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عجن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

عَجِينٌ ذ Kneaded; i. e. borne upon with the fist, or clinched hand, and so pressed; as also ↓ مَعْجُونٌ. (K.) ― -b2- [Also, as a subst. mentioned in the S and Msb &c. as well known,] Dough; flour kneaded with water. (MA, KL, &c.) ― -b3- And A catamite; as also ↓ عَجِينَةٌ: (IAar, K: *) pl. عُجُنٌ: or this means soft, or yielding, persons, of men and of women: (IAar, K:) and عَجِينٌ and ↓ عَجِينَةٌ are both applied to a man, but only the latter is applied to a woman: applied to a man, meaning weak in his body and in his intellect: (IAar, TA:) and ↓ عَجِينَةٌ as a masculine epithet signifies, (K, TA,) accord. to Lth, (TA,) stupid, or foolish; (K, TA;) as also ↓ عَجَّانٌ. (Lth, S, K.)

Derived headwords

عَجِينٌ
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