root
ج ر و (j-r-w)

Alternative forms
  • جِرْوَة (jirwa)

Etymology

From a Proto-Semitic *gVr- (“whelp,cub”); cognates with Hebrew גּוּר (gúr), Aramaic גורי (gūrē), Phoenician 𐤓‬𐤂 (r‬g‬ /⁠gar⁠/, “young of a lion”), Akkadian 𒆜 (gerrum, “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”.

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

Noun

جَرْو or جِرْو or جُرْو • (jarw or jirw or jurw) m (plural جِرَاء (jirāʔ) or أَجْرٍ (ʔajrin) or أَجْرَاء (ʔajrāʔ))

  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
jirāʔ‎; ʔajrī‎; ʔajrāʔ		 الْجِرَاء‎; الْأَجْرِي‎; الْأَجْرَاء
al-jirāʔ‎; al-ʔajrī‎; al-ʔajrāʔ		 جِرَاء‎; أَجْرِي‎; أَجْرَاء
jirāʔ‎; ʔajrī‎; ʔajrāʔ
Nominative جِرَاءٌ‎; أَجْرٍ‎; أَجْرَاءٌ
jirāʔun‎; ʔajrin‎; ʔajrāʔun		 الْجِرَاءُ‎; الْأَجْرِي‎; الْأَجْرَاءُ
al-jirāʔu‎; al-ʔajrī‎; al-ʔajrāʔu		 جِرَاءُ‎; أَجْرِي‎; أَجْرَاءُ
jirāʔu‎; ʔajrī‎; ʔajrāʔu
Accusative جِرَاءً‎; أَجْرِيًا‎; أَجْرَاءً
jirāʔan‎; ʔajriyan‎; ʔajrāʔan		 الْجِرَاءَ‎; الْأَجْرِيَ‎; الْأَجْرَاءَ
al-jirāʔa‎; al-ʔajriya‎; al-ʔajrāʔa		 جِرَاءَ‎; أَجْرِيَ‎; أَجْرَاءَ
jirāʔa‎; ʔajriya‎; ʔajrāʔa
Genitive جِرَاءٍ‎; أَجْرٍ‎; أَجْرَاءٍ
jirāʔin‎; ʔajrin‎; ʔajrāʔin		 الْجِرَاءِ‎; الْأَجْرِي‎; الْأَجْرَاءِ
al-jirāʔi‎; al-ʔajrī‎; al-ʔajrāʔi		 جِرَاءِ‎; أَجْرِي‎; أَجْرَاءِ
jirāʔi‎; ʔajrī‎; ʔajrāʔi

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Maltese: ġeru
  • Moroccan Arabic: جرو (jrū)

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 with 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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