عَنَجٌ
Root: عنج
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عَنَجٌ
a subst. from عَنَجَ البَعِيرَ; [A certain mode of training, or breaking, a camel; ] whence the prov., عَوْدٌ يُعَلَّمُ العَنَجَ An old camel that is trained, or broken, and forced back upon his hind legs: [or that is taught the mode of training termed
عَنَجٌ:] applied to him who takes to learning a thing after he has become old.
def.2 Also An old man; a dial. var. of غَنَجٌ: or a man in the dial. of Hudheyl; (O, TA; [in the former عَنْج, app. a mistranscription;]) so says Ibn- 'Abbád; but correctly غَنَجٌ: Az says, I have not heard it with ع from any one to whose knowledge reference is made, and I know not what is the truth thereof.
2 Also A company of men.
def.2 Also An old man; a dial. var. of غَنَجٌ: or a man in the dial. of Hudheyl; (O, TA; [in the former عَنْج, app. a mistranscription;]) so says Ibn- 'Abbád; but correctly غَنَجٌ: Az says, I have not heard it with ع from any one to whose knowledge reference is made, and I know not what is the truth thereof.
2 Also A company of men.
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