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ج ح ش م

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something that is swollen, bloated, or puffed up, particularly referring to the sides of a camel. It can also extend to the concept of being large or bulky.

Derived headwords

الجَحْشَمnoun
  1. 1.
    swollen camelclassical

    A camel whose flanks are swollen or puffed out.

جَحْشَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be swollenclassical

    To become swollen or puffed out, especially in the flanks.

مُجَحْشِمadjective
  1. 1.
    swollen-sidedclassical

    Having swollen or puffed-out flanks.

جُحْشُمnoun
  1. 1.
    bulky thingclassical

    Something large, bulky, or swollen.

Parallel reading

الجحشم بالشين المعجمة: البعير المنتفخ الجنبين
Al-juhshum, with the letter shīn (ش), is a camel that is swollen in its flanks.
المنتفج، بالجيم
The puffed-up one, with the letter jīm (ج).
قال الفقعسي: (نيطت بجوز جحشم كماتر ... )
Al-Fuq'asī said: (It was hung on the flank of a swollen [camel] like...