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عضنج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes something as large and having thick lips or a large mouth. It is primarily used to describe animals, particularly those with prominent facial features.

Derived headwords

عَضِنْجadjective
  1. 1.
    Large with thick lipsclassical

    Describing an animal, particularly a camel, as being large and having thick, protruding lips.

مِشْفَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick lipclassical

    A thick, protruding lip, often used to describe animals like camels.

Parallel reading

عبد عضنج: ضخم ذو مشافر
A large animal with thick lips.
عن الهجري، هكذا حكاه ذو مشافر
From Al-Hajri, thus he narrated it, the one with thick lips.
قال ابن سيده: أرى ذلك لعظم شفتيه
Ibn Saydah said: I think that is due to the largeness of his lips.