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جرمض

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe heaviness, bulkiness, and a large appetite or stomach. It also carries connotations of being solid and strong.

Derived headwords

علاهضadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy, burdensomeclassical

    Describing a man who is heavy and burdensome.

جرافضadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy, burdensomeclassical

    Describing a man who is heavy and burdensome.

جرامضnoun
  1. 1.
    large-stomached, gluttonousclassical

    A description of someone who is a big eater and has a wide belly.

جرمضnoun
  1. 1.
    large-stomached, gluttonousclassical

    A description of someone who is a big eater and has a wide belly.

  2. 2.
    solid, strongclassical

    Describing something as solid and strong.

Parallel reading

رجل علاهض جرافض جرامض وهو الثقيل الوخم
A man who is heavy, burdensome, large-stomached, meaning heavy and sluggish.
قوله رجل علاهض منكر وما أراه محفوظا
His saying 'a heavy man' is objectionable, and I do not think it is preserved.
الجرمض: الصلب الشديد
Al-jarmadh: the solid, the strong.
الجوامض والجرمض الأكول الواسع البطن
Al-jawamidh and al-jarmadh: the gluttonous, wide-bellied.