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خجو

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes physical stature, specifically being tall and large-boned. It can also refer to a persistent, strong wind.

Derived headwords

الخجوجىadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall-legged manclassical

    A man who is tall in his legs.

  2. 2.
    Tall manclassical

    A man who is excessively tall in stature.

  3. 3.
    Large-boned manclassical

    A man who is large-boned and imposing in build.

خجوجاةnoun
  1. 1.
    Persistent windclassical

    A wind that blows continuously and strongly.

Parallel reading

وهو فعوعل، ويمد أيضا، هو الرجل الطويل الرجلين
And it is fa'fu'al, and it is also lengthened, meaning a man tall in the legs.
هو الطويل القامة المفرط في الطول الضخم العظام
He is the excessively tall in stature, large in bones.
وقيل: هو الضخم الجسيم، وقد يكون مع ذلك جبانا
And it was said: he is the large and imposing, and he may be cowardly with it.
والأنثى خجوجاة
And the feminine is khajūjāh.
ريح خجوجاة: دائمة الهبوب شديدة الممر
A khajūjāh wind: continuously blowing and intensely passing.
هو ج (هو) جاء (جاء) رعبلة الرواح خجوجاة الغدو
It is a strong, heavy traveler, a persistent blower of the morning.