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كذج

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of fortress or stronghold. It also encompasses the meaning of a place of refuge or shelter, particularly for wine, and in a less common usage, it can mean dust.

Derived headwords

الكذجnoun
  1. 1.
    Fortressclassical

    A well-known fortress or stronghold.

  2. 2.
    Refugeclassical

    A place of refuge or shelter, specifically mentioned as a place for wine.

كذجاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Fortressesclassical

    The plural form of 'الكذج', referring to multiple fortresses.

كذهnoun
  1. 1.
    Refugeclassical

    A place of refuge or shelter. This word is considered the origin of the Arabic 'الكذج' in this sense.

ميكذهnoun
  1. 1.
    Wine cellarclassical

    A place where wine is kept; a wine cellar or repository for wine.

الكيذجnoun
  1. 1.
    Dustclassical

    Meaning dust, as cited by Kra'a.

Parallel reading

الكذج بالذال المعجمة محركة حصن معروف
Al-kidhaj, with the dotted 'dhāl' and vocalized, is a known fortress.
وجمعه كذجات
And its plural is kidhajāt.
أهملت وجوه الكاف والجيم والذال إلا الكذج بمعنى المأوى
The forms of 'kāf', 'jīm', and 'dhāl' were neglected, except for 'al-kidhaj' meaning refuge.
وهو معرب كذه
And it is an Arabized form of 'kidhah'.
ويقال: ميكذه، أي مأوى الخمر
And it is said: 'mīkidhah', meaning a refuge for wine.
الكيذج: بمعنى التراب، عن كراع
Al-kidhaj: meaning dust, according to Kra'a.