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زرج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the sounds and commotion of horses. It also has a less common association with the act of thrusting with a spear and a specific term for wine.

Derived headwords

الزَّرْجnoun
  1. 1.
    commotion of horsesclassical

    The noise and clamor made by horses, particularly when agitated or in motion.

زرجهverb
  1. 1.
    to thrust with a spearclassical

    To push or thrust something, specifically a spear, forward.

زَرْجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    a thrustclassical

    The act or instance of thrusting, as with a spear.

الزَّرْجُونnoun
  1. 1.
    wineclassical

    A term referring to wine. This is noted as being discussed further under a different root.

Parallel reading

الزَّرْج: جلبة الخيل وأصواتها
Al-zarj: the commotion of horses and their sounds.
قال الأزهري: ولا أعرفه.
Al-Azhari said: And I do not know it.
وزَرَجَه بالرِّمْحِ يَزْرَجُه زَرْجًا: زَجَّه
And he thrust him with the spear, thrusting him a thrust: he pushed him.
قال ابن دريد: وليس باللغة العالية.
Ibn Duraid said: And it is not of the high language.
وذكر الأزهري في هذه الترجمة: الزرجون الخمر
And Al-Azhari mentioned in this entry: Al-zarjun is wine.
وسيأتي ذكره مستوفى في ترجمة زرجن.
And its mention will come fully in the entry for zarjana.