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فنزج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to a specific type of dance, particularly associated with non-Arabs (al-'ajam). It describes a dance where participants hold onto each other, with a Persian origin.

Derived headwords

الفِنْزِجnoun
  1. 1.
    danceclassical

    A dance originating from non-Arabs ('ajam), characterized by participants holding onto each other.

فَنَزَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to danceclassical

    To perform the Fanzaj dance.

Parallel reading

الفِنْزِج: رقص للعجم يأخذ فيه بعض بيد بعض
Al-Fanzaj: a dance of the non-Arabs in which some take the hand of others.
وهو بالفارسية " پنچه "
And it is 'pancheh' in Persian.
عكف النبيط يلعبون الفنزجا
The Nabataeans gathered, playing the Fanzaj.