جَسِيمٌ

1.
Great; large; (S, Msb, K;) as also جُسَامٌ: (S, K:) big; bulky: (Msb:) feminine with ة: (K:) plural جِسَامٌ (S, Msb) [and جُسُمٌ also, like as جُدُدٌ is plural of جَدِيدٌ]: and corpulent, large in body, or big-bodied; (K, * TA;) as also جُسْمَانِىٌّ, applied to a man. (TA.) You say, هُوَ مِنْ جِسَامِ الأُمُورِ [It is one of great affairs or events]: and مِنْ جَسِيمَاتِ الخُطُوبِ [meaning the same, or of great afflictions or calamities]. (TA.) And جُسُمٌ [likewise, or أُمُورٌ جُسُمٌ,] signifies Great affairs or events. (TA.) جَسِيمُ الأَمْرِ signifies [also] The bulk, or the greater, main, principal, or chief, part, of the affair; and so الأَمْرِ أَجْسَمُ. (S.)
2.
[The plural] جُسُمٌ also signifies (assumed tropical:) Intelligent men. (TA.)
3.
جَسِيمُ الأَرْضِ Elevated land over which water has risen: (K, * TA:) plural جِسَامٌ. (K.)

Perseus ID: n5810