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العنجش

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe an old, frail man, characterized by shrunken or wrinkled skin. It conveys a sense of advanced age and physical decline.

Derived headwords

العَنْجَشnoun
  1. 1.
    Old manclassical

    An extremely old man, one who is frail and nearing the end of his life.

  2. 2.
    Shrunken-skinned personclassical

    A person whose skin has become contracted or wrinkled, typically due to old age or emaciation.

Parallel reading

العنجش، بالضم: الشيخ الفاني، أو المنقبض الجلد.
Al-ʿanjash (with dammah): the dying old man, or the one with contracted skin.