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زوب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of moving quickly and stealthily, often implying escape or evasion. It encompasses concepts of running, slipping away, and disappearing.

Derived headwords

زَابَverb
  1. 1.
    to slip awayboth

    To move stealthily and quickly, often in order to escape or hide.

  2. 2.
    to runclassical

    To move rapidly on foot.

يَزُوبُverb
  1. 1.
    slips awayboth

    Present tense of slipping away stealthily and quickly.

  2. 2.
    runsclassical

    Present tense of running rapidly.

سَابَverb
  1. 1.
    to slip away stealthilyclassical

    To move stealthily and secretly, often implying a hidden or unnoticed departure.

Parallel reading

زاب يزوب إذا انسل هربا
Zaba yazoobu if it slips away in escape.
زاب إذا انسل هربا
Zaba if it slips away in escape.
زاب إذا جرى
Zaba if it runs.
ساب إذا انسل في خفاء
Saaba if it slips away in stealth.