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عنجش
Root entry · 2 derived lemmasThis root appears to describe an old, withered, or shrunken man. It specifically refers to an elderly individual who is frail and possibly stooped.
Derived headwords
العَنْجَشnoun
- 1.old manclassical
An old, shrunken, or withered man. It specifically denotes an elderly person who is frail and stooped.
عَنْجَشnoun
- 1.old manclassical
An old, shrunken, or withered man. It specifically denotes an elderly person who is frail and stooped.
Parallel reading
العنجش، الشيخ المتقبض؛
Al-'anjash, the stooped old man;
وشيخ كبير يرقع الشن عنجش
And an old man patching a waterskin, an 'anjash.
العنجش الشيخ الفاني.
Al-'anjash is the dying old man.