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خوز

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

The root خوز (kh-w-z) primarily relates to managing, guiding, or dealing with something, often implying a degree of control or opposition. It also extends to geographical names, specific types of insects, plants, and ailments.

Derived headwords

خَازَ يَخُوزُverb
  1. 1.
    to manage, guideclassical

    To manage, guide, or direct something, implying skillful handling or administration.

  2. 2.
    to opposeclassical

    To act in opposition or hostility towards someone or something.

خَزْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    management, guidanceclassical

    The act of managing, guiding, or directing.

  2. 2.
    oppositionclassical

    The state of being opposed or hostile.

خُوزًاnoun
  1. 1.
    management, guidanceclassical

    The act of managing, guiding, or directing.

  2. 2.
    oppositionclassical

    The state of being opposed or hostile.

الخُوزname
  1. 1.
    a people, Khuzclassical

    A known group of people, of non-Arabic origin (Ajam) and Arabized.

  2. 2.
    a mountainclassical

    A known mountain in Persia.

الخازبازnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of flyboth

    A type of fly, often found in meadows or gardens.

  2. 2.
    sound of fliesclassical

    An onomatopoeic representation of the sound made by flies.

  3. 3.
    a plantclassical

    A type of plant, possibly referring to two specific herbs or the fruit of the squill bulb.

  4. 4.
    excessive growthclassical

    Abundance or profusion, particularly of plants.

  5. 5.
    a throat ailmentclassical

    A disease affecting the throat of camels and people, characterized by swelling.

  6. 6.
    a catclassical

    A cat.

خازبازnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of flyboth

    A type of fly, often found in meadows or gardens.

  2. 2.
    sound of fliesclassical

    An onomatopoeic representation of the sound made by flies.

  3. 3.
    a plantclassical

    A type of plant, possibly referring to two specific herbs or the fruit of the squill bulb.

  4. 4.
    excessive growthclassical

    Abundance or profusion, particularly of plants.

  5. 5.
    a throat ailmentclassical

    A disease affecting the throat of camels and people, characterized by swelling.

  6. 6.
    a catclassical

    A cat.

الخَزْبَازnoun
  1. 1.
    a throat ailmentclassical

    A variant spelling for a throat ailment affecting camels and people.

خَازْبَازِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    related to the ailmentclassical

    Pertaining to the throat ailment known as 'khazbaz'.

Parallel reading

يقال: خزاه خزوا وخازه خوزا إذا ساسه
It is said: 'khazahu khazwan' and 'khazahu khawzan' if he managed him.
والخوز المعاداة أيضا
And 'al-khuz' also means enmity.
والخوز: جيل من الناس معروف، أعجمي معرب
And 'al-khuz' is a known group of people, non-Arabic and Arabized.
وفي الحديث ذكر خوز كرمان
And in the hadith, Khuz and Kerman are mentioned.
والخازباز: ذباب، اسمان جعلا واحدا وبنيا على الكسر لا يتغير في الرفع والنصب والجر
And 'al-khazbaz' is a fly; two names made into one, built on kasra, unchanging in nominative, accusative, and genitive.
تفقأ فوقه القلع السواري ... وجن الخازباز به حنونا
The lofty masts burst above it... and the khazbaz (fly) buzzed around it tenderly.
ومنهم من خص بهذا الداء الإبل، والخزباز لغة فيه
And some have restricted this ailment specifically to camels, and 'al-khazbaz' is a variant pronunciation for it.
مثل الكلاب تهر عند جرائها ... ورمت لهازمه من الخزباز
Like dogs barking at their puppies... and its throat muscles were afflicted with 'al-khazbaz'.
أما تسميتهم الورم في الحلق خازباز فإنما ذلك لأن الحلق طريق مجرى الصوت، فلهذه الشركة ما وقعت طريق التسمية
As for their naming the swelling in the throat 'khazbaz', this is because the throat is the passage for sound, and due to this shared characteristic, the naming occurred.
والخازباز: السنور؛ عن ابن الأعرابي
And 'al-khazbaz' is the cat; according to Ibn al-A'rabi.