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زحزب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes something that has become thick, strong, and robust. It is primarily applied to animals, particularly young ones, indicating a state of well-developed musculature and solid build.

Derived headwords

الزَّحْزَبُadjective
  1. 1.
    thick and strongboth

    Describing something that has become thick, strong, and robust in build.

زَخْزَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to become thick and strongclassical

    To become thick, strong, and robust, particularly referring to the musculature of a young animal.

الزَّخْزَبُadjective
  1. 1.
    thick and strongclassical

    Describing a young animal (like a calf) whose flesh has become thick and strong.

Parallel reading

الزحزب: الذي قد غلظ وقوي واشتد.
Al-zahzab: He who has become thick, strong, and robust.
روى أبو عبيد هذا الحرف، في كتابه، بالخاء، زخزب، وجاء به في حديث مرفوع، وهو الزخزب للحوار الذي قد عبل، واشتد لحمه.
Abu Ubaid narrated this word, in his book, with a Kha (خ), zakhzab, and it came in a raised hadith, and it is the zakhzab for the young camel whose flesh has become thick and strong.
وهذا هو الصحيح، والحاء عندنا تصحيف.
And this is the correct reading, and the Ha (ح) is a scribal error in our view.