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علجن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something stout, well-built, or substantial, particularly in relation to animals and women. It can denote a plump, fleshy she-camel or a woman characterized by immodesty or wantonness.

Derived headwords

العَلْجَنnoun
  1. 1.
    plump she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is stout and fleshy. It is also suggested that the 'nun' in this word might be an extra letter.

العَلْجَنnoun
  1. 1.
    wanton womanclassical

    A woman who is immodest or behaves wantonly.

Parallel reading

العلجن: الناقة المكتنزة اللحم
Al-'aljan: The she-camel that is stout and fleshy.
ويقال نونه زائدة
And it is said its 'nun' is extra.
والعلجن: المرأة الماجنة
And al-'aljan: The wanton woman.