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جحظ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root describes the state of the eyes bulging or protruding. It encompasses the physical appearance of the eyes and can be used metaphorically or as a proper name.

Derived headwords

جَحَظَتْ عَيْنُهُ تَجْحَظُ جُحُوظًاverb
  1. 1.
    eye bulgedboth

    The eye became large and protruded from its socket.

جُحُوظnoun
  1. 1.
    protrusionboth

    The state or condition of the eye bulging or protruding.

جَاحِظadjective
  1. 1.
    having protruding eyesboth

    having protruding eyes

جَحْظَمadjective
  1. 1.
    very bulging-eyedclassical

    An intensified form of 'jāḥiẓ', describing someone with extremely protruding eyes.

الجَاحِظname
  1. 1.
    Al-Jahizboth

    The epithet of Amr ibn Bahr, a famous Arab literary figure.

الجَاحِظَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    eyeballsboth

    The two eyeballs, referring to the prominent parts of the eye.

Parallel reading

جحظت عينه تجحظ جحوظا: عظمت مقلتها ونتأت
His eye bulged, it bulges, a bulging: its eyeball became large and protruded.
والرجل جاحظ وجحظم
And the man is bulging-eyed and very bulging-eyed.
والميم زائدة
And the 'mīm' is an extra letter.
والجاحظ: لقب عمرو بن بحر
And Al-Jahiz: the epithet of Amr ibn Bahr.
والجاحظتان: حدقتا العين
And the two eyeballs: the pupils of the eye.