حنجه

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to bending, twisting, and inclining something, often with a connotation of subtlety or concealment. It also extends to meanings of hastening, originating, and describing something as effeminate or twisted.

Derived headwords

حَنَجَهَverb

1.
to bend itboth
To cause something to incline or bend.
2.
to twist itboth
To twist a rope tightly.

أَحْنَجَهُverb

1.
to bend itboth
To cause something to incline or bend, similar to حَنَجَهَ.

حَنْجnoun

1.
originclassical
The origin or root of something.

مُخَنَّثadjective

1.
effeminateboth
Describing a man who exhibits feminine traits or behavior.

أَحْنَجَverb

1.
to inclineboth
To lean or incline towards something.
2.
to become stillboth
To become quiet or still.
3.
to concealboth
To hide or keep something secret.
4.
to hastenboth
To move quickly or hasten.

احْتَنَجَverb

1.
to inclineboth
To lean or incline towards something, similar to أَحْنَجَ.

كلامه: لواهverb

1.
to twist his speechclassical
To twist or distort one's speech, likened to the way an effeminate person might twist words.

المِحْنَجَةnoun

1.
toolboth
A piece of equipment or a tool.

Parallel reading

حنجه يحنجه: أماله

He bent it, he bends it: he made it incline.

والحبل: فتله شديدا

And the rope: he twisted it tightly.

وحاجة: عرضت

And a need: it presented itself.

والحنج، بالكسر: الأصل

And al-Hanj, with a kasra: the origin.

وككتان: المخنث

And like Kuttan: the effeminate one.

وأحنج: مال

And he inclined: he leaned.

كسحتنج

Like he inclined.

وسكن

And he became still.

وأخفى

And he concealed.

وأسْرَعَ

And he hastened.

وكلامه: لواه كما يلويه المخنث

And his speech: he twisted it as an effeminate person twists it.

والمحنجة: شيء من الأدوات

And al-Mihnajja: something from the tools.