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الفحجل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific physical characteristic, possibly a gait or posture, though its exact meaning is debated within the text. The primary discussion revolves around the term 'al-afḥaj' and its potential connection to 'al-fanjal'.

Derived headwords

الفَحْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    a specific gaitclassical

    A term mentioned by grammarians, interpreted as 'al-afḥaj'. The author suggests this is a misunderstanding.

أَفْحَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to be wide-leggedclassical

    The verb form related to being 'afḥaj', meaning to have widely separated legs.

أَفْحَجadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-leggedclassical

    Describing someone who has widely separated legs, a characteristic possibly related to a specific gait.

الفَنْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    a specific gaitclassical

    The author posits that this term is the correct one for the gait described, rather than 'al-faḥjal'.

Parallel reading

الفحجل، كجعفر: ذكره النحاة، وفسروه بالأفحج.
Al-Faḥjal, like Ja'far: the grammarians mentioned it and interpreted it as al-Afḥaj.
وعندي أنه وهم، وإنما الأفحج هو الفنجل، لكنهم لما ذكروه أوردته.
And in my opinion, it is a mistake, for indeed al-Afḥaj is al-Fanjal, but since they mentioned it, I have included it.