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عجنس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes something that is strong, large, heavy, and slow. It is primarily used to describe camels, but can also refer to sheep and other large, robust creatures or qualities.

Derived headwords

عَجْنَسadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, robustboth

    Describing a camel that is strong and powerful.

  2. 2.
    heavy, slowclassical

    Describing a camel that moves with heaviness and slowness.

  3. 3.
    large, massiveboth

    Referring to something large and imposing, like a camel or sheep.

عَجَانِسnoun
  1. 1.
    strong onesboth

    The plural form of 'عَجْنَس', referring to strong and robust individuals, typically camels.

Parallel reading

الجمل الشديد الضخم
The strong, massive camel.
هو مع ثقل وبطء
It is with heaviness and slowness.
يتبعن ذا هداهد عجنسا
They follow a robust, heavy creature.
الهداهد: جمع هدهدة لهدير الفحل
Al-Hadaahidu: plural of Hadhdhada, referring to the rumbling sound of a male camel.
عصبا عفرى جخدبا عجنسا
Thick, large-necked, massive, robust.
عفرى عظيم العنق غليظه
'Afra: large-necked and thick.
عصبا: غليظا
'Asaba: thick.
الجخدب: الضخم
Al-Jahdub: the massive.
والعجنس: الشديد
And Al-'Ajnas: the strong.
والعجنس: الضخم من الإبل والغنم
And Al-'Ajnas: the massive one among camels and sheep.