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خ ف ج ل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something heavy, sluggish, or unpleasant in character or appearance. It is associated with terms for a slow, lumbering gait and a generally unappealing disposition.

Derived headwords

الخَفَاجِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Heavy, sluggish personclassical

    A term referring to a person who is heavy, slow, or sluggish in their movements or disposition.

فَدِمadjective
  1. 1.
    Heavy, slowclassical

    Describing someone or something as heavy, slow, or ponderous.

الخَفَنْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Heavy, sluggishclassical

    A term for something or someone that is heavy, sluggish, and unwieldy.

خَفَنْجَلadjective
  1. 1.
    Heavy, sluggishclassical

    Describing someone as heavy, sluggish, and unwieldy.

خفنجل يغزل بالدراره — A heavy/sluggish one spins with the necklace.

Parallel reading

الخفاجل، كعلابط أهمله الجوهري
Al-Khafajil, like 'al-abṭ, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال الصاغاني: هو الفدم
And Al-Saghani said: it is al-fadim.
وقال: والخفنجل، كسمندل: الثقيل الوخم عن ابن دريد
And he said: and al-khafanjal, like samandal: the heavy, sluggish one, according to Ibn Duraid.
قال غيره: هو من فيه سماجة وفحج
Others said: it is one who has unpleasantness and awkwardness in him.
كما في العباب
As in Al-Abab.