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وزب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of flowing or trickling, particularly water. It is also associated with a channel or conduit through which such flow occurs.

Derived headwords

وَزَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to flow, to trickleboth

    The verb describes the action of something, typically liquid, flowing or trickling out.

وُزُوبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    flowing, tricklingboth

    The masdar (verbal noun) of وزب, denoting the act or state of flowing or trickling.

المِيزَابnoun
  1. 1.
    gutter, spoutboth

    A channel or conduit, often on a roof, designed to carry away water. It is considered a Persian loanword.

  2. 2.
    water channelclassical

    A general term for a channel through which water flows.

المَآزِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    gutters, spoutsclassical

    The plural of ميزاب when the word is vocalized with hamza (مَأْزَب).

المَيَازِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    gutters, spoutsclassical

    The plural of ميزاب when the word is not vocalized with hamza.

Parallel reading

وزب الشيء، يزب وزوبا إذا سال.
A thing flows, it flows with a flowing, if it streams.
الميزاب المثعب
The mīzāb is the channel.
فارسي معرب
Persian, Arabized.
وقد عرب بالهمز
And it has been Arabized with a hamza.
وربما لم يهمز
And sometimes it is not vocalized with a hamza.
والجمع مآزيب إذا همزت
And the plural is ma'āzīb if it is vocalized with a hamza.
وميازيب إذا لم تهمز
And mayāzīb if it is not vocalized with a hamza.