معج

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns rapid or lively movement, often with a sense of agility, playfulness, or even turbulence. It can describe the swiftness of a horse, the easy flow of a camel, the agitated motion of water or wind, and even the energetic actions of a young animal or a person.

Derived headwords

المَعْجnoun

1.
swiftnessboth
The quality of being swift or rapid in movement.
2.
agitationboth
A state of being agitated, turbulent, or disturbed, often used for water or wind.
3.
livelinessclassical
A lively or energetic manner of movement, often associated with playfulness or vigor.

مَعَجَverb

1.
to move swiftlyboth
To move with great speed and agility.
2.
to flow easilyclassical
To flow or move with ease and smoothness, often used for a camel's gait.
3.
to be agitatedboth
To be agitated, turbulent, or to surge, used for water or wind.
4.
to frolicclassical
To move about energetically and playfully.
5.
to have intercourseclassical
To have sexual intercourse with a female slave.
6.
to stirclassical
To stir or move something within a container, like kohl in an applicator.
7.
to nudgeclassical
To nudge or jostle the udder, as a young animal does when nursing.

مَعْجاًnoun

1.
swift movementboth
A swift or rapid movement.
2.
easy gaitclassical
An easy and smooth gait, characteristic of a well-moving camel.
3.
agitationboth
A surge or disturbance, as of the sea.
4.
playful movementclassical
A lively, playful, or energetic movement.

مُعَوِّجadjective

1.
swiftboth
Moving swiftly, often describing wind or a horse.
2.
agileclassical
Agile and quick in movement, capable of moving left and right.
3.
easy-movingclassical
Moving with an easy and smooth gait.

مُعَوِّجverb

1.
to move swiftlyclassical
To move swiftly, often used for wind.

مُعَوِّجnoun

1.
swift windclassical
A swift and fast-moving wind.

مُعَوِّجadjective

1.
agileclassical
Agile, moving from side to side, used for a donkey.

مُعَوِّجnoun

1.
agile movementclassical
An agile movement, characterized by shifting from side to side.

مُعَوِّجnoun

1.
easy gaitclassical
An easy and smooth gait, used for a camel.

مُعَوِّجnoun

1.
youthful vigorclassical
The prime or peak of one's youth, characterized by energy and vigor.

مُعَوِّجnoun

1.
surgeclassical
A surge or wave, as of the sea.

مُمْعِجadjective

1.
swift-movingboth
Moving swiftly and with agility.
2.
playfulclassical
Moving in a playful or energetic manner.

مُمْعِجverb

1.
to move swiftlyclassical
To move swiftly and with agility.

مُمْعِجnoun

1.
swift movementclassical
A swift and agile movement.

مُعَوِّجadjective

1.
agileclassical
Agile, moving from side to side, used for a donkey.

Parallel reading

ريح معوج: سريعة المر

A swift wind: fast-moving.

تكركره نجدية، وتمده ... مسفسفة، فوق التراب، معوج

A Najdi wind drives it, and a dusty wind extends it... above the dust, swift.

ومعج السيل يمعج: أسرع

And the flood rushes, it rushes: it speeds up.

غيثا مرسلا معجا

A sent-down rain, swift.

إنما هو على النسب أي ذو معج

It is only by attribution, meaning possessing swiftness.

ومعج في الجري يمعج معجا: تفنن

And he varied his running, he varied it with a variation: he showed skill.

وفرس ممعج: كثير المعج

And an agile horse: much in its agility.

وحمار معاج ومعوج: يستن في عدوه يمينا وشمالا

And a donkey, agile and swift: it swerves in its running to the right and to the left.

ومعجت الناقة معجا: سارت سيرا سهلا

And the she-camel moved with ease, an easy movement: she traveled an easy journey.

من المنطيات الموكب المعج، بعد ما ... يرى في فروع المقلتين نضوب

Among the moving processions, the easy-moving one, after... dryness is seen in the depths of the eyes.

ومعج في سيره إذا سار في كل وجه، وذلك من النشاط

And he moved energetically in his journey when he traveled in every direction, and that was from vigor.

غمر الأجاري مسحا ممعجا

Vast in its strides, sweeping with swiftness.

ومر يمعج أي مر مرا سهلا

And he passed with ease, meaning he passed an easy passing.

فمعج البحر معجة تفرق لها السفن

So the sea surged with a surge that scattered the ships.

والمعج: هبوب الريح في لين

And al-ma'j: the blowing of the wind with gentleness.

والريح تمعج في النبات: تقلبه يمينا وشمالا

And the wind moves the plants: it turns them right and left.

أو نفحة من أعالي حنوة معجت ... فيها الصبا موهنا، والروض مرهوم

Or a breeze from the heights of Hanooah, stirred... the east wind gently, and the meadow was watered.

ومعج الرجل جاريته يمعجها إذا نكحها

And the man had intercourse with his slave girl, he had intercourse with her when he married her.

ومعج الملمول في المكحلة إذا حركه فيها

And the kohl stick moved in the kohl container when he stirred it within it.

ومعج الفصيل ضرع أمه يمعجه معجا: لهزه وقلب فاه في نواحيه ليتمكن في الرضاع

And the young camel nudged its mother's udder, it nudged it with a nudge: it shook it and turned its mouth in its sides to be able to suckle.

فعل ذلك في معجة شبابه وعلوة شبابه، وعنفوانه

He did that in the prime of his youth, and the peak of his youth, and his vigor.

في موجة شبابه، بمعناه

In the surge of his youth, with the same meaning.