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زلغب

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the initial sprouting or emergence of feathers or hair. It specifically refers to the stage where the quills of feathers appear before they are fully formed, or when new hair begins to grow, especially if it is soft and fine.

Derived headwords

ازلغبverb
  1. 1.
    sprout feathersclassical

    To sprout feathers, specifically when the quills emerge before the feathers are fully developed.

  2. 2.
    sprout hairclassical

    To sprout hair, particularly when it is new, soft, and fine.

شوكverb
  1. 1.
    sprout quillsclassical

    To sprout quills, referring to the initial stage of feather development.

يسودverb
  1. 1.
    become blackclassical

    To become black, referring to the color of the feather quills.

المزلغبnoun
  1. 1.
    chick with emerging feathersclassical

    A chick whose feathers are beginning to emerge or sprout.

الفرخnoun
  1. 1.
    chickboth

    A young bird, a chick.

طلعverb
  1. 1.
    emergeboth

    To emerge, appear, or come out.

ريشهnoun
  1. 1.
    its feathersboth

    The feathers belonging to it.

بزيادة اللامother
  1. 1.
    with the addition of 'lam'classical

    An expression indicating the addition of the letter 'lam' to the root, often implying an extended or intensified meaning.

الطيرnoun
  1. 1.
    the birdboth

    A bird.

الريشnoun
  1. 1.
    feathersboth

    Feathers, especially when referring to the plumage of a bird.

ترببverb
  1. 1.
    growclassical

    To grow or develop.

جوناnoun
  1. 1.
    young birdsclassical

    Young birds, possibly referring to their downy stage.

مستعجلadjective
  1. 1.
    hasteningclassical

    One that is hastening or rushing, in this context, hastening to grow feathers.

جمماnoun
  1. 1.
    abundanceclassical

    Abundance or plentifulness, referring to the growth of feathers.

الشعرnoun
  1. 1.
    hairboth

    Hair, referring to human or animal hair.

ينبتverb
  1. 1.
    growboth

    To grow or sprout, referring to plants or hair.

ليناadjective
  1. 1.
    softboth

    Soft, tender, or delicate.

الشيخnoun
  1. 1.
    old manboth

    An old man.

كازغابverb
  1. 1.
    like 'azlaghaba'classical

    Similar to the verb 'azlaghaba', meaning to sprout hair.

الحلقnoun
  1. 1.
    shavingclassical

    The act of shaving or cutting hair very close.

Parallel reading

ازلغب الطائر: شوك ريشه قبل أن يسود.
The bird sprouted its feathers: its quills emerged before they turned black.
والمزلغب: الفرخ إذا طلع ريشه.
And 'al-muzlaghib' is the chick when its feathers emerge.
وازلغب الفرخ: طلع ريشه، بزيادة اللام.
And the chick 'azlaghaba': its feathers emerged, with the addition of the letter 'lam'.
وقال الليث: ازلغب الطير والريش، في كل يقال، إذا شوك؛
And Al-Layth said: 'azlaghaba' the bird and the feathers, in both cases it is said, when the quills emerge;
وقال: تربب جونا مزلغبا، ترى له ... أنابيب، من مستعجل الريش، جمما
And he said: Young birds grew 'muzlaghiban', you see for them... quills, from those hastening to grow feathers, abundantly.
وازلغب الشعر: وذلك في أول ما ينبت لينا.
And the hair 'azlaghaba': and that is when it first grows soft.
وازلغب شعر الشيخ: كازغاب.
And the old man's hair 'azlaghaba': like 'azghaba'.
وازلغب الشعر إذا نبت بعد الحلق.
And the hair 'azlaghaba' when it grows after shaving.