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ج ي ظ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a heavy, slow, or awkward gait, often associated with being overweight or carrying a burden. It can also imply arrogance or conceit in one's manner of walking.

Derived headwords

جَاظَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk heavilyboth

    To walk with a heavy, slow, and perhaps awkward gait, often due to one's size or a burden.

  2. 2.
    to strut arrogantlyclassical

    To walk with an air of conceit or arrogance, characterized by a heavy or ostentatious stride.

يَجِيظُverb
  1. 1.
    he walks heavilyboth

    The present tense form of 'جاظ', indicating the action of walking heavily or strutting arrogantly.

جَيَظَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy walkingclassical

    The act or state of walking heavily, slowly, or with a swagger.

جَيَاظadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy-gaitedclassical

    Describing someone who walks with a heavy, slow, or awkward gait.

  2. 2.
    conceited walkerclassical

    One who walks with arrogance or conceit.

  3. 3.
    fatclassical

    Describing someone who is stout or overweight.

جَيِظadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy-gaitedclassical

    Having a heavy, slow, or awkward gait.

Parallel reading

جاظ فلان بحمله يجيظ جيظا: مشى متثاقلا
So-and-so walked heavily with his load, walking with difficulty.
رجل جياظ: سمين
A 'jiyāẓ' man: stout.