ع ن ج ف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe states of dryness, thinness, and shortness, possibly related to illness or old age. It is debated whether the 'n' is original or an addition, with some scholars linking it to the root 'ʿ-j-f' (ع ج ف).

Derived headwords

العَنْجَفnoun

1.
dryness, emaciationclassical
Describing something dry, either due to leanness or illness.

العَنْجُوفnoun

1.
short, stocky buildclassical
Describing a person, particularly an old woman, as being short and compactly built.
2.
dryness, emaciationclassical
Sharing the meaning of dryness and leanness, similar to 'al-ʿanjaf'.

أعْجَفadjective

1.
emaciated, thinboth
Describing someone or something as being thin and dried out, possibly due to illness or lack of nourishment.

Parallel reading

هو اليابس هزالا أو مرضا

It is the dry one due to leanness or illness.

هو القصير المتداخل الخلق

He is short and compactly built.

وربما وصفت به العجوز

And an old woman might be described by it.

وقد تقدم مثل ذلك للمصنف في ع ج ف

And the author has previously mentioned something similar under 'ʿ-j-f'.

وقيل: النون زائدة

And it is said: the 'n' is superfluous.

ذكر ابن دريد والأزهري الكلمتين في الرباعي

Ibn Duraid and Al-Azharī mentioned the two words in the quadriliteral section.

وإفراد ابن دريد العنجوف في باب فعلول يدل على أصالة النون عندهما

And Ibn Duraid's separate mention of 'al-ʿanjūf' in the 'faʿlūl' pattern indicates the originality of the 'n' for them.

واشتقاق المعنى من العجف

And the derivation of the meaning from 'ʿ-j-f'.

ومشاركة الأعجف والعنجوف في معنى اليبس والهزال تنددان بزيادتها

And the sharing of 'al-aʿjaf' and 'al-ʿanjūf' in the meaning of dryness and emaciation argues against its being superfluous.

وعندي أنها زائدة

And in my opinion, it is superfluous.

وعنجف فنعل، وعنجوف فنعول

And 'ʿanjaf' is on the pattern 'faʿlal', and 'ʿanjūf' is on the pattern 'faʿlūl'.

وهذا موضع ذكرهما أي في باب ع ج ف

And this is the place to mention them, i.e., in the section on 'ʿ-j-f'.