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خزج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something large, bulky, or excessively fat, particularly in reference to people or animals. It can also refer to a specific tribal lineage or a nickname derived from physical size.

Derived headwords

الخَزَجname
  1. 1.
    Nickname for physical bulkboth

    A nickname given to someone due to their large stature or bulky physique.

  2. 2.
    Tribal nameclassical

    The name of a lineage or tribe, such as that of Dihya bin Khalfa al-Kalbi or others in Quda'a and Yashkur.

خَزِجadjective
  1. 1.
    Bulky, largeboth

    Describing a person who is large or bulky in build.

المِخْزَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    Extremely fat camelclassical

    A camel, particularly a female (naqa), that is excessively fat, to the point where its skin appears swollen.

الخَزَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Extreme fatnessclassical

    A state of being extremely fat, similar to the description of the المخزاج.

Parallel reading

الخزج بفتح فسكون، كذا ضبطه الحافظ ابن حجر، ووجد في الروض بخط السهيلي بفتحتين
Al-Khazaj, with fath and sukun, as Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar vocalized it, and found in Al-Rawd in Al-Suhayli's handwriting with two fathas.
ابن عامر في نسب سيدنا دحية بن خلفة الكلبي، رضي الله عنه، وهو السادس من آبائه سمي به، أي لقب لعظم جثته
Ibn 'Amir in the lineage of our master Dihya bin Khalfa al-Kalbi, may Allah be pleased with him, who is the sixth from his forefathers, was named by it, meaning he was nicknamed due to the greatness of his body.
يقال، رجل خزج أي ضخم
It is said, a man is khazij, meaning large.
والمسمى بالخزج أيضا في نسب قضاعة ويشكر
And he who was also named Al-Khazaj is in the lineage of Quda'a and Yashkur.
ذكرهما ابن حبيب عن الكلبي
Ibn Habib mentioned them from Al-Kalbi.
والمخزاج، بالكسر، من الإبل: الشديدة السمن
And Al-Makhraj, with kasr, from the camels: the intensely fat one.
وقال الليث: المخزاج من النوق (: الناقة التي إذا سمنت صار جلدها كأنه وارم) من السمن
And Al-Layth said: Al-Makhraj from the female camels (: the she-camel which, when it becomes fat, its skin becomes as if swollen) from fatness.
وهو الخزب أيضا
And it is Al-Khasab as well.