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حلجز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a rare or possibly erroneous formation, primarily discussed as a variant of another root. It is associated with negative character traits like stinginess and bad temper.

Derived headwords

الحلجزnoun
  1. 1.
    stingy, ill-tempered personclassical

    A person who is mean, stingy, and has a bad disposition.

جلحزnoun
  1. 1.
    stingy, ill-tempered personclassical

    A person characterized by stinginess and a bad temper. This is presented as the primary form, with الحلجز being a potential inversion.

Parallel reading

وهو اللئيم البخيل السيئ الخلق
and he is the mean, stingy, ill-tempered one.
مقلوب الجلحز بتقديم الجيم
an inversion of الجلحز with the جيم preceding.
وقد تقدم عن ابن دريد
and it has been previously mentioned by Ibn Duraid.
وذكرنا كلام الأزهري وإنكاره واستغرابه
and we mentioned Al-Azhari's statement, his denial, and his astonishment.
وأما بتقديم الحاء على الجيم فلم يذكره أحد من الأئمة
As for it with the ح preceding the ج, no one among the imams mentioned it.
إلا أن يكون تصحف على بعضهم
unless it was a scribal error for some of them.
فلينظر
so let it be examined.