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عجوز

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of old age, specifically referring to an old woman. It also extends to describe someone or something that is aged, withered, or has lost its vitality.

Derived headwords

عَجُوزnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanboth

    A woman who is advanced in age; an elderly female.

  2. 2.
    old personboth

    Can refer to an old person in general, though primarily feminine.

عَجُوزٌ جَفْلَقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    very fleshy old womanclassical

    An old woman characterized by being very fleshy or corpulent.

جَفْلَقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    corpulentclassical

    Describing someone, particularly an old woman, as being very fleshy or stout.

جَفْلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be corpulentclassical

    To be very fleshy or stout, especially used for an old woman.

جَفْلَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    corpulenceclassical

    The state of being very fleshy or stout.

  2. 2.
    affectation in speechclassical

    Pretentious or affected manner of speaking.

  3. 3.
    affectation in walkingclassical

    Pretentious or affected manner of walking.

Parallel reading

عَجُوز جفلق، كجعفر: كثيرة اللحم.
An old woman, jaflaq, like Ja'far: very fleshy.
والجفلقة في الكلام والمشي: المراآة.
And jaflaqah in speech and walking: affectation.