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الجحشم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe something large, bulky, or swollen, particularly in reference to a camel. It conveys a sense of significant size and corpulence.

Derived headwords

الجَحْشَمُnoun
  1. 1.
    Swollen-flanked camelclassical

    A camel characterized by having swollen or distended flanks.

Parallel reading

الجحشم، بالشين المعجمة: البعير المنتفخ الجنبين.
Al-Jahsham, with the letter 'shīn' (ش), is the camel with swollen flanks.