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الجلنظى

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes a person of stout build, particularly with broad shoulders. It also extends to describe a state of intense anger, often accompanied by specific physical postures like lying down or stretching out.

Derived headwords

الجِلِنْظَاnoun
  1. 1.
    Stout personboth

    A person characterized by being stout, especially with broad or thick shoulders.

الجُلُنْظَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Stoutnessclassical

    The quality or state of being stout, particularly referring to broad or thick shoulders.

اجْلَنْظَىverb
  1. 1.
    To become full of angerclassical

    To be filled with intense anger or rage.

  2. 2.
    To lie downclassical

    To recline or lie down, often in a relaxed or stretched-out manner.

  3. 3.
    To stretch outclassical

    To extend one's limbs or body, to sprawl or lie at ease.

Parallel reading

الجلنظى، كحبنطى: الغليظ المنكبين.
Al-julunẓā, like ḥabaṇṭā: The stout-shouldered one.
واجلنظى: امتلأ غضبا،
And he became full of anger,
واجلنظى: واستلقى،
And he lay down,
واجلنظى: ورفع رجليه،
And he raised his legs,
واجلنظى: أو اضطجع على جنبه،
Or he lay down on his side,
واجلنظى: وانبسط.
And he stretched out.