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الهجز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of being slow, sluggish, or hesitant. It can also extend to meanings of being weak, incapable, or unable to perform an action.

Derived headwords

الهَجَسُnoun
  1. 1.
    Slowness, sluggishnessclassical

    A state of being slow, hesitant, or sluggish in movement or action.

  2. 2.
    Weakness, inabilityclassical

    A condition of being weak or incapable of performing a task.

هَاجَزَverb
  1. 1.
    To be slow, to hesitateclassical

    To move or act slowly, to be hesitant or sluggish.

Parallel reading

الهجس. وهاجزه: ساره.
Al-hajasu. And haajazahu: he was slow/hesitant.