الشنج

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the stretching or tightening of a camel's hide, and by extension, to a camel itself. It also extends to descriptions of horses and personal names.

Derived headwords

الشَّنَجnoun

1.
Camelclassical
A camel, particularly one whose hide is tight or stretched.
2.
Tightness of hideclassical
The condition of the hide being pulled taut or constricted.

شَنَجَverb

1.
To tightenclassical
To cause to become tight or constricted, referring to skin or hide.

شَنَجٌnoun

1.
Tighteningclassical
The act of making something tight or constricted.

اِنْشَنَجَverb

1.
To become tightclassical
To become tight or constricted, referring to skin or hide.

تَشَنَّجَverb

1.
To convulsemodern
To experience involuntary muscular contractions or spasms.
2.
To become tightclassical
To become tight or constricted, referring to skin or hide.

تَشْنِيجٌnoun

1.
Convulsionmodern
The state of having involuntary muscular contractions or spasms.
2.
Tighteningclassical
The act of making something tight or constricted.

شَنْجُ النِّسَاadjective

1.
Tight-legged (horse)classical
A descriptor for a horse whose hind legs do not relax, indicating praise.

شَنْجٌname

1.
Shanj (name)both
A proper name, possibly a given name or a surname.

الشَّنْجِيّname

1.
Al-Shinjiboth
A nisba (attribution) indicating origin from or association with a place or person named Shanj.

Parallel reading

الجمل، وتقبض في الجلد.

The camel, and its hide is tight.

وفرس شنج النسا: مدح، لأنه إذا شنج لم تسترخ رجلاه.

And a horse with 'shanja al-nisa' is praiseworthy, because when it is 'shanaja', its legs do not relax.

كمحمد: علم، وبالكسر: جد خلاد بن عطاء المحدث.

And like Muhammad: a name, and with kasra: the grandfather of Khallad bin Atta the traditionist.

وأبو بكر عبد الله بن محمد الشنجي، (بالكسر) : شيخ رباط الشونيزية.

And Abu Bakr Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Shinji, (with kasra): the shaykh of the Ribat of Shouniziyah.