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العثج

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of abundance, gathering, and swift movement, particularly concerning large quantities or fast-moving entities like people or camels. It also touches upon the act of continuous drinking.

Derived headwords

العَثْجnoun
  1. 1.
    Gathering of peopleboth

    A large group or assembly of people.

  2. 2.
    Portion of nightclassical

    A segment or part of the night.

الثَّعْجnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundanceclassical

    A large quantity or abundance of something.

العَثْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Group of peopleboth

    A collective noun referring to a group or assembly of people.

عَثَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To drink continuouslyboth

    To drink something little by little, or to persist in drinking over a period.

العَثْجَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Large gatheringclassical

    A very large collection or multitude, especially of people.

العَثُوثَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Fast, large camelclassical

    A camel that is both swift and of large size.

العَثْنَجَّجnoun
  1. 1.
    Fast, large camelclassical

    A camel that is both swift and of large size.

العَثُوجَّجnoun
  1. 1.
    Fast, large camelclassical

    A camel that is both swift and of large size.

اعْثَوْثَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To move swiftlyclassical

    To move or run with great speed.

اعْثِيثَاجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift movementclassical

    The act of moving or running with great speed.

Parallel reading

العثج، ويحرك: الثعج، والجماعة من الناس، كالعثجة، بالضم، والقطعة من الليل.
Al-'athj, and it is vocalized with fathah: al-tha'j, and the group of people, like al-'athjah, with dammah, and the portion of the night.
وعثج يعثج: أدام الشرب شيئا بعد شيء.
And 'athaja yu'thiju: he persisted in drinking little by little.
والعثجج: الجمع الكثير.
And al-'athjaj: the large gathering.
والعثوثج: البعير السريع الضخم، كالعثنجج والعثوجج.
And al-'uthuthaj: the swift, large camel, like al-'athnajaj and al-'uthujaj.
واعثوثج اعثيثاجا: أسرع.
And 'athawthaja 'ithithājan: he moved swiftly.