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عنشط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes tallness in men, extending to negative character traits like bad temper and anger. It also encompasses the concept of being unyielding or stubborn.

Derived headwords

العَنَشِطnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall manboth

    A tall man, similar to the word 'al-ʿashnaṭ'.

  2. 2.
    Bad-tempered personclassical

    A person of bad character or disposition.

العَشْنَطnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall manboth

    A tall man, similar to 'al-ʿanashṭ' and 'al-ʿashnaq'.

عَنَشِطَverb
  1. 1.
    To be angryclassical

    To become angry or enraged.

العَشْنَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall manboth

    A tall man, similar to 'al-ʿanashṭ' and 'al-ʿashnaṭ'.

Parallel reading

الطويل من الرجال كالعشنط.
The tall one among men, like al-ʿashnaṭ.
والعنشط أيضا: السيء الخلق؛
And al-ʿanashṭ also: the bad-tempered one;
أتاك من الفتيان أروع ماجد، ... صبور على ما نابه غير عنشط
There came to you from the youths a splendid, noble one, ... patient with what befell him, not bad-tempered.
وعنشط: غضب.
And ʿanashṭa: he was angry.
العنشط: الطويل،
Al-ʿanashṭ: the tall one,
وكذلك العشنط كالعشنق.
And likewise al-ʿashnaṭ, like al-ʿashnaq.