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الفنج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of heaviness, thickness, and possibly a specific type of person or place. It also includes a proper name and a borrowed word.

Derived headwords

الفُنجُnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy onesclassical

    Refers to individuals who are heavy or perhaps slow-moving and substantial.

الفَنَجُnoun
  1. 1.
    thick onesclassical

    Similar to 'heavy ones', this term denotes individuals who are thick or stout.

كبقمname
  1. 1.
    Kabqamclassical

    A proper name, identified as a Tabi'i (a successor to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad) who narrated from Wahb ibn Munabbih. He is also described as a hadith scholar.

فنكnoun
  1. 1.
    Fanakclassical

    A word of foreign origin (mu'arrab) that is equivalent to 'Fanak'. The specific meaning of 'Fanak' is not elaborated upon in this entry.

Parallel reading

الفنج، بضمتين: الفجج الثقلاء.
Al-funju, with two dammah: the wide-footed, the heavy ones.
وكبقم: تابعي، روى عنه وهب بن منبه، ومحدث.
And Kabqam: a Tabi'i, narrated from him Wahb ibn Munabbih, and a hadith scholar.
وكجبل: معرب: فنك.
And like Jabal: it is a loanword: Fanak.