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العنج

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to pulling, restraining, or securing something, often in the context of animals or objects. It also extends to concepts of hardship, importance, and specific parts of equipment or structures.

Derived headwords

العَنَجverb
  1. 1.
    to pull the reinsclassical

    The rider pulls the camel's reins, bringing it back onto its legs.

الإعْنَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    pulling the reinsclassical

    The act of pulling the reins, similar to العَنَج.

العَنَجnoun
  1. 1.
    pulling the reinsclassical

    The act of pulling the reins.

  2. 2.
    old manclassical

    An old man, a variant pronunciation of شيخ.

العِنَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    rope for a bucketclassical

    A rope tied to the bottom of a large bucket, then attached to the handles.

  2. 2.
    light cord for a bucketclassical

    A light cord tied to one of the ears of a light bucket, attached to the handle.

  3. 3.
    lower back painclassical

    Pain in the lower back.

  4. 4.
    matter, coreclassical

    An affair or matter, and its core or essence.

عِنَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    lack of deliberationclassical

    A state of being sent or acting without proper thought or consideration.

لا عِنَاجَ له — without deliberation or proper thought
العَنَاجِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    fine horses and camelsclassical

    Excellent horses and camels.

  2. 2.
    prime of youthclassical

    The beginning or prime of youth.

العَنْجَجadjective
  1. 1.
    great, largeclassical

    Great or large.

العُنْجُجnoun
  1. 1.
    diaphragmclassical

    The diaphragm, a muscle.

المُعَنْجnoun
  1. 1.
    one who meddlesclassical

    One who interferes or meddles in affairs.

عَنَجname
  1. 1.
    Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahmanclassical

    The name of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman, a prominent successor of the Companions.

أَعْنَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to secure affairsclassical

    To make one's affairs secure or firm.

  2. 2.
    to complain of back painclassical

    To complain of pain in the lower back.

عَنَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    howdah supportclassical

    The support or strut of a howdah near its door.

Parallel reading

أن يجذب الراكب خطام البعير فيرده على رجليه
That the rider pulls the camel's reins and brings it back onto its legs.
وهو أيضا الشيخ، لغة في المعجمة
And it is also the old man, a variant pronunciation of 'shaykh'.
وككتاب: حبل يشد في أسفل الدلو العظيمة، ثم يشد إلى العراقي
And like 'kitab': a rope tied to the bottom of a large bucket, then tied to the handles.
وخيط خفيف يشد في إحدى آذان الدلو الخفيفة إلى العرقوة
And a light cord tied to one of the ears of a light bucket, attached to the handle.
وهو وجع الصلب
And it is pain in the lower back.
وهو الأمر وملاكه
And it is the affair and its core.
وقول لا عناج له
And the saying 'la 'inaj lahu' (it has no 'inaj).
بالكسر: أرسل بلا روية
With kasra: sent without deliberation.
والعناجيج: جياد الخيل والإبل
And 'al-'anajij': fine horses and camels.
ومن الشباب: أوله
And of youth: its beginning.
والعنجج، بالفتح: العظيم
And 'al-'anjaj', with fatha: the great one.
وبالضم: الضيمران
And with damma: the diaphragm.
والمعنج، كمنبر: المتعرض للأمور
And 'al-mu'anj', like 'minbar': one who interferes in affairs.
وعنج، ويحرك: جد محمد بن عبد الرحمن، من كبار أتباع التابعين
And 'Anaj', and it is vocalized with movement: the grandfather of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman, from the prominent Successors.
وأعنج: استوثق من أموره
And 'a'naj': he secured his affairs.
واشتكى من صلبه
And he complained of his lower back.
وعنجة الهودج، محركة: عضادته عند بابه
And 'anajat al-hawdaj', vocalized with movement: its strut near its door.