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lenj

lenj noun: a type of traditional fishing boat, typically hand-built, used in the Persian Gulf.

Noun

lenj (plural lenjes or lenjs)

  1. A type of traditional fishing boat, typically hand-built, used in the Persian Gulf.
    • […] in between a lenj fishing boat and a row of dhows. He cut the engine and glided the motor launch in. A dockhand was sat at the quayside edge, feet dangling over the water.2015 September 17, I. D. Roberts, For Kingdom and Country, Allison & Busby, →ISBN

Forms of lenj

plurallenjes
plurallenjs

Origin of lenj

From Persian لنج or Gulf Arabic لَنْج.

Questions about lenj

What does lenj mean?
Lenj means a type of traditional fishing boat, typically hand-built, used in the Persian Gulf.
What part of speech is lenj?
Lenj is a noun.
What is the plural of lenj?
The plural of lenj is lenjes.

Words near lenj in the dictionary

  1. lenitiveness
  2. lenitives
  3. lenitude
  4. lenity
  5. leniwe
  6. lenj
  7. lenjes
  8. lenjs
  9. Lenker
  10. Lenker rod
  11. Lenker rods

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