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حنضج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something soft, weak, or lacking substance, possibly originating from a description of thick, muddy water. It is used to characterize a person as lacking good qualities.

Derived headwords

حَنَضَجadjective
  1. 1.
    soft, weakclassical

    Describes a person who is soft, weak, and lacks any good qualities or substance.

حَنَضَجname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A proper name.

الحَضَجnoun
  1. 1.
    thick waterclassical

    Refers to thick, turbid water that contains sediment and mud.

Parallel reading

رجل حنضج: رخو لا خير عنده
A hanḍaj man: soft, with no good in him.
وأصله من الحضج
And its origin is from al-ḥaḍaj
وهو الماء الخاثر الذي فيه طملة وطين
Which is the thick water that contains sediment and mud.
وحنضج: اسم
And Ḥanḍaj: a name.