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عقذ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific, albeit obscure, term for a woman's negative speech characteristics. It is primarily associated with being foul-mouthed or impertinent.

Derived headwords

عَقْذَانَةadjective
  1. 1.
    foul-mouthedclassical

    Describing a woman who is excessively vulgar, impertinent, or sharp-tongued in her speech.

  2. 2.
    impertinentclassical

    A woman characterized by insolent or rude speech.

عَقِذَverb
  1. 1.
    to be foul-mouthedclassical

    To speak vulgarly or impertinently, particularly used to describe a woman.

Parallel reading

ومما يستدرك عليه: امرأة عقذانة، أي بذية سليطة، كشقذانة، ذكره الأزهري في ترجمة عذق.
And among what is to be added to it: a woman 'aqdhana, meaning foul-mouthed and sharp-tongued, like 'ashqadhana. Al-Azhari mentioned this in the entry for 'adhq.