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عشز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes a specific type of gait or manner of walking. It primarily refers to the way someone walks when they have a missing leg or a disability affecting their locomotion.

Derived headwords

العشزانnoun
  1. 1.
    limpboth

    A specific manner of walking characterized by unevenness or difficulty, often due to a missing limb or impairment.

عشزverb
  1. 1.
    to limpboth

    To walk with a limp, exhibiting an uneven or difficult gait.

عشزاناnoun
  1. 1.
    limpingboth

    The act or state of limping; the specific gait described by the root.

Parallel reading

العشزان: مشية المقطوع الرجل.
Al-'ushzān: The gait of one whose leg is cut off.
تقول منه: عشز الرجل يعشز عشزانا.
You say from it: The man limped, he limps, a limping.