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غَنَجٌ

Root: غنج

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غَنَجٌ An old man: or a man: in the dial. of Hudheyl. So in the saying غَنَجٌ عَلَى شَنَجٍ meaning A man upon a camel: (Lth, IDrd, O, all in art. شنج:) or a man or an old man, upon a heavy camel: a phrase of the tribe of Hudheyl. [See عَنَجٌ.]
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