عشز

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of difficult or uneven movement, often associated with physical hardship or infirmity. It also extends to describe things that are rough, solid, or substantial, particularly in the context of terrain or animals.

Derived headwords

عَشَزَverb

1.
to walk with a limpclassical
To walk with a gait resembling that of someone with a severed leg.

يَعْشِزُverb

1.
to walk with a limpclassical
The present tense form of walking with a gait resembling that of someone with a severed leg.

عَشْزَانًاnoun

1.
limping gaitclassical
The act or manner of walking with a limp, as if one's leg were severed.

عَشَزَ عَلَى عَصَاهُverb

1.
to lean on one's staffclassical
To support oneself by leaning on a staff, implying difficulty in walking.

العُشُوزُnoun

1.
hard groundclassical
Ground that is firm, solid, and difficult to traverse.
2.
strong camelclassical
A camel that is robust and powerful.
3.
rough terrainclassical
A path or land that is coarse and uneven.
4.
plumpnessclassical
A state of being fleshy or having a lot of meat.

العَشَزُnoun

1.
corpulenceclassical
A state of being stout or having a thick body; a forgotten or archaic term.

العُشَوْزَنُadjective

1.
stout camelclassical
Describing a camel that is thick-bodied or stout.

Parallel reading

عشز يعشز عشزانا: مشى مشية المقطوع الرجل

He walked with a limping gait, like one whose leg is severed.

و على عصاه: توكأ

And he leaned on his staff: he supported himself.

والعشوز، كجعفر وعذور: الأرض الصلبة

And al-'ushūz, like Ja'far and 'udhūr: the hard ground.

أو الشديد من الإبل

Or the strong one among camels.

والخشن من الطريق والأرض

And the rough one of the path and the land.

والكثير من اللحم

And the one with much flesh.

والعشز: فعل ممات، وهو غلظ الجسم

And al-'ashaz: an obsolete verb form, meaning stoutness of body.

ومنه: العشوزن: للغليظ من الإبل

And from it: al-'ushawzan: for the stout one among camels.