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العنبج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes individuals who are foolish, weak, or slow-witted. It also encompasses terms for someone who is coarse, uncouth, or ill-mannered.

Derived headwords

العَنَبَجnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personboth

    A person characterized by foolishness and a lack of intelligence or quickness.

  2. 2.
    weaklingboth

    Someone who is physically or mentally weak, lacking strength or resilience.

  3. 3.
    slow-witted personboth

    An individual who is slow to understand or react, lacking mental agility.

العَنَبُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personboth

    Similar to العَنَبَج, denoting someone foolish or lacking in sense.

  2. 2.
    slow-witted personboth

    Also denotes someone who is slow-witted or dull.

العَلَابِطnoun
  1. 1.
    coarse personboth

    A person who is rough, uncouth, and lacks refinement in manners or speech.

  2. 2.
    ill-mannered personboth

    Someone who behaves rudely or impolitely, showing a lack of good breeding.

Parallel reading

العَنَبَج، بالضم: الأحمق الرخو، والثقيل، كالعَنَبُوج فيهما، وكعلابط: الجافي.
Al-anbaj, with dammah: the foolish, the weak, and the slow-witted, like al-anbuj in both, and like al-alābiṭ: the coarse.