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ه ج ن س

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of strangeness, foreignness, or being unusual. It also seems to touch upon the idea of being heavy or burdensome.

Derived headwords

الهَجْنَسnoun
  1. 1.
    The unusual oneclassical

    A term referring to something or someone that is unusual, strange, or foreign.

الهِجْفَسnoun
  1. 1.
    The heavy oneclassical

    A term indicating something that is heavy or burdensome. This is presented as the correct reading of the word.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وصاحب اللسان، وأورده الصاغاني
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it, while Al-Saghani mentioned it.
وهو هكذا في سائر النسخ، بالنون بعد الجيم
And it is thus in all other copies, with a 'nun' after the 'jim'.
ومثله في العباب
And similarly in Al-Abab.
والصواب الهجفس، بالفاء بعد الجيم، كما في التكملة مجودا مضبوطا
And the correct reading is Al-Hijfas, with a 'fa' after the 'jim', as accurately and correctly recorded in Al-Takmila.
قال: وهو الثقيل
He said: And it is the heavy one.