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ه ج ن ف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, tall, and broad. It is primarily used as an adjective to denote physical size and stature.

Derived headwords

الهجنفnoun
  1. 1.
    tall and large personclassical

    A person who is tall and large in stature. It can also refer to something broad.

هجنعother
  1. 1.
    variant spellingclassical

    An alternative spelling or pronunciation of الهجنف, noted as being neglected by Al-Jawhari.

العريضadjective
  1. 1.
    broadboth

    Describing something as wide or broad in its dimensions.

العظيمadjective
  1. 1.
    greatboth

    Describing something as large, significant, or great in size.

Parallel reading

الهجنف، كهجنع أهمله الجوهري وقال الأصمعي: هو الطويل العظيم
Al-Hijnif, or Kahjana', was neglected by Al-Jawhari. Al-Asma'i said: it is the tall and great one.
وفي بعض الأصول: العريض بدل العظيم
And in some manuscripts: 'broad' instead of 'great'.
وأنشد لجران العود:
And he recited for Jarran Al-'Ud:
(يشبهها الرائي المشبه بيضة ... غدا في الندى عنها الظليم الهجنف)
(The seer likens it to an egg... the tall and large ostrich emerged from it in the dew)