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ضجم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns crookedness, deviation, and asymmetry, particularly in physical features like the nose, shoulders, and mouth. It can also extend to describe disagreement or divergence in matters.

Derived headwords

الضجمnoun
  1. 1.
    crookednessboth

    A general term for crookedness or deviation from a straight or normal state.

  2. 2.
    asymmetryclassical

    Specifically refers to the crookedness of facial features, such as the nose tilting to the sides of the face.

  3. 3.
    uneven shoulderclassical

    Describes the condition of one shoulder being crooked or uneven.

تضاجمverb
  1. 1.
    to disagreeclassical

    Used to describe a situation or matter where there is disagreement or divergence among people.

أضجمadjective
  1. 1.
    crooked-nosedclassical

    Describes a person whose nose is crooked or deviates to the sides of the face.

  2. 2.
    crooked-shoulderedclassical

    Describes a person with an uneven or crooked shoulder.

  3. 3.
    a tribe

    Refers to a specific group or tribe of Arabs known by this name.

المتضاجمadjective
  1. 1.
    crooked-mouthedclassical

    Describes someone whose mouth is crooked or misshapen.

Parallel reading

وتضاجم الأمر بينهم، إذا اختلف.
And the matter became crooked between them, meaning they disagreed.
والضجم: أن يميل الأنف إلى جانبي الوجه والرجل أضجم.
And crookedness is when the nose tilts to the sides of the face, and the man is crooked-nosed.
والضجم أيضا: اعوجاج أحد المنكبين.
And crookedness also is the unevenness of one of the shoulders.
والمتضاجم: المعوج الفم.
And the crooked-mouthed is one whose mouth is crooked.
وفروة ثفر الثورة المتضاجم
And a hide, the flank of the revolt, the crooked-mouthed.
وضبيعة أضجم: قوم من العرب.
And Adjam: a people from the Arabs.