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الجهضم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes something or someone large, bulky, and imposing. It encompasses physical size, a proud or arrogant demeanor, and can also refer to a lion, signifying its powerful and formidable nature.

Derived headwords

الجَهْضَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Large-headedboth

    Describing a person or creature with a large and round head.

  2. 2.
    Broad-sidedboth

    Referring to someone with wide flanks and a spacious chest, indicating a large build.

  3. 3.
    Lionclassical

    A name or epithet for a lion, emphasizing its strength and imposing presence.

  4. 4.
    Proper nameclassical

    Used as a proper name.

تَجَهْضَمَverb
  1. 1.
    To be arrogantboth

    To behave with haughtiness, pride, and arrogance.

  2. 2.
    To be imposingclassical

    To act in a proud and boastful manner.

تَجَهْضَمَ الفَحْلُ على أقرانهverb
  1. 1.
    The stallion dominated rivalsclassical

    When a male animal, particularly a stallion, asserts dominance over its peers by placing its chest upon them.

Parallel reading

الجَهْضَمُ: الضخم الهامة المستدير الوجه
Al-Jahḍam: The large-headed, round-faced one.
والرحب الجنبين الواسع الصدر
And broad-flanked, spacious-chested.
والأسد
And the lion.
واسم
And a name.
وتَجَهْضَمَ: تغطرس
And tajahḍama: to be arrogant.
وتعظم
And to be haughty.
والفحل على أقرانه: علاهم بكلكله
And the stallion over its peers: it surpassed them with its chest.