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العثج
Root entry · 10 derived lemmasThis 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.Gathering of peopleboth
A large group or assembly of people.
- 2.Portion of nightclassical
A segment or part of the night.
الثَّعْجnoun
- 1.Abundanceclassical
A large quantity or abundance of something.
العَثْجَةnoun
- 1.Group of peopleboth
A collective noun referring to a group or assembly of people.
عَثَجَverb
- 1.To drink continuouslyboth
To drink something little by little, or to persist in drinking over a period.
العَثْجَجnoun
- 1.Large gatheringclassical
A very large collection or multitude, especially of people.
العَثُوثَجnoun
- 1.Fast, large camelclassical
A camel that is both swift and of large size.
العَثْنَجَّجnoun
- 1.Fast, large camelclassical
A camel that is both swift and of large size.
العَثُوجَّجnoun
- 1.Fast, large camelclassical
A camel that is both swift and of large size.
اعْثَوْثَجَverb
- 1.To move swiftlyclassical
To move or run with great speed.
اعْثِيثَاجًاnoun
- 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.