زنج

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the Zanj people, a group of Black Africans, and related terms. It also extends to meanings of intense thirst, a specific physical sensation associated with thirst, and metaphorical uses related to approach or appearance.

Derived headwords

الزنجnoun

1.
The Zanj peopleboth
Refers to a group of Black Africans, often used as a collective noun.
2.
Intense thirstclassical
A severe state of thirst, particularly affecting the abdomen.
3.
Constriction of the intestinesclassical
A feeling of the intestines and bowels being constricted due to extreme thirst or lack of food.

الزنجnoun

1.
The Zanj peopleboth
Refers to a group of Black Africans, often used as a collective noun.
2.
Intense thirstclassical
A severe state of thirst, particularly affecting the abdomen.
3.
Constriction of the intestinesclassical
A feeling of the intestines and bowels being constricted due to extreme thirst or lack of food.

الزنوجnoun

1.
Black peopleboth
The plural form referring to the Zanj people.

زنجيadjective

1.
Zanj; Blackboth
An adjective referring to the Zanj people or of Black origin.

زنجيadjective

1.
Zanj; Blackboth
An adjective referring to the Zanj people or of Black origin.

الأزنجadjective

1.
Of the Zanjclassical
An adjective derived from 'Zanj', possibly referring to the language or characteristics of the Zanj people.

زناجnoun

1.
Intense thirstclassical
A state of extreme thirst.
2.
Reward or retributionclassical
A term for recompense, whether good or bad.

زنجاnoun

1.
Intense thirstclassical
The state of being intensely thirsty, with the abdomen becoming constricted.

زنجverb

1.
To be intensely thirstyclassical
To suffer from severe thirst, to the point of abdominal constriction.

زنجverb

1.
To be intensely thirstyclassical
To suffer from severe thirst, to the point of abdominal constriction.

الحجزnoun

1.
Constriction of the bowelsclassical
A condition where the intestines and bowels feel constricted, often due to thirst or hunger.

حجزverb

1.
To be constricted (bowels)classical
To experience a tightening or constriction of the intestines, often due to thirst.

زنجverb

1.
To approach; to appearclassical
To come forward or appear, possibly with a sense of suddenness or prominence.

الزنحnoun

1.
Pushing; approachclassical
A pushing motion or a sudden approach.

تزنجverb

1.
To become tall; to towerclassical
To grow tall or to appear towering.

زنفلجnoun

1.
A type of tent or canopyclassical
A structure resembling a tent or canopy, possibly a borrowed word.

الزنفليجةnoun

1.
A type of tent or canopyclassical
A structure similar to a 'kanaf' (tent or canopy), considered a loanword from Persian.

الزنفليجةnoun

1.
A type of tent or canopyclassical
A structure similar to a 'kanaf' (tent or canopy), considered a loanword from Persian.

Parallel reading

الزنج والزنج، لغتان: جيل من السودان وهم الزنوج، واحدهم زنجي وزنجي

Al-Zanj and al-Zanj are two linguistic variants: a people of the Sudan, and they are the Zanj, the singular of whom is Zanjī and Zanjī.

حكاه ابن السكيت وأبو عبيد مثل رومي وروم وفارسي وفرس، لأن ياء النسب عديلة هاء التأنيث في السقوط

Ibn al-Sikkit and Abu Ubayd narrated this, like Rūmī and Rūm, and Fārsī and Furs, because the 'yā' of attribution is equivalent to the 'hā' of feminine in its dropping.

تراطن الزنج بزجل الأزنج

The Zanj spoke in the dialect of the Azanj.

فزعم الفارسي أنه كسر على إرادة الطوائف والأبطن

Al-Fārisī claimed that he used the broken plural to mean groups and lineages.

ويقال في النداء: يا زناج للزنجي

And in calling out, it is said: 'Yā Zanāj' for a Zanjī.

والزنج: شدة العطش

And al-Zanj: intense thirst.

وزنجت الإبل زنجا: عطشت مرة بعد مرة فضاقت بطونها

And the camels became intensely thirsty (zanjat) a severe thirst (zanajan): they became thirsty repeatedly and their bellies constricted.

وكذلك زنج الرجل من ترك الشرب

And likewise, a man becomes intensely thirsty (zanaja) from refraining from drinking.

الزناج المكافأة بخير أو شر

Al-Zanāj is the recompense, whether with good or evil.

يقال: حجز الرجل وزنج، وهو أن تقبض أمعاء الرجل ومصارينه من الظمإ، فلا يستطيع أن يكثر الشرب أو الطعم

It is said: 'The man was constricted (ḥajaza) and intensely thirsty (zanaja)', which is when a man's intestines and bowels seize up from thirst, and he cannot drink or eat much.

فزنج شيء أقبل طويل العنق

Then something approached, tall of neck.

والزنح: الدفع كأنه يريد هجوم هذا الشخص وإقباله

And al-zanḥ: the push, as if it means the attack and approach of this person.

وتزنج علي فلان: تطاول

And so-and-so became tall towards me (tazanja 'alayya): he became tall.

الزنفليجة والزنفليجة: الكنف

Al-zanfalījah and al-zanfalījah: the canopy.

وهو معرب، وأصله بالفارسية: زين بيله

And it is an Arabized word, and its origin in Persian is 'zīn bīlah'.