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حنج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of bending, inclining, or distorting something, whether physically or figuratively. It can also refer to an origin or foundation.

Derived headwords

حَنَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to bend, inclineboth

    To cause something to bend or incline towards something else.

أَحْنَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to bend, inclineboth

    To cause something to bend or incline, similar to the verb 'حَنَجَ'.

  2. 2.
    to distort speechclassical

    To twist or distort one's speech, making it convoluted or unnatural, likened to the way a effeminate person might twist words.

وأحنج كلامه، أي لواه كما يلويه المخنث — And he distorted his speech, meaning he twisted it as an effeminate person twists it.
الحُنْجnoun
  1. 1.
    origin, rootclassical

    The fundamental origin, source, or foundation of something.

Parallel reading

حنجه وأحنجه، أي أماله
He bent it and inclined it, meaning he made it lean.
وأحنج كلامه، أي لواه كما يلويه المخنث
And he distorted his speech, meaning he twisted it as an effeminate person twists it.
الحنج بالكسر: الأصل
Al-hunju (with kasra): the origin.
يقال: عاد إلى حنجه وبنجه
It is said: He returned to his origin and his foundation.