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علجن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something or someone as stout, robust, and well-built, often with a connotation of being coarse or unrefined. It is applied to animals, particularly camels, and to women, sometimes implying foolishness or wantonness.

Derived headwords

عَلْجَنadjective
  1. 1.
    stout, robustclassical

    Describing a she-camel that is stout, well-built, and fleshy. The 'n' is considered an extra letter.

  2. 2.
    coarse, unrefinedclassical

    Describing a woman as coarse, unrefined, or wanton.

عَلْجَمadjective
  1. 1.
    stout, robustclassical

    An alternative form for a stout and well-built she-camel.

عَلْجُونadjective
  1. 1.
    stout, robustclassical

    An alternative form for a stout and well-built she-camel.

العِلْجَنnoun
  1. 1.
    stout she-camelclassical

    Refers to a stout, well-built, and fleshy she-camel.

العِلْجَنnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish womanclassical

    Refers to a foolish or simple-minded woman. The 'l' is considered an extra letter.

Parallel reading

ناقة علجن: صلبة كناز اللحم
A stout she-camel: firm and fleshy.
وخلطت كل دلاث علجن
And I mixed all the stout, fleshy ones.
وامرأة علجن: ماجنة
And a woman (is) wanton.
يا رب أم لصغير علجن
O Lord, the mother of a young wanton one.
تسرق بالليل، إذا لم تبطن ينبع، من ذعرتها والمغبن
Stealing by night, if she does not conceal herself in Yanbu', from her fright and the shame.
كرزغ الحمأة فوق المعطن
Like the stirring of mud above the watering place.
ناقة علجن، وهي الغليظة المستعلية الخلق المكتنزة اللحم، ونونه زائدة
A stout she-camel, meaning she is thick, of elevated build, and fleshy, and its 'n' is an extra letter.
ناقة علجوم وعلجون أي شديدة، وهي العلجن
A stout she-camel, meaning strong, and she is the stout one.
ناقة علجن غليظة
A stout, thick she-camel.
العلجن المرأة الحمقاء، واللام زائدة
Al-'aljan (is) the foolish woman, and the 'l' is extra.