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هزلع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe lightness, swiftness, and rapid movement. It is associated with being quick, agile, and moving with ease.

Derived headwords

الهزلاعadjective
  1. 1.
    Light, swiftboth

    Describing someone or something as being light in weight or quick in movement.

الهزلاعname
  1. 1.
    Nameclassical

    Used as a proper name.

هزلعnoun
  1. 1.
    Swiftness, agilityclassical

    Refers to the quality of being swift, agile, or quick in movement; one's rapid progression.

Parallel reading

الهزلاع: الخفيف.
Al-hazlāʿ: The light.
والهزلاع: السمع الأزل
And al-hazlāʿ: The swift, the ever-moving.
وهزلعته: انسلاله ومضيه
And his hazlaʿah: His slipping away and his going.
واغتالها مهفهف هزلع
And a slender, swift one surprised her