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ح ن ج ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe large, loud, or imposing entities, primarily focusing on descriptions of women, men, and lions. It also includes a mention of a mythical creature.

Derived headwords

الحِنْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    large, loud, vulgar womanclassical

    A woman who is large, loud, and uses vulgar speech.

  2. 2.
    mythical creatureclassical

    A creature, possibly a type of serpent, that is mentioned by some scholars.

  3. 3.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion.

الحَنَاجِلnoun
  1. 1.
    short, stocky manclassical

    A man who is short and of a compact build. This is noted as a possible misspelling of 'حباجل'.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion.

Parallel reading

الحنجل، بالكسر هي المرأة الضخمة الصخابة البذية.
Al-hinjal (with kasra) is the large, loud, vulgar woman.
قال ابن دريد: الحنجل، كقنفذ: سبع زعموا، نقله الأزهري.
Ibn Duraid said: Al-hinjal, like qunfudh (hedgehog), is a serpent they claim, as narrated by Al-Azhari.
الحناجل كعلابط: القصير المجتمع الخلق من الرجال، وهذا تصحيف حباجل، بالموحدة، وقد تقدم.
Al-hanajil, like 'alābiṭ, refers to a short, compact man. This is a misspelling of 'ḥabāji l' (with ba), which has been previously mentioned.
الحنجل والحناجل، كجعفر وعلابط: الأسد، نقله الصاغاني.
Al-hinjal and Al-hanajil, like Ja'far and 'alābiṭ, refer to the lion, as narrated by Al-Saghani.