أَنْجَرٌ
Root: نجر
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أَنْجَرٌ
The anchor of a ship, composed of pieces of wood, which are put with their heads in contrary directions, and the middles of which are bound together in one place, after which, molten lead is poured between them, so that they become like a rock; the heads of the pieces of wood project, and to these are tied ropes; then it is lowered in the water, and when it becomes fast, the ship becomes fast: it is a Persian word, arabicized, from لَنْكَرْ: [or from the Greek
ἄγκυρα :] accord. to the T, a word of the dial. of El-'Irák. You say هُوَ أَثْقَلُ
مِنْ أَنْجَرٍ
He is heavier than an anchor.
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