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عج

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

R. Q. 1 عَجْعَجَ ذ : see 1, in four places. ― -b2- عجعج بِالنَّاقَةِ, (S, O, L,) or النَّاقَةَ ↓ عَجَّ, He chid the she-camel, (S, O, L, K,) saying عَاجِ عَاجِ, (S, K,) or عَاجَّ: (L:) or the former signifies he turned the she-camel to a thing, saying عَاجِ عَاجِ. (TA.) ― -b3- And [the inf. n.] عَجْعَجَةٌ signifies The changing of ى into ج when occurring with ع [ immediately preceding it ]: a practice that obtained among the tribe of Kudá'ah; (S, O;) and accord. to Fr, among the tribe of Teiyi, and some of the tribe of Asad; (TA in art. ج, q. v.;) like as عَنْعَنَةٌ did among that of Temeem: (TA in the present art.:) they used to say, هٰذَا رَاعِجٌ خَرَجَ مَعِجْ for رَاعٍ خَرَجَ مَعِى [ This is a pastor who went forth with me ]. (S, O.)

Derived headwords

عَجْعَجَ
  1. 1.
عجعج بِالنَّاقَةِ
عَاجِ عَاجِ
هٰذَا رَاعِجٌ خَرَجَ
رَاعٍ خَرَجَ مَعِى