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عنشط

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes negative character traits, specifically bad temper or ill-disposition. It also extends to physical descriptions, denoting tallness or length.

Derived headwords

العنشطnoun
  1. 1.
    ill-tempered personclassical

    A person characterized by a bad disposition or ill temper.

عنشطadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-temperedclassical

    Having a bad temper or an unpleasant disposition.

صبور على ما نابه غير عنشط — Patient with what befalls him, not ill-tempered.
العنشطadjective
  1. 1.
    tallclassical

    Describing someone or something as tall or long.

العشنطadjective
  1. 1.
    tallclassical

    Describing someone or something as tall or long.

عشنطadjective
  1. 1.
    tallclassical

    Describing someone or something as tall or long.

رجل عشنط — A tall man.
عشنطadjective
  1. 1.
    tall (of a camel)classical

    Describing a camel as tall or long.

جمل عشنط — A tall camel.
عشانطةnoun
  1. 1.
    tall ones (plural)classical

    The plural form for tall individuals or things.

عشانقةnoun
  1. 1.
    tall ones (plural)classical

    The plural form for tall individuals or things.

عشنقadjective
  1. 1.
    tallclassical

    Describing someone or something as tall or long.

Parallel reading

العنشط: السيئ الخلق.
Al-ʿanashṭ: The ill-tempered one.
صبور على ما نابه غير عنشط
Patient with what befalls him, not ill-tempered.
والعنشط أيضا: الطويل،
And al-ʿanashṭ also: the tall one.
وكذلك العشنط، مثال العشنق.
And likewise al-ʿashnaṭ, similar to al-ʿanshaq.
يقال: رجل عشنط وجمل عشنط،
It is said: a tall man and a tall camel.
والجمع عشانطة وعشانقة.
And the plural is ʿashāniṭah and ʿashāniqah.
بويزلا ذا كدنة معلطا * من الجمال بازلا عشنطا
A young camel, stout and long-limbed * Among the camels, a tall young one.