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عنجل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of extreme leanness or emaciation, particularly in an old person, where the bones become prominent. It also refers to a small creature whose exact nature is uncertain.

Derived headwords

العَنْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    emaciated old manclassical

    An old man whose flesh has receded, revealing his bones due to extreme leanness.

العَنْجُولnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small creature, the precise description of which is unknown.

العَنْجَفadjective
  1. 1.
    leanclassical

    Lean or emaciated due to weakness or illness.

العَنْجُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    leanclassical

    Lean or emaciated due to weakness or illness.

الغَنْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    tuft of hairclassical

    A tuft of hair, or a clump of plants.

عناق الأرضnoun
  1. 1.
    ground ivyclassical

    A type of plant that grows on the ground, possibly ground ivy.

Parallel reading

العنجل: الشيخ إذا انحسر لحمه وبدت عظامه.
Al-'anjal: The old man when his flesh has receded and his bones have become apparent.
والعنجول: دويبة؛ قال ابن دريد: لا أقف على حقيقة صفتها.
And al-'anjūl: a small creature; Ibn Durayd said: I cannot ascertain the reality of its description.
الأزهري: العنجف والعنجوف جميعا اليابس هزالا، وكذلك العنجل،
Al-Azhari: Al-'anjaf and al-'anjūf are both dry from leanness, and likewise al-'anjal,
وحكى ابن بري عن ابن خالويه قال: لم يفرق أحد لنا بين العنجل والغنجل إلا الزاهد
And Ibn Barri narrated from Ibn Khālawayh, he said: No one distinguished for us between al-'anjal and al-ghanjal except al-Zāhid,
قال: العنجل الشيخ المدرهم إذا بدت عظامه،
He said: Al-'anjal is the old man who is emaciated when his bones become apparent,
وبالغين التفة، وهو عناق الأرض.
And with ghayn (is) al-taffah, which is 'ināq al-arḍ.