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العنجف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes something that is dry, emaciated, or short and compressed. It can also refer to an old woman, implying a similar state of dryness or witheredness.

Derived headwords

العُنْجُفnoun
  1. 1.
    emaciatedboth

    Describes something that is dry and thin due to emaciation or leanness.

  2. 2.
    short and compressedboth

    Refers to something that is short and tightly packed or intertwined.

  3. 3.
    old womanclassical

    A term that can be used to describe an old woman, likely due to her withered or dried-out appearance.

عُنْجُفadjective
  1. 1.
    emaciatedboth

    Adjective form describing someone or something as dry and thin, lacking flesh.

  2. 2.
    short and compressedboth

    Adjective form describing something as short and tightly packed or intertwined.

Parallel reading

اليابس هزالا
dry due to emaciation
القصير المتداخل
short and compressed/intertwined
وربما وصفت به العجوز
and perhaps it is used to describe an old woman
وقيل: النون زائدة
and it is said: the 'nun' is an extra letter