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زلعب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes abundance, density, and rapid movement, particularly in the context of water (floods) and clouds. It can also refer to the early stages of a bird's feather development.

Derived headwords

ازلعبابnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance, torrentclassical

    The abundance and forceful, surging movement of a flood.

مزْلعبadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant, surgingclassical

    Describing a flood that is abundant and carries much debris or material.

  2. 2.
    fledglingclassical

    A young bird whose feathers are just emerging.

  3. 3.
    upperclassical

    Referring to the upper part or height, possibly of the sky or clouds.

ازلعبّverb
  1. 1.
    to become dense, to gatherclassical

    Used to describe clouds becoming dense and gathering together.

Parallel reading

ازلعباب السيل: كثرته وتدافعه.
The abundance of the flood: its quantity and its surging.
سيل مزلعب: كثير قمشه.
A surging flood: abundant with its debris.
والمزلعب أيضا: الفرخ إذا طلع ريشه، والغين أعلى.
And the fledgling is also: the young bird when its feathers emerge, and the 'ghayn' (referring to height or upper part).
وازلعب السحاب: كثف؛
And the clouds became dense; they gathered.
تبدو، إذا رفع الضباب كسوره،
They appear, when the mist lifts its veils,
وإذا ازلعب سحابه، لم تبد لي
And when its clouds became dense, they did not appear to me.