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المجظءر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe someone who is greedy or insatiable, possibly in a physical or metaphorical sense. It also relates to a posture of standing erect or being poised, perhaps as a consequence of or in relation to this greed.

Derived headwords

مُجْظَئِرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    greedy personclassical

    A person characterized by excessive greed or insatiable desire.

  2. 2.
    erect postureclassical

    Someone who is standing upright or poised, as if ready to act.

Parallel reading

المُجْظَئِرُ: المُعَدُّ شَرَهًا
The muẓa'ir: the one prepared with greed.
كَأَنَّهُ مُنْتَصِبٌ
As if he is standing erect.
ما لكَ مُجْظِئِرًا
What is wrong with you, being so greedy/erect?