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قذحر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a state of being agitated, puffed up, or ready for conflict, often with a connotation of wildness or aggression. It is associated with a tense, angry demeanor.

Derived headwords

المَقْذَحِرadjective
  1. 1.
    Agitated, ready for abuseclassical

    One who is prepared for insults and evil, appearing perpetually puffed up as if angry.

المَقْذَعِرadjective
  1. 1.
    Agitated, ready for abuseclassical

    Similar in meaning to المقذحر, describing someone agitated and ready for conflict or insults.

Parallel reading

المقذحر: المتهيئ للسباب والشر، تراه الدهر منتفخا شبه الغضبان.
Al-Maqdhahar: One prepared for insults and evil, whom you see perpetually puffed up, resembling the angry.
قال أبو عبيد: هو بالدال والذال جميعا.
Abu Ubaid said: It is with both the Dal and the Dhal.
والمقذعر مثله.
And Al-Maqdh'ar is like it.
قال الاصمعي: سألت خلفا الاحمر عنه فلم يتهيأ له أن يخرج تفسيره بلفظ واحد فقال: أما رأيت سنورا متوحشا في أصل راقود؟
Al-Asma'i said: I asked Khalaf Al-Ahmar about it, and he was unable to provide a single word for its explanation, so he said: Have you not seen a wild cat at the base of a sleeping mat?
وأنشد الاصمعي لعمرو بن جميل: مثل الشييخ المقذحر الباذى * أوفى على رباوة يباذى
And Al-Asma'i recited for Amr bin Jamil: Like the agitated, aggressive old man * who climbed upon a mound, acting aggressively.