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كظا

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of being strong, firm, and well-built, particularly concerning flesh or muscles. It can also imply a sense of being tightly packed or accumulated.

Derived headwords

كَظَاverb
  1. 1.
    to be strongboth

    Referring to flesh or muscles, it means to become strong, firm, and robust.

  2. 2.
    to be abundantboth

    It can also mean to be abundant, plentiful, or to accumulate.

  3. 3.
    to be packedclassical

    It implies a state of being tightly packed or accumulated, one part upon another.

يَكْظُوverb
  1. 1.
    to be strongboth

    The present tense form of the verb, indicating the state of flesh or muscles being strong and firm.

  2. 2.
    to be abundantboth

    The present tense form indicating abundance or accumulation.

  3. 3.
    to be packedclassical

    The present tense form indicating a state of being tightly packed.

كَظْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    strengthboth

    The state or quality of being strong, firm, and well-built, especially of flesh.

  2. 2.
    abundanceboth

    The state of being abundant or accumulated.

خَظَاverb
  1. 1.
    to be strongboth

    Synonymous with كظا, referring to flesh becoming strong, firm, and well-built.

  2. 2.
    to be abundantboth

    Also means to be abundant or plentiful.

يَخْظُوverb
  1. 1.
    to be strongboth

    The present tense of خظا, indicating the state of flesh being strong.

  2. 2.
    to be abundantboth

    The present tense indicating abundance.

بَظَاverb
  1. 1.
    to be strongboth

    Similar to كظا and خظا, meaning flesh is strong, firm, and well-built.

  2. 2.
    to be abundantboth

    Also signifies abundance or plentifulness.

يَبْظُوverb
  1. 1.
    to be strongboth

    The present tense of بظا, indicating the state of flesh being strong.

  2. 2.
    to be abundantboth

    The present tense indicating abundance.

اِكْتَنَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to be abundantboth

    To accumulate, to become abundant, to be packed densely.

كَظِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    strongboth

    Describing flesh or muscles as strong, firm, and well-built.

  2. 2.
    abundantboth

    Describing something as abundant or accumulated.

كَاظِيadjective
  1. 1.
    strongboth

    An active participle form, describing flesh or muscles as strong and firm.

  2. 2.
    packedclassical

    Describing something as tightly packed or accumulated.

Parallel reading

كَظَا لَحْمُهُ يَكْظُو
His flesh became strong, it becomes strong.
اشْتَدَّ
it became strong.
كَثُرَ
it became abundant.
اكْتَنَزَ
it became abundant and fleshy.
خَظَا لَحْمُهُ وَكَظَا وَبَظَا كُلُّهُ بِمَعْنًى
His flesh became firm, and it became strong, and it became plump, all meaning the same thing.
خَظَا بَظَا وَكَظَا، بِغَيْرِ هَمْزٍ، يَعْنِي اكْتَنَزَ
It became firm, plump, and strong, without hamza, meaning it became abundant and fleshy.
وَمِثْلُهُ يَخْظُو وَيَبْظُو وَيَكْظُو
And similar to it is 'yakhẓū', 'yabẓū', and 'yakẓū'.
إِذَا كَانَ صُلْبًا مُكْتَنِزًا
if it is firm, abundant, and fleshy.
كَظَا تَابِعٌ لِخَظَا
Kadhā is a follower of khadhā.
كَظَا إِذَا رَكِبَ بَعْضُهُ بَعْضًا
Kadhā means when some of it piled upon some of it.
يُكْتَبُ بِالْأَلِفِ
It is written with an alif.
عَرَاهُمَا كَاظِي الْبَضِيعِ ذَا عَسَنٍ
He was afflicted by them, the one with strong, plump flesh, possessing a strong constitution.