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خجا

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of impurity, baseness, and meanness. It also extends to descriptions of physical attributes like wideness, long legs, or being large and stout, and can even denote cowardice. Additionally, it describes strong, persistent winds.

Derived headwords

الخَجَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    Filth and basenessclassical

    Refers to impurity, dirtiness, and low character or meanness.

خَجَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Filth and basenessclassical

    A plural form of الخجاة, referring to impurity, dirtiness, and low character or meanness.

خَجْوَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Wideclassical

    Describing a woman as having a wide physique.

خَجَى بِرِجْلِهِverb
  1. 1.
    Kicked dust with his footclassical

    To kick or scatter dust with one's foot while walking.

الخَجُوجَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Long-leggedclassical

    Describing someone with long legs, which can be exaggerated or shortened in pronunciation. It can also refer to someone excessively tall and large-boned, or generally stout and massive.

  2. 2.
    Cowardlyclassical

    Can also denote someone who is a coward.

خَجُوجَاةadjective
  1. 1.
    Persistent and strong windclassical

    Describing a wind that blows continuously and with great force, often with a bitter or harsh quality.

مَخْجِيّاًadjective
  1. 1.
    Tiltedclassical

    Describing something, like a jug, as being tilted or inclined.

Parallel reading

وما فلان إلا خجاة من الخجى أي قذر لئيم.
And so-and-so is nothing but a source of filth and baseness, meaning dirty and mean.
امرأة خجواء: واسعة.
A woman khajwaa': wide.
وخجى برجله: نسف بها التراب في مشيه.
And he kicked with his foot: scattering dust with it in his walk.
والخجوجى: الطويل الرجلين، يمد ويقصر، وهو فعوعل، والأنثى خجوجاة، وقيل: هو المفرط الطول في ضخم من عظامه، وقيل: هو الضخم الجسيم، وقد يكون جبانا.
And al-khajoojee: the one with long legs, pronounced with elongation or shortening, and it is on the pattern fa'oo'al. The feminine is khajoojah. It is said: he is excessively tall with large bones, and it is said: he is large and stout, and he may be cowardly.
وروح خجوجاة: دائمة الهبوب شديدة المر؛
And a khajoojah wind: constantly blowing and intensely bitter;
هو خجوجاة الغدو، رواحها شهر
It is a khajoojah of the morning, its evening lasts a month
كالكوز مخجيا
Like a tilted jug