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العنجرة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to boldness or daring, particularly in women. It also references a specific historical figure or anecdote associated with a provocative term.

Derived headwords

العَنْجَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bold womanclassical

    A woman who is daring or audacious.

عَنْجُورَةname
  1. 1.
    name/epithetclassical

    A name or epithet given to a man who would become angry if called 'ʿanjar' or 'ʿanjūrah'.

Parallel reading

العَنْجَرَة: المرأة الجريئة.
Al-ʿanjarah: The audacious woman.
وعَنْجُورَة.
And ʿanjūrah.
رجل كان إذا قيل له: عنجر يا عنجورة، غضب.
A man who, when it was said to him: 'ʿAnjar, O ʿanjūrah', would become angry.
والعَنْجُورَة: ذكر في ع ج ر.
And al-ʿanjūrah: mentioned under the root ʿ-j-r.