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غاج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe the act of bending, curving, or turning. It also relates to physical attributes, specifically a broad chest in horses.

Derived headwords

غَاجَverb
  1. 1.
    to bendclassical

    To cause something to bend or curve.

  2. 2.
    to turnclassical

    To cause something to turn or deviate.

تَغَوَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to bendclassical

    To become bent or curved.

  2. 2.
    to turnclassical

    To turn or deviate.

غُوجُ اللِّبَانِadjective
  1. 1.
    broad-chestedclassical

    Describing a horse that has a wide chest, specifically the area of the breast.

Parallel reading

تثنى، وتعطف
It bends, and it turns.
كتغوج
Like it bends/turns.
وفرس غوج اللبان
And a horse with a broad chest.
واسع جلد الصدر
Wide is the skin of the chest.