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جَرْس
sound, tone (a faint or subtle sound, especially the resonance of a voice or of words) /ˈdʒars/
nounB2#3170 most common
Also: timbre, ring (of a sound, not a bell), murmur
Example sentences
هذا الصوتُ له جَرْسٌ جميل.
This sound has a beautiful tone.
أُحِبُّ جَرْسَ صوتِها عندما تتكلم.
I love the tone of her voice when she speaks.
كان لِخُطاهُ جَرْسٌ خفيفٌ على الرمل.
His footsteps had a faint sound on the sand.
يتميز الشعر العربي بجَرْسٍ موسيقي في ألفاظه.
Arabic poetry is marked by a musical resonance in its words.
أصغيتُ إلى جَرْسِ المطرِ وهو يتساقط على النافذة في هدوء الليل.
I listened to the sound of the rain falling on the window in the quiet of the night.
يسعى الشاعر إلى التوازن بين المعنى وجَرْسِ الألفاظ ليخلق إيقاعاً يلامس وجدان القارئ.
The poet seeks a balance between meaning and the sound of the words to create a rhythm that touches the reader.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جَرْسٌ | أَجْرَاسٌ |
| Genitive | جَرْسٍ | أَجْرَاسٍ |
| Accusative | جَرْساً | أَجْرَاساً |
| Vocative | يا جَرْسُ | يا أَجْرَاسُ |
Word family
Etymology
جَرْس comes from the Semitic triliteral root ج ر س, which is tied to the idea of a faint or subdued sound. Classical usage ties it to the quiet noise of grazing animals chewing leaves, and from there it extended to any low, gentle sound, including the tone or resonance of a voice or of spoken words. The related word جَرَس, bell, comes from the same root and names the object by the sound it makes.
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