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الجنادف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root describes individuals or animals that are large, heavy, and robust. It specifically refers to people or camels that are physically imposing, often characterized by a broad build and a heavy gait.

Derived headwords

الجَنادِفnoun
  1. 1.
    coarse personboth

    A person who is coarse, rough, or uncouth in demeanor.

  2. 2.
    large personboth

    A large, hefty, or corpulent person.

  3. 3.
    large camelboth

    A large, robust, or corpulent camel.

  4. 4.
    heavy gaitboth

    Describing someone who walks with a heavy, swaying motion, moving their shoulders.

  5. 5.
    short and stoutboth

    A person or animal that is short and thickset or stout.

جَنادِفadjective
  1. 1.
    coarseboth

    Coarse, rough, or uncouth.

  2. 2.
    largeboth

    Large, hefty, or corpulent.

  3. 3.
    heavy-gaitedboth

    Moving with a heavy, swaying gait, characterized by shoulder movement.

  4. 4.
    short and stoutboth

    Short and thickset or stout.

ناقةٌ جَنادِفnoun
  1. 1.
    fat she-camelboth

    A she-camel that is fat and robust, particularly one that is well-fed and healthy.

ناقةٌ جَنادِفةnoun
  1. 1.
    fat she-camelboth

    A she-camel that is fat and robust, particularly one that is well-fed and healthy.

أَمَةٌ جَنادِفةnoun
  1. 1.
    fat female slaveclassical

    A female slave who is fat and robust.

Parallel reading

الجَنادِف: الجافي، الجسيم من الناس والإبل، والذي إذا مشى حرك كتفيه، والغليظ القصير.
Al-janādif: the coarse, the large among people and camels, and he who moves his shoulders when he walks, and the short and stout.
وناقةٌ جنادِف وجنادفة، بضمهما: سمينة ظهيرة.
And a she-camel janādif and janādifah, with both their vowels: fat and robust.
وكذلك أمة جنادفة، ولا توصف بها الحرة.
And likewise a female slave janādifah, and a free woman is not described by it.