عفضج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root describes physical bulkiness, specifically being stout, fat, and having loose flesh. It can also refer to a strong, firm build, and is used metaphorically for a large belly.

Derived headwords

العَفْضَجُnoun

1.
Stout, fat, loose-fleshed personclassical
A person who is large, fat, and has loose flesh. This term is used for both males and females.
2.
Strong, firm personclassical
Describing someone who is strong and firm, not loose or flabby.

عَفْضَاجٌadjective

1.
Stout, fat, loose-fleshedclassical
Describing someone, particularly a woman, who is large, fat, and has loose flesh, especially with a large belly.
2.
Large-belliedclassical
Specifically referring to a large or protruding belly.

العَفَاضِجُnoun

1.
Stout, fat, loose-fleshed personclassical
A collective term for individuals who are large, fat, and have loose flesh.

العَفْضَجَةُnoun

1.
Stoutness, fatnessclassical
The state or quality of being stout, fat, and loose-fleshed.

عَفْضَجَverb

1.
To be stout and fatclassical
To become stout, fat, and loose-fleshed.
2.
To be strong and firmclassical
To be strong, firm, and well-built, not loose.

عَفْضَجَهُverb

1.
To make stout and fatclassical
To cause someone to become stout, fat, and loose-fleshed, or to describe their physique as such.

Parallel reading

العفضج، بالمعجمة) بعد الفاء، (كجعفر، و) العفضاج، مثل (هلقام) ، بالكسر، (و) العفاضج، مثل (علابط) ، بالضم: كله (: الضخم السمين الرخو) المنفتق اللحم.

Al-'afḍaj (with jīm) after fā', like Ja'far, and al-'afḍāj, like halqām (with kasra), and al-'afāḍij, like 'alābiṭ (with ḍamma): all mean the large, fat, loose-fleshed one.

والأنثى عفضاج.

And the female is 'afḍāj.

والاسم العفضجة والعفضج، بالهاء، وغير الهاء؛ الأخيرة عن كراع.

And the noun is al-'afḍaja and al-'afḍaj, with hā', and without hā'; the latter is from Kurā'.

وبطن عفضاج.

And a large-bellied stomach.

وعفضجته: عظم بظنه وكثرة لحمه.

And his 'afḍajah: his large size and abundance of flesh.

والعفضاج من النساء: الضخمة البطن المسترخية اللحم.

And al-'afḍāj among women: the large-bellied, loose-fleshed one.

والعفضج، (كجعفر: الصلب الشديد)، لم أجد هاذا في أمهات اللغة، غير أنهم قالوا:

And al-'afḍaj, like Ja'far: the strong, firm one. I did not find this in the primary lexicons, except that they said:

(و) يقول العرب: (هو معصوب ما عفضج، بالضم)، وما حفضج: أي (ما سمن).

And the Arabs say: 'He is tightly bound, not having become stout,' and 'not having become stout': meaning, 'not having become fat.'

إذا كان شديد الأسر غير رخو ولا مفاض البطن.

If he is strongly bound, not loose, nor with a protruding belly.