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العجد

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to dried grapes (raisins) and their quality. It also extends to describe a type of bird (crow) and a personality trait of being angry or stern.

Derived headwords

العَجْدnoun
  1. 1.
    Raisinsboth

    Dried grapes, often used as a sweetening agent or snack.

  2. 2.
    Grape seedsclassical

    The seeds found within grapes.

  3. 3.
    Fruit like raisinsclassical

    A fruit that resembles raisins in appearance or texture.

العَجْدnoun
  1. 1.
    Raisins (inferior)classical

    The lower quality or less desirable type of raisins.

العَجَدnoun
  1. 1.
    Crowsclassical

    A plural noun referring to the black birds known as crows.

عَجَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Crow (singular)classical

    A single crow, the singular form of 'عَجَد'.

المُتَعَجِّدadjective
  1. 1.
    Angryclassical

    Describes someone who is wrathful or ill-tempered.

  2. 2.
    Sternclassical

    Describes someone who is severe or harsh in demeanor.

Parallel reading

العجد، بالضم: الزبيب، وحب العنب
Al-'ajd (with dammah): raisins, and grape seeds.
ويفتح، أو ثمرة كالزبيب
And with fatha, or a fruit like raisins.
وبالفتح: حب الزبيب، أو أردؤه
And with fatha: grape seeds, or their inferior quality.
وبالتحريك: الغربان، الواحد: عجدة
And with tashkeel (harakat): crows, the singular is 'ajdah.
والمتعجد: الغضوب الحديد
And al-muta'ajjid: the angry, the stern.