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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe smallness and weakness, particularly in relation to a person's head and intellect. It is associated with a small-headed individual who is considered weak-minded, with a proverb linking small heads to poor judgment.

Derived headwords

القنجورnoun
  1. 1.
    Small-headed, weak-minded manclassical

    A man with a small head and weak intellect. This term is noted as having been omitted by Al-Jawhari but defined by Ibn Al-A'rabi.

رجل صغير الرأسnoun
  1. 1.
    Man with a small headboth

    A description of a man characterized by having a small head.

ضعيف العقلadjective
  1. 1.
    Weak-mindedboth

    Lacking in intelligence or mental capacity.

صغر الرأسnoun
  1. 1.
    Smallness of the headboth

    The physical characteristic of having a small head.

ضعف الرأيnoun
  1. 1.
    Weakness of opinionboth

    A lack of sound judgment or poor decision-making ability.

Parallel reading

القنجور، كزنبور، بالجيم
Al-Qanjur, like zunbur, with a jim.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari omitted it.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو الرجل الصغير الرأس الضعيف العقل
And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: He is the small-headed, weak-minded man.
هكذا نقله الصاغاني وصاحب اللسان
Thus it was transmitted by Al-Saghani and the author of Al-Lisan.
وقال أهل الفراسة: إن صغر الرأس يدل على ضعف الرأي
And the physiognomists said: Indeed, the smallness of the head indicates weakness of opinion.