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جحلنجع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe something that is dense, compact, or perhaps viscous and sticky. It is used in a poetic context to describe a substance or a state that is difficult to penetrate or move through.

Derived headwords

جَحْلَنْجَعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Dense, compactclassical

    Describing something that is tightly packed together, solid, and difficult to break apart.

  2. 2.
    Viscous, stickyclassical

    Referring to a substance that is thick and adhesive, like tar or thick mud.

Parallel reading

إن تمنعي صوبك صوب المدمع يجري على الخد كضئب الثعثع من طمحة صبيرها جحلنجع
If you withhold your flow, the flow of tears will run on the cheek like the thick, viscous substance of a sticky, dense clump.
ذكروه ولم يفسروه
They mentioned it but did not explain it.
وقالوا: كان أبو الهميسع من أعراب مدين، وما كنا نكاد نفهم كلامه.
And they said: Abu al-Humays'a was from the Bedouins of Madyan, and we could barely understand his speech.