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جحظ
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaجَاحِظٌ جاحظ A man having the eyeball, or globe of the eye, prominent and apparent; (TA;) or large and prominent; (S, TA;) as also ↓ جَحْظَمٌ, in which the م is augmentative. (S, TA.) And جَاحظُ العَيْنَيْنِ A man whose blacks of his eyes are prominent. (TA.) You say also, فُلَانٌ جَاحِظٌ اـِلَىَّ بِعَيْنِهِ, and ↓ مُجَحِّظٌ, meaning Such a one is looking at me intently. (T, TA in art. زنر.) And جُحَّظٌ and جُحُظٌ, [which are pls. of جَاحِظٌ,] applied to men, signify Raising the eyes, and looking fixedly; or stretching and raising the sight; or opening the eyes and not moving the eyelids. (L, TA.)
Derived headwords
جَاحِظٌ
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جَاحظُ العَيْنَيْنِ
فُلَانٌ جَاحِظٌ
اـِلَىَّ بِعَيْنِهِ