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الحفنج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the concept of being short or stout, often describing a person or an object with a compact build.

Derived headwords

الحَفَنْجnoun
  1. 1.
    short personboth

    A person who is short in stature.

  2. 2.
    stout personboth

    A person who is short and stout or thickset.

عَمَلَسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutclassical

    Describing someone or something as short and stout, or thickset.

Parallel reading

الحفنج، كعملس: القصير.
Al-hafanj, like 'amalas: the short one.