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زحب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes closeness or proximity, often with a sense of slow movement or creeping. It can also refer to the act of drawing near or approaching.

Derived headwords

زَحَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to draw nearboth

    To approach or come close to something or someone.

  2. 2.
    to creepclassical

    To move slowly and close to the ground, like a reptile.

زَحْبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    drawing nearboth

    The act or process of approaching or coming close.

  2. 2.
    creepingclassical

    A slow, ground-level movement.

الزَّحْبnoun
  1. 1.
    closeness to the groundclassical

    The state of being near or low to the ground.

Parallel reading

زحب إليه زحبا: دنا.
He drew near to him, a drawing near: he approached.
الزحب الدنو من الأرض؛
Al-zahb is the closeness to the ground;
زحبت إلى فلان وزحب إلي إذا تدانينا.
I drew near to so-and-so, and he drew near to me, if we approached each other.
جعل زحب بمعنى زحف؛
He made zahaba mean to creep;