جَذَّهُ

, (S, A, L, Msb,) aorist جَذُ3َ , (L, Msb,) verbal noun جَذٌّ, (L, Msb, K,) He cut it, or cut it off; (S, A, L, Msb;) namely, a thing; (S, Msb;) as, for instance, a rope: (L:) or he cut it off utterly; (L, K;) and جَذْجَذَةٌ [verbal noun of ↓ جَذْجَذَ] signifies the same as جَذٌّ, i. e. the cutting off utterly: (K:) and اِجْتِذَاذٌ [verbal noun of ↓ اجتذّ], the act of cutting: (KL:) or جَذَّهُ signifies he cut it off utterly and quickly; and in like manner ↓ جذّذهُ [applied to many objects, or as meaning he cut it, &c., repeatedly, or many times, or in many pieces, or much]. (L.) [Hence,] جَذَّ النَّخْلَ, aorist جَذُ3َ , verbal noun جَذٌّ and جَذَاذٌ and جِذَاذٌ, He cut off the fruit of the palm-trees; synonym صَرَمَ: (Lh, L:) or, according to some, جذاذ signifies the cutting off of all fruits, and جداد relates particularly to palmtrees. (TA in article جد.) [Hence also,] جُذُّوهُمْ جَذًّا, in a tradition relating to the battle of Honeyn, (assumed tropical:) Cut ye them off utterly; exterminate them by slaughter. (L.)

Also, (S, A, L, Msb,) aorist جَذُ3َ , (L,) verbal noun جَذٌّ, (L, K,) He broke it; (S, A, L, Msb, K;) namely, a thing, (S, Msb,) or a hard thing: (M, L:) and اِجْتِذَاذٌ [verbal noun of ↓ اجتذّ], also, signifies the act of breaking. (KL.)

Also, (L,) verbal noun جَذٌّ, (L, K,) He hastened it; or hastened to it. (L, K. *) It is said in a prov., respecting one who boldly ventures upon taking a false oath, جَذَّهَا جَذَّ العَيْرِ الصِّلِّيَانَةَ He hastened to it as the ass hastens to the plant called صلّيانة. (L.)