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غنج

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 غَنِجَتْ ذ , (S, A, MA, O, K;) aor. غَنَجَ , (K,) inf. n. غُنْجٌ (S, MA) and غَنَاجَةٌ; (MA;) and غُنِجَتْ; (MA;) and ↓ تغنّجت; (S, A, MA, K;) said of a girl, or young woman, (S, K,) or of a woman, (A, MA,) She used amorous gesture or behaviour, or such gesture or behaviour combined with coquettish boldness, and feigned coyness or opposition, (S, * A, * MA, O, * K, * TA,) and an affecting of languor. (TA.) [See غُنْجٌ below.]

Derived headwords

غَنِجَتْverb
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