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جعظر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes qualities of coarseness, roughness, and stoutness, particularly in reference to a person's physical build and demeanor. It conveys a sense of being unrefined, thickset, and perhaps ill-tempered.

Derived headwords

الجَعْظَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Coarse, roughboth

    Describing a man who is short and stout, implying a rough or coarse nature.

جَعْظَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Stoutness, coarsenessclassical

    A state or quality of being short, stout, and coarse, often used to describe a man.

Parallel reading

الفَظّ الغَلِيظ
The coarse, the rough.
يقال للرجل إذا كان قصيرا غليظا جعظارة، بكسر الجيم.
It is said of a man if he is short, stout, and coarse, with a kasra on the jīm.