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خزج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes extreme corpulence or stoutness, particularly in animals like camels. It can also refer to a large or stout man.

Derived headwords

خَزَجadjective
  1. 1.
    stout, corpulentboth

    Describing a man who is large and stout.

المِخْزَاجadjective
  1. 1.
    extremely fatclassical

    Referring to a she-camel that is so extremely fat that her skin appears swollen from the fatness.

المِخْزَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    extremely fat she-camelclassical

    A she-camel characterized by extreme fatness, where her skin seems swollen.

الخَزَبnoun
  1. 1.
    extreme fatnessclassical

    The state of being extremely fat, used synonymously with المخزاج for camels.

Parallel reading

رجل خزج: ضخم.
A stout man: large.
والمخزاج من الإبل: الشديدة السمن.
And the extremely fat she-camel is one that is intensely fat.
قال الليث: المخزاج من النوق التي إذا سمنت صار جلدها كأنه وارم من السمن،
Al-Layth said: The extremely fat she-camel is one whose skin, when she becomes fat, appears as if it is swollen from the fatness,
وهو الخزب أيضا.
and it is also called Al-Khazab.