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عنشج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes someone who is unpleasant in appearance, specifically characterized by a contracted face and a large, fat physique. It can also refer to someone who is deceitful.

Derived headwords

العَنْشَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Deceitful personclassical

    A deceitful person, often described as fat and large.

  2. 2.
    Unpleasant-looking personclassical

    Someone with a contracted face and an unpleasant appearance.

عَنْشَجًاname
  1. 1.
    Anshajaclassical

    A name, possibly referring to a person or a lineage, used in a poetic context.

Parallel reading

وهو (الغادر السمين الضخم)
And he is the deceitful, fat, and large one.
العنشج: المتقبض الوجه السيىء المنظر
Al-'Anshaj: The one with a contracted face and an unpleasant appearance.
يا رب خال لي أغر أبلجا من آل كسر يغتدي متوجا ليس كخال لك يدعى عنشجا
O Lord, grant me a noble, bright-foreheaded maternal uncle from the lineage of Kisra, who goes forth crowned, not like an uncle of yours who is called 'Anshaja'.