زءز

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes actions related to fear, hesitation, and avoidance. It also encompasses meanings of swift movement, particularly for animals, and a specific type of large vessel.

Derived headwords

تَزَأْزَأَverb

1.
to fear and feel smallboth
To be overcome by fear and feel insignificant in the presence of someone or something.
2.
to hideboth
To conceal oneself, often out of fear or shyness.

تزأزأ منه: هابه وتصاغر له — He feared him and felt small before him

تزأزأ منه: اختبأ — He hid from him

تزأزأ عني فلان إذا هابك وفرقك — So-and-so avoided me when he feared you and was intimidated by you

تزأزأت المرأة إذا اختبأت — The woman hid herself

زَأْزَأَهُverb

1.
to intimidateclassical
To cause someone to fear and feel small.

وزأزأه الخوف — Fear intimidated him

تَزَأْزُؤًاnoun

1.
fear and feeling smallclassical
The state of being fearful and feeling insignificant.

تزأزأت من الرجل تزأزؤا شديدا إذا تصاغرت له وفرقت منه — I felt extremely fearful of the man, shrinking before him and being intimidated by him

زَأْزَأَverb

1.
to run swiftlyboth
To move at a fast pace.
2.
to move quickly with raised sidesclassical
Describing the swift and somewhat ostentatious movement of a male ostrich.

وزأزأ: عدا — He ran

وزأزأ الظليم: مشى مسرعا ورفع قطريه — The male ostrich walked swiftly and raised its sides

تَزَأْزَأَتْverb

1.
to walk with swaying gaitclassical
Describing a woman's walk characterized by movement of her hips and sides, similar to the gait of women who are dyeing cloth.

تزأزأت المرأة: مشت وحركت أعطافها كمشية القصار — The woman walked, moving her sides like the walk of dyers

زُؤَازِئَةnoun

1.
large vesselclassical
A very large container or pot, capable of holding a whole slaughtered camel.

زُؤْزِئَةnoun

1.
large vesselclassical
A very large container or pot, capable of holding a whole slaughtered camel.

Parallel reading

تزأزأ منه: هابه وتصاغر له

He feared him and felt small before him.

وزأزأه الخوف

Fear intimidated him.

وتزأزأ منه: اختبأ

And he hid from him.

تزأزأ عني فلان إذا هابك وفرقك

So-and-so avoided me when he feared you and was intimidated by you.

تزأزأت المرأة إذا اختبأت

The woman hid herself.

إذا تزأزأت السود العناكيب

When the dark-skinned women hid themselves.

تزأزأت من الرجل تزأزؤا شديدا إذا تصاغرت له وفرقت منه

I felt extremely fearful of the man, shrinking before him and being intimidated by him.

وزأزأ: عدا

He ran.

وزأزأ الظليم: مشى مسرعا ورفع قطريه

The male ostrich walked swiftly and raised its sides.

وتزأزأت المرأة: مشت وحركت أعطافها كمشية القصار

And the woman walked, moving her sides like the walk of dyers.

وقدر زؤازئة وزؤزئة: عظيمة تضم الجزور

And a large vessel, a zú’ázi’ah or zu’zi’ah: a great one that holds a whole slaughtered camel.