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حضجر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of being large or swollen, specifically in reference to the belly. It is used to describe a hyena due to its large stomach.

Derived headwords

حَضْجَرname
  1. 1.
    hyenaclassical

    A hyena, named so because of its large belly. This is a proper noun.

حَضْجَرnoun
  1. 1.
    large-belliedclassical

    Describing something or someone with a large belly, derived from the characteristic of the hyena.

حَضْجَرnoun
  1. 1.
    swollenclassical

    Indicating a state of being swollen or distended, particularly in the belly.

حَضَاجِرnoun
  1. 1.
    hyenasclassical

    Plural form of حضاجر, referring to multiple hyenas.

حَضْجَرnoun
  1. 1.
    large bellyclassical

    The belly itself, when it is large or swollen.

حَضْجَرadjective
  1. 1.
    swollen-belliedclassical

    An adjective describing a creature or person with a notably large or swollen belly.

Parallel reading

الضبع، سميت بذلك لعظم بطنها.
The hyena, named so because of its large belly.
وهو معرفة.
And it is a proper noun.
هلا غضبت لرحل جا * رك إذ تنبذه حضاجر
Would you not be angry for the sake of a traveler whom حضاجر abandons?
ولا ينصرف في معرفة ولا نكرة،
And it is indeclinable in both definite and indefinite states,
لانه اسم لواحد على بنية الجمع
because it is a name for one thing on the pattern of a plural,
لانهم يقولون: وطب حضجر، وأوطب حضاجر.
for they say: 'a large-bellied camel', and 'large-bellied camels'.