Abu ʿĪsā said: “I heard Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn relate that he heard al-Aṣmaʿī, while commenting on the Prophet’s description, say that al-mummaghiṭ (one who is extremely tall) means ‘a person who extends upward in height.’ He added, ‘I once heard a Bedouin use the phrase tamaghgaṭa fī nashshābatihī—he stretched his arrow to its utmost.’

al-mutaraddid (one who is markedly short) refers to a person whose body seems to fold into itself.

al-qaṭaṭ denotes hair that is tightly curled.

al-rajl is hair with a slight natural wave.

al-muṭahham describes someone stout and full-fleshed.

al-mukallatham is the round-faced person.

al-mushrab refers to a complexion whose whiteness is tinged with redness.

al-adʿaj is one whose eyes are intensely black.

al-ahdab indicates long eyelashes.

al-katad is the point where the two shoulders meet, i.e., the upper back.

al-musrabah is the fine line of hair that runs, like a slender rod, from the chest down to the navel.

al-shathn refers to thick, broad fingers on the hands and feet.

al-taqalluʿ means to walk with vigorous firmness. ⦗17⦘