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دلنظ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes something or someone that is fat, stout, solid, and strong. It is often used to describe people or animals, emphasizing their physical bulk and robustness.

Derived headwords

الدَّلَنْظَىٰadjective
  1. 1.
    Fat, stoutboth

    Describing something or someone as fat, plump, and well-fed.

  2. 2.
    Stout, robustboth

    Characterizing a person, especially a man, as being large, thick-set, and broad-shouldered.

  3. 3.
    Solid, strongclassical

    Referring to something that is firm, unyielding, and powerfully built.

دَلَنْظَىٰverb
  1. 1.
    To become fat and stoutclassical

    The act of gaining weight and becoming physically large and robust.

دَلَنْظَاةadjective
  1. 1.
    Fat (female animal)classical

    Specifically used to describe a female camel that is fat and well-nourished.

Parallel reading

الأصمعي الدلنظى السمين من كل شيء.
Al-Asma'i said: 'Al-dalanzā' is the fat one of everything.
رجل دلنظى وبلنزى إذا كان ضخما غليظ المنكبين
A man is dalanzā' and balanzā' if he is large and broad-shouldered.
وأصله من الدلظ، وهو الدفع.
And its origin is from 'dalazh', which means pushing.
ادلنظى إذا سمن وغلظ.
He became dalanzā' if he became fat and stout.
الدلنظى الصلب الشديد
Al-dalanzā' is the solid and strong one.
وناقة دلنظاة.
And a dalanzāh she-camel.
ويقال دلظى مثل جمزى وحيدى
And it is said 'dalzā' like 'jamzā' and 'haydā'.
هذه الأحرف الثلاثة يوصف بها المؤنث والمذكر
These three letters are used to describe the feminine and the masculine.
كيف رأيت الحمق الدلنظى
How did you see the foolishness, the stout one,
يعطى الذي ينقصه فيقنى؟
He is given what is lacking for him, and he is satisfied?
أي فيرضى.
Meaning: he is content.