زعع

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the act of shaking, moving, or agitating something. It extends to describe strong winds, intense situations, and forceful driving, often implying instability or vigorous motion.

Derived headwords

زَعْزَعَverb

1.
to shakeboth
To move something back and forth vigorously, often with the intent to dislodge or uproot it.
2.
to agitateboth
To cause something to be in a state of unrest or disturbance.

زَعْزَعَةnoun

1.
shakingboth
The act of shaking or moving something.
2.
agitationboth
A state of being moved or disturbed.

تَزَعْزَعَverb

1.
to be shakenboth
To be moved back and forth, to become unstable or dislodged.
2.
to be agitatedboth
To be in a state of unrest or disturbance.

زَعْزَاعnoun

1.
shakerclassical
Something that causes shaking or agitation.
2.
strong windclassical
A wind that shakes things vigorously.

زَعْزَاعَةnoun

1.
large armyclassical
A large, dense military force, particularly one with many horses, that appears to be in motion.
2.
intensityclassical
A state of great difficulty or severity.

زَعْزَعadjective

1.
strong (wind)classical
Describing a wind that is powerful and causes shaking.
2.
intenseclassical
Describing a situation or journey that is severe or difficult.

زَعْزُوعadjective

1.
strong (wind)classical
A very strong wind that shakes things.

زَعْزَعَانnoun

1.
plural ofزعزعclassical
A collection or group of things that shake or are shaken.

زَعَازِعnoun

1.
hardshipsclassical
Severe difficulties or adversities of life.

مَزْعَزَعnoun

1.
type of sweet cakeclassical
A name for a type of sweet confection, possibly a cake or pastry.

Parallel reading

الزعزعة: تحريك الشيء.

Al-za'za'ah: shaking something.

زعزعه زعزعة فتزعزع: حركه ليقلعه؛

He shook it vigorously, and it became shaken: he moved it to uproot it;

لزعزع من هذا السرير جوانبه

he would shake the sides of this bed

وزعزعت الريح الشجرة

And the wind shook the tree

ألا حبذا ريح الصباحين زعزعت ... بقضبانه، بعد الظلال، جنوب

How wonderful is the morning wind that shook... its branches, after the shade, from the south

يجوز أن يكون زعزعت به لغة في زعزعته،

It is permissible that 'za'za'at bihi' is a dialectal variant of 'za'za'atuhu',

والاسم من ذلك الزعزاع؛

And the noun from that is al-za'zaa';

إلا بزعزاع يسلي همي،

Except with a strong wind that soothes my worries,

والزعزاعة: الكتيبة الكثيرة الخيل؛

And al-za'zaa'ah: the large army with many horses;

يعطي جزيلا ويسمو غير متئد ... بالخيل للقوم في الزعزاعة

He gives generously and rises without deliberation... with horses for the people in the dense army

ريح زعزع وزعزاع وزعزوع: شديدة؛

A wind that is za'za', za'zaa', and za'zoo': strong;

والزعازع والزلازل: الشدائد.

And al-za'zaa'i' and al-zalaazil: hardships.

كيف أنت في هذه الزعازع إذا أصابته شدائد الدهر.

How are you in these hardships when the adversities of time strike him.

وسير زعزع: شديد؛

And a journey that is za'za': intense;

وترمد هملجة زعزعا،

And it galloped with a strong, intense gait,

وزعزعت الإبل إذا سقتها سوقا عنيفا.

And you drive camels vigorously if you drive them with a forceful drive.

يقال للفالوذ: الملوص والمزعزع والزعفر

It is said of al-falooth: al-maloos, al-muz'za' and al-muz'afar