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خنزج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of arrogance, haughtiness, and excessive pride. It also extends to descriptions of physical size, specifically being large or stout.

Derived headwords

الخِنْزَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Arroganceclassical

    The state of being arrogant or haughty; excessive pride.

خِنْزَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To be arrogantclassical

    To exhibit arrogance or haughtiness; to act with excessive pride.

خِنْزَجadjective
  1. 1.
    Large, stoutclassical

    Describing a man who is large, stout, or physically imposing.

خَيْزَجname
  1. 1.
    A place nameclassical

    A proper noun, possibly referring to a location or region, with a variant spelling using 'ya' instead of 'nun'.

Parallel reading

الخنزجة: التكبر
Al-khinzajah: Arrogance.
وقد خنزج إذا تكبر
And he has become arrogant if he acted arrogantly.
ورجخل خنزج: ضخم
And a man khinzaj: large.
وخنزج: ع، ويقال فيه خيزج، بالياء
And Khinzaj: a place name, and it is said about it Khayzaj, with a ya.