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عثنج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes heaviness or bulk, applied to both animals (specifically camels) and humans. It can also refer to something substantial or large.

Derived headwords

العَثْنَجnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy camelclassical

    A camel that is heavy, likely due to its size, burden, or age.

العَثْنِجnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy manclassical

    A man who is heavy, implying a substantial physique or perhaps a slow, ponderous nature.

العَثْنِجnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy person/thingclassical

    Generally, something or someone that is heavy, without specifying the type.

العَثْنَجَجnoun
  1. 1.
    large camelclassical

    A camel that is large and bulky in size.

Parallel reading

العثنج، بتخفيف النون: الثقيل من الإبل.
Al-'uthnaj, with a lightened 'nun': the heavy one of camels.
والعثنج، بشدها: الثقيل من الرجال.
And al-'uthnij, with a stressed 'nun': the heavy one of men.
وقيل: الثقيل، ولم يحد من أي نوع عن كراع.
And it was said: the heavy one, and it was not specified from which type by Kra'a.
والعثنجج: الضخم من الإبل،
And al-'uthnajaj: the huge one of camels,
وكذلك العثمثم والعبنبل، وسيأتي ذكرهما.
and likewise al-'uthmathim and al-'abnabal, and their mention will come later.