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عنز

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root عنز primarily relates to goats, specifically female goats. It extends metaphorically to other animals like gazelles and wild goats, and also to geographical features, tribal names, personal names, and even specific actions like moving aside.

Derived headwords

العنزnoun
  1. 1.
    the female goat, which is the female of goatsboth

    the female goat, which is the female of goats

العنزةnoun
  1. 1.
    longer than a staff, and shorter than a small spear, and it has a spearhead like the spearhead of a small spearboth

    longer than a staff, and shorter than a small spear, and it has a spearhead like the spearhead of a small spear

عنيزةname
  1. 1.
    Female slave nameclassical

    The name of a female slave.

اعتنزverb
  1. 1.
    To move asideboth

    To withdraw, to move to a side or a separate place.

Parallel reading

العنز: الماعزة، وهي الأنثى من المعز.
The 'Anz: the she-goat, and it is the female of the goats.
وكذلك العنز من الظباء والاوعال.
And likewise the 'anz from gazelles and wild goats.
دلفت له بصدر العنز لما * تحامته الفوارس والرجال
I approached him with the chest of the 'anz when the horsemen and men protected him.
وإرم أخرس فوق عنز
And a mute hillock upon an 'anz.
فهو الأكمة، أي علم مبني من حجارة فو أكمة.
It is the hillock, meaning a mound built from stones, a hillock.
وقاتلت العنز نصف النهار ثم تولت مع الصادر
And the 'Anz fought for half the day, then turned back with those returning.
ركبت عنز بحدج جملا
She rode 'Anz in a howdah, a camel.
هذا شر يومى، أي حين صرت أكرم للسباء.
This is the worst of my days, meaning when I became honored as a captive.
وإنما نصب " شر " على معنى ركبت في شر يوميها.
And 'shar' was made accusative on the meaning of 'she rode on the worst of her two days'.
إذا ما العنز من ملق تدلت * ضحيا وهي طاوية تحوم
When the 'Anz from Malq descended at mid-morning, hungry and circling.
هي العقاب الأنثى.
It is the female eagle.
والعنزة بالتحريك: أطول من العصا وأقصر من الرمح، وفيه زج كزج الرمح.
And the 'Anazah (with vowel movement): it is longer than a staff and shorter than a spear, and it has a point like a spearhead.
وهو عنزة بن أسد بن ربيعة بن نزار.
And he is 'Anazah ibn Asad ibn Rabi'ah ibn Nizar.
واباتك الله في أبيات معتنز
May God make you spend the night in dwellings of withdrawal.
عن المكارم لا عف ولا قاري
Away from noble deeds, neither hospitable nor welcoming.