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العجنس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the concept of largeness, robustness, and solidity, primarily applied to camels. It also extends to describe beetles, possibly due to their hard exoskeletons.

Derived headwords

العَجْنَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, strong camelboth

    A camel that is large, solid, and powerful.

كَعَمْلَسadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and robustclassical

    Describing something as large, solid, and strong, used as an adjective.

العَجَانِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Beetlesclassical

    A plural form referring to beetles, which is an inversion of the word 'جعانس'.

الجَعَانِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Beetlesclassical

    A plural noun for beetles.

Parallel reading

العجنس، كعملس: الجمل الضخم الصلب الشديد.
Al-'ajnas, ka'amlas: the large, solid, and strong camel.
والعجانس: الجعلان، مقلوبة الجعانس.
And al-'ajāniss: the beetles, an inversion of ja'āniss.