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ءزج

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of building, speed, and elongation. It describes a type of long house, the act of building it, and also denotes swiftness in movement or growth.

Derived headwords

الأزجnoun
  1. 1.
    long houseclassical

    A house built lengthwise, also called 'oustan' in Persian.

بيتnoun
  1. 1.
    houseboth

    A dwelling place, a building for habitation.

التأزيجnoun
  1. 1.
    buildingclassical

    The act or process of constructing a house, specifically the 'azaj'.

آزجnoun
  1. 1.
    long housesclassical

    Plural of 'azaj', referring to multiple long houses.

آزاجnoun
  1. 1.
    long housesclassical

    Another plural form of 'azaj', referring to multiple long houses.

الأزوجnoun
  1. 1.
    swiftness of tighteningclassical

    Refers to the speed with which something is tightened or secured.

أزوجadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftclassical

    Describing a horse that is quick or fast in its movement.

أزج في مشيتهverb
  1. 1.
    to move swiftlyclassical

    To walk or move with great speed.

يأزجverb
  1. 1.
    he moves swiftlyclassical

    Present tense verb indicating swift movement.

أزوجاnoun
  1. 1.
    swiftnessclassical

    The state or quality of being swift; speed.

أزج العشبverb
  1. 1.
    grass grew tallclassical

    The grass became long or elongated.

أسبرنجnoun
  1. 1.
    backgammon piececlassical

    A piece used in the game of backgammon (or chess), of Persian origin.

النردnoun
  1. 1.
    diceboth

    A small cube used in games of chance, particularly backgammon.

Parallel reading

بيت يبنى طولا
A house built lengthwise.
ويقال له بالفارسية أوستان
And it is called 'oustan' in Persian.
والتأزيج: الفعل
And 'ta'zij' is the act (of building).
والجمع آزج وآزاج
And the plural is 'azaj' and 'azaj'.
بناه سليمان بن داود حقبة، ... له أزج صم، وطيء، موثق
Solomon son of David built it for an age, ... it has a solid, yielding, secured long house.
والأزوج: سرعة الشد
And 'al-azwaj' means swiftness of tightening.
وفرس أزوج
And a swift horse.
وأزج في مشيته يأزج أزوجا
And he moved swiftly in his gait, moving swiftly with swiftness.
فزج ربداء جوادا تأزج، ... فسقطت، من خلفهن، تنشج
So a swift, well-bred mare moved swiftly, ... and she fell, from behind them, sobbing.
وأزج وأزج العشب: طال
And 'azaja' and 'azaja' the grass: it grew tall.
من لعب بالإسبرنج والنرد فقد غمس يده في دم خنزير
Whoever plays with the 'isbirinj' and dice has dipped his hand in the blood of a pig.
هو اسم الفرس التي في الشطرنج
It is the name of the piece in chess.