← Back to Lisan al-Arab

عجرد

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of nakedness, bareness, and being stripped. It extends to describe something or someone as lean, swift, or unadorned. It also appears in names of people and groups.

Derived headwords

العَجَرْدnoun
  1. 1.
    Male genitaliaclassical

    Refers to the male genitalia.

  2. 2.
    Lean, swift personclassical

    Describes a person who is lean and swift.

  3. 3.
    Bare treeclassical

    A tree that is bare of its leaves.

  4. 4.
    Hardy, strong personclassical

    Describes someone who is robust and strong.

العَجَارِدnoun
  1. 1.
    Male genitaliaclassical

    Refers to the male genitalia, with a broader application than 'al-'ajard'.

المُعَجْرَدadjective
  1. 1.
    Naked, bareclassical

    Describes someone or something that is naked or bare.

عَجْرَدname
  1. 1.
    Male nameclassical

    A proper name for a man, specifically mentioned as belonging to a Kharijite.

العَجْرَدِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    Kharijite sectclassical

    A designation for a group or sect of the Kharijites, named after Abd al-Karim al-'Ajradi.

العَجَارِدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Kharijite groupclassical

    A specific group or faction of the Kharijites, followers of Abd al-Karim al-'Ajradi.

Parallel reading

العجرد والعجارد: ذكر الرجل
Al-'ajard and al-'ajard: the male genitalia.
وفي التهذيب: الذكر من غير تخصيص
And in Al-Tahdhib: the male organ without specific limitation.
فشام في وماح سلمى العجردا
So he peered into and embraced Salma's nakedness.
والمعجرد: العريان
And al-mu'ajrad: the naked one.
قال شمر: هو بكسر الراء «1»
Shammir said: it is with a kasra on the raa.
وكأن اسم عجرد منه مأخوذ
And it is as if the name 'Ajrad is derived from it.
وشجر عجرد ومعجرد: عار من ورقه
And a tree 'ajrad and mu'ajrad: bare of its leaves.
والعجرد: الخفيف السريع
And al-'ajrad: the light, the swift.
وعجرد: اسم رجل من الحرورية
And 'Ajrad: the name of a man from the Kharijites.
والعجردية من الحرورية: ضرب ينسبون إليه
And al-'Ajradiyya from the Kharijites: a faction to which they attribute themselves.
والعجرد: الغليظ الشديد
And al-'ajrad: the thick, the strong.
وناقة عجرد: منه
And a she-camel 'ajrad: from this (meaning).
ومنه سمي حماد عجرد
And from it was named Hammad 'Ajrad.
الجوهري: العجاردة صنف من الخوارج أصحاب عبد الكريم بن العجرد
Al-Jawhari: Al-'Ajardah are a class of Kharijites, the companions of Abd al-Karim ibn al-'Ajrad.