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فنج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of animal, specifically its skin used for fur, and by extension, refers to heavy or burdensome individuals.

Derived headwords

الفَنَكnoun
  1. 1.
    Animal skin for furclassical

    Refers to the skin of an animal, specifically used for making fur garments.

الفَنَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Heavy menclassical

    Used to describe men who are heavy, burdensome, or perhaps slow-moving.

Parallel reading

الفنج: إعراب الفنك
Al-fanj: the vocalization of al-fank.
وهو دابة يفترى بجلده أي يلبس منه فراء
And it is an animal whose skin is used, meaning fur is worn from it.
ابن الأعرابي: الفنج الثقلاء من الرجال
Ibn al-A'rabi said: Al-fanj are the heavy ones among men.