عشزن

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes qualities of being difficult, stubborn, or contrary. It extends to describe things or people that are tough, unyielding, or crooked in disposition or physical form.

Derived headwords

العَشْزَنَةnoun

1.
Contrarinessclassical
Disagreement or opposition.

العَشْزُونadjective

1.
Toughly builtclassical
Strongly and sturdily constructed, referring to a person or thing.
2.
Difficult dispositionclassical
Having a stubborn or unyielding character.

العَشْزُونadjective

1.
Crookedclassical
Twisted and difficult to deal with, applicable to any matter.

عَشْزَنَverb

1.
To opposeclassical
To act contrary to someone or something.

عَشْزَنَتُهُnoun

1.
His oppositionclassical
The act of opposing him or his contrary nature.

عَشْزُونَةadjective

1.
Female (tough/contrary)classical
A female exhibiting the qualities of being tough, stubborn, or contrary.

عَشَازِوِنnoun

1.
Plural (tough/contrary)classical
The plural form of 'al-ʿushuzun', referring to multiple individuals or things that are tough or contrary.

عَشَازِنnoun

1.
Plural (tough/contrary, variant)classical
An alternative plural form of 'al-ʿushuzun'.

العَشْزُونadjective

1.
Stubbornclassical
Possessing a rigid, strong, and thick nature.

العَشْزُونadjective

1.
Left-handedclassical
Awkward or difficult to manage, specifically referring to someone who is left-handed.

عَشْزُونُ المَشْيَةadjective

1.
Awkward gaitclassical
Someone whose manner of walking is awkward, characterized by swaying their shoulders.

Parallel reading

العشزنة: الخلاف.

Al-ʿushzuna: disagreement.

والعشوزن: الشديد الخلق كالعشنزر.

And al-ʿushuzun: strongly built like al-ʿashnazar.

والعشوزن: العسر الخلق من كل شيء، وقيل: هو الملتوي العسر من كل شيء.

And al-ʿushuzun: difficult in nature from anything, and it was said: it is the twisted, difficult from anything.

وعشزنته: خلافه، والأنثى عشوزنة، وجمع العشوزن عشاوز، وناقة عشوزنة؛

And 'ashzantuhu: his opposition, and the female is 'ushuzuna, and the plural of al-ʿushuzun is 'ashaawiz, and a female camel is 'ushuzuna;

أخذك بالميسور والعشوزن

Your taking of the easy and the difficult.

ويجوز أن يجمع عشوزن على عشازن، بالنون.

And it is permissible for 'ushuzun to be pluralized as 'ashaazin, with the letter noon.

العشوزن الصلب الشديد الغليظ؛

Al-ʿushuzun: the firm, strong, and thick;

إذا عض الثقاف بها اشمأزت، ... وولتهم عشوزنة زبونا

When the straightener bit it, it recoiled, ... and turned away from them, a stubborn, fleeing one.

عشوزنة إذا غمزت أرنت، ... تشج قفا المثقف والجبينا .

Stubborn when pressed, it made a sound, ... piercing the back of the straightener's neck and forehead.

وحكى ابن بري عن أبي عمرو: العشوزن الأعسر، وهو عشوزن المشية إذا كان يهز عضديه.

And Ibn Bury narrated from Abu Amr: Al-ʿushuzun: the left-handed, and he is 'ushuzun al-mashya if he sways his shoulders.