عَرَجٌ
Root: عرج
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عَرَجٌ
Verbal.Noun of عَرِجَ: [as a simple subst.,] Natural lameness; as also
عُرْجَةٌ , which is likewise an Verbal.Noun of عَرِجَ. One says, مَا أَشَدَّ عَرَجَهُ [How great is his natural lameness!]: not مَا أَعْرَجَهُ; for from that which signifies a colour, or a quality in the body, one does not derive the form مَا أَفْعَلَهُ.
def.2 Also A river, or rivulet: and a valley: because of their bending, or inclining.
def.2 Also A river, or rivulet: and a valley: because of their bending, or inclining.
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