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عنز

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root 'عنز' primarily relates to goats and related animals, but extends to various other meanings including geographical features, celestial bodies, specific objects, and abstract concepts like deviation and avoidance. It also appears in proper names and tribal affiliations.

Derived headwords

العنزnoun
  1. 1.
    Goat (female)both

    The female of goats, ibexes, and gazelles.

  2. 2.
    Black hillclassical

    A black hill or mound.

  3. 3.
    Female eagleclassical

    The female of the eagle.

  4. 4.
    Large fishclassical

    A large fish, so big a mule can barely carry it, also called 'water goat'.

  5. 5.
    Waterfowlclassical

    A type of water bird.

  6. 6.
    Female bustard/vulture/falconclassical

    The female of the bustard, vultures, and falcons.

  7. 7.
    Falsehoodclassical

    An empty or baseless statement; falsehood.

أعنزverb
  1. 1.
    To incline, to deviateclassical

    To lean towards, deviate, or turn aside from something.

عنزname
  1. 1.
    Woman's nameclassical

    A woman from the tribe of Tasim, known for her sharp eyesight.

  2. 2.
    Horse's nameclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to Abi Afra.

  3. 3.
    Sword's nameclassical

    The name of a sword.

عنز اليمامةname
  1. 1.
    Woman of Yamamaclassical

    A woman from Tasim known for her keen eyesight.

عنز عنوزاverb
  1. 1.
    To deviate, to turn asideclassical

    To deviate or turn aside from a course or a person.

عنز فلانا عنزاverb
  1. 1.
    To stab with an 'anzah'classical

    To stab someone with an 'anzah' (a short spear or staff).

العنزةnoun
  1. 1.
    Short spear/staffboth

    A short spear or staff, about half the length of a spear, used for support.

  2. 2.
    Small wild animalclassical

    A small, slender-snouted wild animal found in the desert, smaller than a dog, believed by Arabs to be a jinn.

  3. 3.
    Blade of an axeclassical

    The sharp edge or blade of an axe.

عنزة بن أسدname
  1. 1.
    Clan nameclassical

    A progenitor of a clan within the tribe of Asad.

عنيزةname
  1. 1.
    Black hillclassical

    A black hill located in the region of al-Shaji.

  2. 2.
    Tribe nameclassical

    A tribal name.

  3. 3.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly a small hill or elevated area.

معنزadjective
  1. 1.
    Small-headedclassical

    A man with a small head.

  2. 2.
    Lean-facedclassical

    Having a face with little flesh; gaunt.

  3. 3.
    Goat-beardedclassical

    Having a beard like a goat's.

اعتنز واستعنز وتعنزverb
  1. 1.
    To withdraw, to avoidclassical

    To withdraw from people, to avoid them, or to live in isolation.

المعتنزnoun
  1. 1.
    One who withdrawsclassical

    Someone who withdraws from people and avoids them.

العنيزnoun
  1. 1.
    One struck by calamityclassical

    A person afflicted by a great misfortune or disaster.

العنوزnoun
  1. 1.
    One struck by calamityclassical

    A person afflicted by a great misfortune or disaster.

بنو العنازname
  1. 1.
    Tribe nameclassical

    A name for a tribe.

عنز بن وائلname
  1. 1.
    Progenitor nameclassical

    The name of a progenitor of a clan, brother to Bakr bin Wail.

العنزnoun
  1. 1.
    Rough landclassical

    Land characterized by roughness, sand, and stones.

العنزةnoun
  1. 1.
    Bustardclassical

    The bustard bird.

عنزname
  1. 1.
    Man's nameclassical

    A male given name.

عنازname
  1. 1.
    Man's nameclassical

    A male given name.

عنيزةname
  1. 1.
    Tribe nameclassical

    A name for a tribe.

أعنازname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name located between Homs and the coast.

عنازةname
  1. 1.
    Water source nameclassical

    The name of a water source.

العنزnoun
  1. 1.
    Rock in waterclassical

    A rock situated in water.

