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قنزه

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a state of being extremely deaf or mute, possibly to an exaggerated degree. It is presented as a comparative or intensifier, similar to other expressions used for extreme sensory deprivation.

Derived headwords

قَزٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    extremely deafclassical

    Describing someone who is profoundly deaf, to the point of being unresponsive.

قَنَزَهُوadjective
  1. 1.
    extremely deafclassical

    An intensifier for deafness, implying an extreme or exaggerated state of not hearing.

قَنَزَهَواadjective
  1. 1.
    extremely muteclassical

    Describing someone who is extremely mute or unable to speak, possibly used hyperbolically.

Parallel reading

رجل قز قنزهو وقز قنزهو
A man deaf, extremely deaf, and deaf, extremely deaf.
عن اللحياني ولم يفسر قنزهوا
From Al-Lihyani, and he did not explain qanzahuwa.
قال ابن سيده: وأراه من الألفاظ المبالغ بها
Ibn Sidah said: And I think it is from the exaggerated words.
كما قالوا: أصم أسلخ وأخرس أملس
As they said: deaf aselkh and mute amlas.
وقد يكون قنزهو ثلاثيا كقندأو
And qanzahu might be triliteral like qanda'u.