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عَاجِنٌ

Root: عجن

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عَاجِنٌ [act. part. n. of عَجَنَ: as such signifying Kneading.
2 And hence, as such, signifying also] Bearing with his hands upon the ground when rising, by reason of age [or fatness: see 1]: pl. عُجُنٌ, with two dammehs: so in the T.
3 And, [without ة,] applied to a she-camel, [and in a similar sense applied to a horse or other animal, ] Beating the ground with her fore feet in her going along.
4 And also, applied to a she-camel, In whose womb the young will not rest, or remain.
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