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رجل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of a person or man, but in this specific entry, it extends to describe someone who is boastful, arrogant, and does not follow through on their words.

Derived headwords

رجل طرمذةnoun
  1. 1.
    boaster, braggartclassical

    A person who talks a lot but does not act, or who is boastful and arrogant.

مطرمذadjective
  1. 1.
    boastful, talkativeclassical

    Describing someone who speaks without acting, or who is boastful and does not verify matters.

طرمذverb
  1. 1.
    to boast, to bragclassical

    To speak boastfully and arrogantly, often without substance.

طرماذnoun
  1. 1.
    boaster, braggartclassical

    A person characterized by boastfulness and arrogance.

طرمذانnoun
  1. 1.
    boaster, braggartclassical

    A person who is arrogant and boastful.

Parallel reading

رجل طرمذة، بالكسر، ومطرمذ: يقول ولا يفعل، أو لا يحقق في الأمور.
A 'rajul turmadhah', with kasra, and 'mutarmadh': says without doing, or does not verify matters.
وطرمذ عليه، فهو طرماذ وطرمذان، بكسرهما: صلف مفاخر نفاج.
And he 'tarmadha' upon him, so he is 'turmadh' and 'turmadhan', with kasra for both: arrogant, boastful, and full of empty talk.