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عنجل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something withered, dried out, or emaciated, particularly referring to an old person whose flesh has receded, revealing bones. It also includes a mention of a small creature.

Derived headwords

العَنْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    emaciated old manclassical

    An old man whose flesh has receded, making his bones prominent.

  2. 2.
    withered thingclassical

    Something dried out and withered due to extreme leanness.

الغَنْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    ground vineclassical

    A type of ground vine, specifically identified as 'anāq al-arḍ.

العَنْجُولnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small creature whose exact description is not clearly established.

Parallel reading

هو الشيخ إذا انحسر لحمه وبدت عظامه
It is the old man when his flesh has receded and his bones have become apparent.
لم يفرق أحد لنا بين العنجل والغنجل إلا الزاهد
No one distinguished for us between al-'anjal and al-ghanjal except al-Zahid.
العنجل: الشيخ المدرهم إذا بدت عظامه
Al-'anjal: the aged, lean old man when his bones become apparent.
وبالغين التفة، وهو عناق الأرض
And with ghayn, it is al-taffah, which is 'anāq al-arḍ (ground vine).
العنجل: اليابس هزالا
Al-'anjal: the dried out from leanness.
وكذلك العنجف
And likewise al-'anjaf.
العنجول، بالضم: دويبة لا أقف على حقيقة صفتها
Al-'anjūl, with dammah: a small creature whose true description I cannot ascertain.