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عشزر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something intense, strong, or excessive, particularly in the context of physical attributes or actions. It is used to denote a strong or severe quality, often related to physical exertion or capacity.

Derived headwords

العشنزرadjective
  1. 1.
    Intense, strongclassical

    Describing something as severe, intense, or strong. It can refer to a powerful or formidable quality.

عشنزرadjective
  1. 1.
    Intense, strongclassical

    An adjective used to describe something as intense, strong, or severe, often in a physical sense.

عشنزرةadjective
  1. 1.
    Intense, strong (feminine)classical

    The feminine form of the adjective 'عشنزر', used to describe a female entity or quality as intense, strong, or severe.

جواعرnoun
  1. 1.
    Abdomen, bellyclassical

    Refers to the belly or abdomen, often used metaphorically to indicate capacity or extent.

Parallel reading

ودون ليلى بلد سمهدر * جدب المندى عن هوانا أزور
And beyond Layla is a vast land, barren of pasture, that we traverse.
ينضى المطايا خمسه العشنزر
The intense one exhausts the mounts.
المندى: حيث يرتع
Al-manda: where one grazes.
عشنزرة جواعرها ثمان
A she-hyena with eight bellies.
فويق زماعها وشم حجول
Above its gullet are tattoos of anklets.
وصفها بكثرة الجعر، كأن لها جواعر كثيرة
Describing it (the hyena) by the abundance of its excrement, as if it had many bellies.
كما يقال: فلان يأكل في سبعة أمعاء وإن كان له معى واحد.
As it is said: 'So-and-so eats with seven intestines, even if he has only one.'
وهو مثل لكثرة أكله.
And this is a metaphor for his excessive eating.