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هجرع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root هجرع primarily describes physical attributes, specifically tallness and slenderness, often associated with swiftness or a particular gait. It can also denote foolishness or cowardice, and sometimes bravery, depending on the context and the speaker.

Derived headwords

هَجْرَعadjective
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    tall and slenderclassical

    Describing dogs, particularly Saluqi hounds, as being tall and slender. It is also used to describe a tall and well-proportioned man.

هَجْرَعadjective
  1. 1.
    tallboth

    Used to describe a tall man, with variations in pronunciation.

هَجْرَعadjective
  1. 1.
    tall and limpingclassical

    Describing a tall man who also has a limp.

هَرْجَعadjective
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    tallclassical

    A variant pronunciation or form for the adjective describing tallness.

هَجْرَعadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    Describing a man as foolish or lacking intelligence.

هَجْرَعadjective
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    braveclassical

    Describing someone as courageous or valiant.

هَجْرَعadjective
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    cowardlyclassical

    Describing someone as cowardly or timid.

Parallel reading

الهجرع من وصف الكلاب السلوقية الخفاف
Al-hajra' is from the description of light Saluqi dogs.
والهجرع الطويل الممشوق
And al-hajra' is the tall and slender one.
أسعر ضربا أو طوالا هجرعا
I will incite a striking or a tall, slender one.
ويقال للطويل هجرع وهجرع
And it is said for the tall one, hajra' and hajra'.
رجل هجرع، بكسر الهاء، وهجرع، بفتحها، طويل أعرج
A man hajra', with kasra on the ha, and hajra', with fatha on it, is tall and limping.
هو الطويل، لم يقيد بغير ذلك
He is the tall one, not restricted by anything else.
وقيل إن الهاء زائدة، وليس بشيء
And it is said that the ha is extra, and it is nothing.
وهـرْجع لغة فيه
And harja' is a dialect for it.
والهجرع الأحمق من الرجال
And al-hajra' is the foolish one among men.
ولأقضين على يزيد أميرها ... بقضاء لا رخو، وليس بهجرع
And I will surely pass judgment on Yazid, their commander... with a judgment that is not weak, nor foolish.
وقيل الشجاع والجبان
And it is said: the brave and the cowardly.
الهجرع الطويل عند الأصمعي، والأحمق عند أبي عبيدة، والجبان عند غيرهما
Al-hajra' is the tall one according to Al-Asma'i, the foolish one according to Abu Ubaidah, and the cowardly one according to others.