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عضمز

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something large, old, strong, and sometimes implies negative qualities like stinginess or meanness. It is often applied to elderly women, but also to strong or large things in general.

Derived headwords

العَيَضْمُوزnoun
  1. 1.
    elderly womanclassical

    An old and large woman.

عَيَضْمُوزadjective
  1. 1.
    large old womanclassical

    Describing a woman who is old and large.

ناقة عيضموزadjective
  1. 1.
    large old she-camelclassical

    Describing a she-camel that is old and large.

العَضْمَزadjective
  1. 1.
    strongclassical

    Describing something that is strong or robust.

  2. 2.
    largeclassical

    Describing something that is large or massive.

  3. 3.
    stingyclassical

    Describing someone who is stingy or miserly.

عَضْمَزadjective
  1. 1.
    strongclassical

    Describing something that is strong.

  2. 2.
    largeclassical

    Describing something that is large.

  3. 3.
    stingyclassical

    Describing someone who is stingy.

امرأة عضمزadjective
  1. 1.
    stingy womanclassical

    Describing a woman who is stingy.

رجل عضمز الخلقadjective
  1. 1.
    strong-built manclassical

    Describing a man who is strong in his build or constitution.

عَجُوز عكرشةadjective
  1. 1.
    short, stout old womanclassical

    Describing an old woman who is short and stout.

عَجُوز عجرَمةadjective
  1. 1.
    short, stout old womanclassical

    Describing an old woman who is short and stout.

عَجُوز عضمزةadjective
  1. 1.
    short, stout old womanclassical

    Describing an old woman who is short and stout.

قَلَمَزةadjective
  1. 1.
    short, mean old womanclassical

    Describing an old woman who is short and mean or base.

Parallel reading

العيضموز: العجوز الكبيرة
Al-ʿayḍamūz: the large old woman.
أعطى خباسة عيضموزا كزة ... لطعاء، بئس هدية المتكرم
He gave a stingy, large old woman a blow... a slap, what a bad gift from the generous one.
وناقة عيضموز
And a large old she-camel.
والعضمز: الشديد من كل شيء
And al-ʿaḍmaz: the strong of everything.
والعضمز: الضخم من كل شيء
And al-ʿaḍmaz: the large of everything.
والعضمز: البخيل
And al-ʿaḍmaz: the stingy one.
وامرأة عضمز
And a stingy woman.
وقال حميد الشاعر: عضمزة فيها بقاء وشدة
And Ḥumayd the poet said: a strong one with endurance and strength.
ورجل عضمز الخلق: شديده
And a man strong in his creation: its strong one.
عجوز عكرشة وعجرمة وعضمزة وقلمزة: وهي اللئيمة القصيرة
A short, stout old woman, and a mean, short old woman: meaning the base, short one.