العنزةnoun
  1. 1.
    Small wild animalclassical

    A small wild animal, similar to a weasel, that attacks camels.

Parallel reading

دلفت له بصدر العنز لما ... تحامته الفوارس والرجال
I approached him with the chest of Al-Anz when the knights and men protected him.
وإرم أخرس فوق العنز
And a silent landmark atop the black hill.
إذا ما العنز من ملق تدلت ... ضحيا وهي طاوية تحوم
When the female eagle, out of eagerness, swooped down in the morning, hungry and circling.
ويقال لها أيضا: عنز الماء.
And it is also called 'water goat'.
يقال إنها سبيت فحملوها في هودج وألطفوها بالقول والفعل فقالت عند ذلك هذا شر يومي
It is said she was captured and carried in a litter, and treated kindly with words and deeds, whereupon she said: 'This is the worst day of my life'.
شر يوميها وأغواه لها ... ركبت عنز بحدج جملا
The worst and most misleading of her days was when 'Anz rode a camel in a litter.
عنز عنه عنوزا: عدل ومال
'Anaza' means to deviate and lean.
عنز فلانا عنزا: طعنه بالعنزة
'Anaza fulanan 'anzan' means to stab him with the 'anzah'.
عنزوه: طعنوا فيه
'Anazuhu' means they stabbed him.
فيه سنان مثل سنان الرمح، وقيل: في طرفه الأسفل زج كزج الرمح يتوكأ عليها الشيخ الكبير
It has a spearhead like a spear's, and it is said: at its lower end is a socket like a spear's socket, which the old man leans on.
طرقتها العنزة فمخرتها
The 'anzah' attacked her and caused her to rupture.
والمخر: الشق
And 'makhra' is the tear or rupture.
وهو ابن عوف بن عدي بن عمرو بن مازن بن الأزد: أبو حي من الأزد.
And he is Ibn 'Auf bin 'Adi bin 'Amr bin Mazin bin Al-Azd: a progenitor of a clan from Al-Azd.
ويوم دخلت الخدر يوم عنيزة ... فقالت لك الويلات إنك مرجلي
And the day I entered the tent, the day of 'Unayzah, she said: 'Woe to you, you are my man'.
رجل معنز الوجه، إذا كان قليل لحمه
A man with a lean face, if he has little flesh.
هو بز ريش، أي لحيته كالتيس
He is 'baz rish', meaning his beard is like a goat's.
نزل فلان معتنز إذا نزل حريدا في ناحية من الناس
So-and-so descended 'mu'tanzan' if he descended alone in a corner away from people.
أباتك الله في أبيات معتنز ... عن المكارم لا عف ولا قاري
May God keep you in secluded dwellings, away from generosity, neither hospitable nor a host.
رب فتاة من بني العناز ... حياكة ذات حر كناز
Perhaps a young woman from Banu Al-'Annaz, a weaver with a strong chest.
هما كركبتي العنز، وهو مثل يضرب للمتباريين
They are like the two knees of a goat, which is a proverb used for two rivals.
لقي فلان يوم العنز، يضرب لمن يلقى ما يهلكه
So-and-so encountered the 'Day of the Goat', which is a proverb for one who meets his destruction.
لا تك كالعنز تبحث عن المدية
Do not be like the goat searching for the knife.
رعى عنازة حتى صر جندبها ... وذعذع المال يوم تالع يقر
He grazed at 'Anazah until its cricket cried out, and the wealth was scattered on the day of the approaching rain.
وقاتلت العنز نصف النهار ثم تولت مع الصادر
And the tribe of 'Anaz fought for half the day, then turned back with the departing ones.
وكانت بيوم العنز صادت فؤاده
And on the day of Al-'Anaz, it captured his heart.
تعنز الرجل: اجتنب الناس
Ta'annaza al-rajul: he avoided people.
لا أفعل كذا حتى يؤوب العنزي
I will not do such-and-such until the 'Anzi returns.