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بهزر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something large, great, or imposing, particularly in reference to camels, palm trees, and tall women. It can also denote a palm tree within reach.

Derived headwords

البَهْزَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Great she-camelclassical

    A large, imposing, and select she-camel.

  2. 2.
    Large palm treeclassical

    A large and imposing palm tree. The plural is 'al-bahāzir'.

  3. 3.
    Tall womanclassical

    A tall woman.

البَهَازِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Great camelsclassical

    Large and weighty camels.

  2. 2.
    Large palm treesclassical

    Large and weighty palm trees.

بَهَازِرَاnoun
  1. 1.
    Palm tree within reachclassical

    A palm tree that can be reached by hand.

Parallel reading

الناقة العظيمة
The great she-camel.
الناقة الجسيمة الضخمة الصفية
The hefty, massive, select she-camel.
وكذلك هي من النخل
And likewise it is of palm trees.
والجمع البهازر
And the plural is al-bahāzir.
وهي من النساء الطويلة
And it is of women, the tall one.
والبهزرة: النخلة التي تناولها بيدك
And al-bahzara: the palm tree that you reach with your hand.
بِهَازِرَا لم تتخذ مآزرا
A palm tree within reach, not having taken cover.
فهي تسامي حول جلف جازرا
It rivals around a male palm tree that casts its pollen.
يعني بالجلف هنا الفحال من النخل
He means by al-julf here the male palm tree.
البهازر الإبل والنخيل العظام المواقير
Al-bahāzir are the great, weighty camels and palm trees.
بِهَازِرَا لم تنتجع مع الغنم
A palm tree within reach, not sought after with the sheep.
ولم تكن مأوى القراد والجلم
And it was not a shelter for ticks and dung beetles.
بين نواصيهن والأرض قيم
Between their forelocks and the ground is a guardian.
إلا لهمهمة الصهيل، وحنة الكوم البهازر
Except for the whinnying of the neighing, and the groaning of the great camels.