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قنزه

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to descriptions of people, possibly in a hyperbolic or exaggerated manner, with potential connections to being deaf or mute. The specific meanings are obscure and likely archaic.

Derived headwords

قَزَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be deafclassical

    This verb form is used to describe someone as deaf, possibly in an exaggerated sense.

قَنَزَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to be deaf/mute (exaggerated)classical

    This verb is used to describe a person in an exaggerated manner, possibly implying deafness or muteness.

قُنْزُهُوadjective
  1. 1.
    deaf and mute (hyperbolic)classical

    An adjective used hyperbolically to describe someone as extremely deaf and mute, similar to other exaggerated descriptions.

قُنْزُهُadjective
  1. 1.
    deaf and mute (hyperbolic)classical

    An adjective used hyperbolically to describe someone as extremely deaf and mute, similar to other exaggerated descriptions.

Parallel reading

رجل قز قنزهو، عن اللحياني، ولم يفسر قنزهوا.
A man is deaf and mute (qaz qanzahu), according to Al-Lihyani, and he did not explain qanzahu.
قال ابن سيده: وأراه من الألفاظ المبالغ بها، كما قالوا: أصم أسلخ وأخرس أملس، وقد يكون قنزهو ثلاثيا كقندأو.
Ibn Sidah said: And I think it is from the hyperbolic words, as they said: deaf aslakha and mute amlasa, and qanzahu might be triliteral like qanda'a.