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غنتج

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe someone or something that is heavy, foolish, or slow-witted. It is noted as potentially being a variant or misspelling of a similar root.

Derived headwords

غَنْتَجٌnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy, foolish personclassical

    A person characterized by heaviness, foolishness, and slowness of mind.

Parallel reading

غنتج، بالغين والنون والمثناة الفوقية قبل الجيم.
GNTJ, with the letters ghayn, nun, and ta' before jim.
غولدت أعثى ضروطا غنتجا وهو الثقيل الأحمق.
He was described as a heavy, foolish creature.
وقد مر هاذا بعينه في العنبج بالعين المهملة والنون والموحدة، وأنا أخشى أن يكون أحدها مصحفا عن الآخر.
This has already appeared verbatim under al-'anbaj (with the unpointed 'ayn, nun, and ba'), and I fear one of them is a textual corruption of the other.