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عنجش

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This 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. 1.
    old manclassical

    An old, shrunken, or withered man. It specifically denotes an elderly person who is frail and stooped.

عَنْجَشnoun
  1. 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.