حنظ

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to speaking ill of someone, denouncing them, or using foul language. It describes someone who is vulgar or uses abusive speech.

Derived headwords

حَنَظَى بِهِverb

1.
to denounceclassical
To denounce someone publicly, to speak ill of them, and to make them hear unpleasant things.

حَنَظِيّانadjective

1.
vulgarclassical
A person who is vulgar, foul-mouthed, or uses abusive language.

خَنَظَيانadjective

1.
vulgarclassical
A person who is vulgar, foul-mouthed, or uses abusive language. This is a variant spelling.

خُنْذِيانadjective

1.
vulgarclassical
A person who is vulgar, foul-mouthed, or uses abusive language. This is a variant spelling.

خَنَظَى بِهِverb

1.
to denounceclassical
To denounce someone publicly, to speak ill of them, and to make them hear unpleasant things. This is a variant spelling.

خُنْذَى بِهِverb

1.
to denounceclassical
To denounce someone publicly, to speak ill of them, and to make them hear unpleasant things. This is a variant spelling.

غَنَظَى بِهِverb

1.
to denounceclassical
To denounce someone publicly, to speak ill of them, and to make them hear unpleasant things. This is a variant spelling.

Parallel reading

حنظى به، أي ندد به وأسمعه المكروه

He denounced him, meaning he reviled him and made him hear unpleasant things.

والألف للإلحاق بدحرج

And the alif is for attachment, like in 'darraja'.

وهو رجل حنظيان، إذا كان فحاشا

And he is a 'hanẓiyān' man, if he is vulgar.

وحكى الاموى: رجل خنظيان، بالخاء المعجمة، وخنذيان، أي فحاش

And Al-Amu'i narrated: 'A 'khanẓiyān' man, with the dotted kha, and 'khundhiyān', meaning vulgar.

وخنظى به، وخنذى به، وغنظى به، كل يقال بمعنى

And 'khanẓā bihi', and 'khundhā bihi', and 'ghanẓā bihi', all are said with the same meaning.