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حنزر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to descriptions of physical features, specifically concerning mountains and people. It describes a part of a mountain and also terms for a short, unattractive person.

Derived headwords

الحنزرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Branch of a mountainclassical

    A section or a branch of a mountain.

حنزقرadjective
  1. 1.
    Short and uglyclassical

    Describing a person who is short and unattractive or ill-favored.

الحنزقرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Shortness and uglinessclassical

    The state or quality of being short and unattractive, referring to a person.

أقيدرadjective
  1. 1.
    Small, shortclassical

    A diminutive form, referring to someone small or short.

حنزقرهadjective
  1. 1.
    Short and uglyclassical

    An adjective describing someone as short and unattractive, likely a variant or intensifier of 'حنزقر'.

Parallel reading

الحنزرة «1»: شعبة من الجبل؛ عن كراع.
Al-Hanzarah: a branch of the mountain; according to Kra'a.
الحنزقر: والحنزقرة: القصير الدميم من الناس؛
Al-Hanzqar: and Al-Hanzqarah: the short, ugly one among people;
وأنشد شمر: لو كنت أجمل من ملك، ... رأوك أقيدر حنزقره
And Shamir recited: If you were more beautiful than a king, ... they would see you as a small, ugly one.
قال سيبويه: النون إذا كانت ثانية ساكنة لا تجعل زائدة إلا بثبت.
Sibawayh said: The letter 'nun' when it is the second letter and is silent, is not considered extra except with proof.