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عثنج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes heaviness and bulk, particularly in relation to camels and men. It denotes something substantial, weighty, or large.

Derived headwords

العَثْنَجnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy camelclassical

    A camel that is heavy, slow, or difficult to move.

العُثْنُجnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy manclassical

    A man who is heavy, ponderous, or perhaps slow-witted.

العُثْنُجnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy thingclassical

    Something that is heavy or substantial, without specifying its type.

العَثْنَثَجnoun
  1. 1.
    large camelclassical

    A camel that is large and bulky.

العَثْمَثَمnoun
  1. 1.
    large camelclassical

    A camel that is large and bulky.

العَبَنْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    large camelclassical

    A camel that is large and bulky.

Parallel reading

العثنج، بتخفيف النون: الثقيل من الإبل
Al-'uthnaj, with a softened 'nun': the heavy one of camels.
والعثنج، بشدها: الثقيل من الرجال
And al-'uthnij, with a stressed 'nun': the heavy one of men.
وقيل: الثقيل ولم يحد من أي نوع؛ عن كراع
And it was said: the heavy one, and its type was not specified; from Kra'a.
والعثنثج: الضخم من الإبل
And al-'athnathaj: the huge one of camels.
وكذلك العثمثم والعبنبل
And likewise al-'athmatham and al-'abanbal.