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الغنج

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to coquetry, flirtatiousness, and charming behavior, often associated with young women. It also extends to meanings of appearance, a specific type of smoke, and, in a less common usage, an elder.

Derived headwords

اَلْغِنْجُnoun
  1. 1.
    Coquetryboth

    Flirtatious or alluring behavior, often characterized by playful charm and teasing.

  2. 2.
    Appearanceclassical

    The outward look or form of something.

  3. 3.
    Smokeclassical

    The visible vapor or fumes produced by burning, specifically from the 'nu'oor' (a type of incense or perfume).

  4. 4.
    Elderclassical

    An old man.

غَنِجَverb
  1. 1.
    To be coquettishboth

    To behave in a flirtatious, charming, and alluring manner.

تَغَنَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    To act coquettishlyboth

    To behave in an affectedly charming or flirtatious way, often to attract attention or affection.

مِغْنَاجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Coquettish womanboth

    A woman who is characterized by her flirtatious and charming demeanor.

غَنِجَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Coquettish womanboth

    A woman who exhibits coquettish behavior; a flirt.

Parallel reading

الغنج، بالضم وبضمتين، وكغراب: الشكل.
Al-ghanj, with damma and two dammah, and like ghurab: appearance.
غنجت الجارية، كسمع، وتغنجت، وهي مغناج وغنجة.
The young woman behaved coquettishly, as in 'sami'a', and 'taghannajat', and she is 'mighnaj' and 'ghanjah'.
والغنج، محركة: الشيخ، هذلية، لغة في المهملة.
And al-ghanj, with harakah: the elder, a word from Hadhramaut, a variant of the unpointed word.
وبالضم، وككتاب: دخان النؤور.
And with damma, and like kitab: the smoke of the nu'oor.