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عربج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a large dog, specifically a hunting dog. It also refers to the act of being large or bulky, and by extension, a large, heavy object.

Derived headwords

العَرَبَجُnoun
  1. 1.
    large dogclassical

    A large, bulky dog.

العربجnoun
  1. 1.
    hunting dogclassical

    Specifically refers to a hunting dog, often large and robust.

الثمثمnoun
  1. 1.
    hunting dogclassical

    Synonymous with 'al-'arabaj' when referring to a hunting dog.

Parallel reading

العربج، بالضم، والباء الموحدة، ومقله في (التكملة) : (الكلب الضخم)
Al-'arabaj, with the dammah, and the unified ba', and its qaf in (Al-Takmilah): (the large dog).
وفي (التهذيب) العربج والثمثم: كلب الصيد
And in (Al-Tahdhib), al-'arabaj and al-thumthum: the hunting dog.
وضبط القلم بالكسر.
And the pronunciation of the qalam (pen) is with a kasrah.