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

• أَجْرَى (ʔajrā, “to whelp”)

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^[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 271
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “جرو”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 414–415
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “جرو”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 178–179