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عنفج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, robust, and possibly unwieldy, particularly when referring to a female camel. It can denote physical size, distance, or a notable characteristic.

Derived headwords

العنفجيجnoun
  1. 1.
    Large female camelclassical

    A female camel that has a wide distance between its hindquarters, or a notably large and robust one.

  2. 2.
    Large, strong female camelclassical

    A female camel described as large and strong, possibly implying a mature and imposing animal.

عنفججadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and robustclassical

    Describing a female camel as large, strong, and imposing.

Parallel reading

العنفجيج كزنجبيل: الناقة البعيدة ما بين الفروج، أو الحديدة المنكرة منها
Al-'unfajīj, like zanjabīl: the female camel distant between its hindquarters, or the notably strong one.
أو المسنة الضخمة
Or the old and huge one.
وناقة عفنجج: عنفجيج
And a camel 'afnajaj: 'unfajīj.
وعنفجيج يمد الحر جرتها حرف طليح كركن خر من حضن
And an 'unfajīj that stretches its udder in the heat, a worn-out flank like a fallen pillar from a mountain.
وهذا على أن النون أصلية
And this is with the assumption that the 'n' is original.
وقد ذكره غير واحد من الأئمة في عفج على أن النون زائدة
And more than one Imam has mentioned it under 'afaj, assuming the 'n' is an addition.