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عنبج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes individuals who are foolish, dull-witted, or lacking in intelligence and sound judgment. It can also extend to describe things or people that are large, heavy, soft, or coarse.

Derived headwords

العِنَبَجnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    A foolish or stupid person.

  2. 2.
    large, soft, heavy manclassical

    A large, soft, and heavy man who lacks opinion or intellect.

  3. 3.
    large, soft thingclassical

    A large, soft, and smooth thing, often used to describe a hyena.

  4. 4.
    heavy personclassical

    A heavy or sluggish person.

العُنْبُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    thick, soft stringclassical

    A thick, soft string or cord, similar in meaning to العنبج.

  2. 2.
    foolish personclassical

    A foolish person, sharing a meaning with العنبج.

العَنَابِجnoun
  1. 1.
    coarse, rough personclassical

    A coarse, rough, and heavy person.

Parallel reading

العنبج، بالضم: الأحمق
Al-'unbaj (with dammah): the fool.
العنبج: الضخم (الرخو والثقيل) من الرجال الذي لا رأي له (ولا عقل)
Al-'unbaj: the large (soft and heavy) man who has no opinion (and no intellect).
العنبج: الضخم الرخو الصقيل من كل شيء، وأكثر ما يوصف به الضبعان
Al-'unbaj: the large, soft, smooth thing of anything, and it is most often used to describe the hyena.
العنبج: الثقيل من الناس
Al-'unbaj: the heavy person.
العنبج: الوتر الضخم الرخو
Al-'unbaj: the thick, soft string.
كالعنبوج، فيهما
Like al-'unbuj, in both meanings.
العنابج، كعلابط: الجافي الغليظ الثقيل
Al-'anābij, like 'alābiṭ: the coarse, rough, heavy one.