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الخزج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to physical size and appearance, specifically concerning a large body or a swollen-looking hide. It is also used as a proper name.

Derived headwords

الخَزْجname
  1. 1.
    Proper nameclassical

    A proper name, specifically referring to Al-Khazj bin Amir, who was named for his large stature.

خَزَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To be large of bodyclassical

    To have a large or massive physique.

مُخْزَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    Swollen-looking hideclassical

    A female camel whose hide appears swollen when she becomes fat.

Parallel reading

الخزج بن عامر في نسب دحية بن خليفة، سمي به لعظم جثته، واسمه زيد.
Al-Khazj bin Amir in the lineage of Dihyah bin Khalifa, he was named for the greatness of his body, and his name is Zayd.
والمخزاج: الناقة التي إذا سمنت صار جلدها كأنه وارم.
And Al-Makhraj: the she-camel whose hide, when she fattens, becomes as if swollen.