جنعظ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root describes individuals characterized by excessive eating, shortness and stoutness, or a difficult and ill-tempered disposition, particularly when it comes to food. It also encompasses terms for foolishness and boorishness.

Derived headwords

الجُنَعَيْظnoun

1.
Gluttonous personmodern
A person who eats excessively.
2.
Short-legged, stout manclassical
Describing a man who is short in the legs and stout, with a prominent nose.

الجَنْعَاظَةnoun

1.
Ill-tempered personclassical
One who becomes displeased and irritable when food is served, due to their bad character.

الجُنَعْظnoun

1.
Foolish personclassical
An unintelligent or foolish individual.
2.
Rude, coarse personclassical
A person who is uncouth, rough, and ill-mannered.

الجَنْعَاظnoun

1.
Foolish personclassical
An unintelligent or foolish individual.
2.
Rude, coarse personclassical
A person who is uncouth, rough, and ill-mannered.
3.
Difficult personclassical
Someone with a difficult or unyielding disposition.

الجَنْعَاظَةnoun

1.
Difficult personclassical
Someone with a difficult or unyielding disposition.

Parallel reading

الجنعيظ: الأكول

Al-Juna'ayẓ: The gluttonous one.

وقيل: القصير الرجلين الغليظ الأشم

And it was said: The one short in the legs, stout, with a prominent nose.

والجنعاظة: الذي يتسخط عند الطعام من سوء خلقه

And Al-Jana'aẓah: The one who becomes displeased at food due to his bad character.

والجنعظ والجنعاظ: الأحمق

And Al-Juna'aẓ and Al-Jana'aẓ: The fool.

وقيل: الجافي الغليظ

And it was said: The rude, the coarse.

وقيل: الجنعاظ والجنعاظة العسر الأخلاق

And it was said: Al-Jana'aẓ and Al-Jana'aẓah are the difficult in disposition.

جنعاظة بأهله قد برحا

A difficult one with his family, he has become unbearable.

إن لم يجد يوما طعاما مصلحا

If he does not find a suitable meal one day,

قبح وجها لم يزل مقبحا

May his face be ugly, he has always been ugly.

وهو الجنعيظ إذا كان أكولا

And he is Al-Juna'ayẓ if he is a glutton.