Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

عَلْجَنٌ

Root: علج

Full Definition

عَلْجَنٌ A she-camel compact and firm in flesh: or strong; (Az and TA in art. علجن;) as also عُلْجُونٌ : or thick, big, or coarse: [but] the ن is augmentative.
2 And A woman who cares not for what she does nor for what is said to her. (T, K; and S in art. علجن.)


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