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زغغ

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of urging, pushing forward, and steadfastness, contrasting with hesitation or retreat. It also extends to meanings of mockery, concealment, and lightness or restlessness.

Derived headwords

زَغْزَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to urge on, push forwardboth

    To urge someone or something forward, causing them to advance without hesitation or turning back.

  2. 2.
    to mock, ridiculeboth

    To make fun of someone, to ridicule or scorn them.

  3. 3.
    to conceal, hideclassical

    To hide or conceal something.

زَغْزَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to hesitate, falterclassical

    To hesitate or falter, to show reluctance or to turn back from an undertaking.

مُزَغْزَغadjective
  1. 1.
    one who is mockedclassical

    One who is the object of mockery or ridicule.

زَغْزَغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    concealmentclassical

    The act of hiding or concealing something.

  2. 2.
    lightness, restlessnessclassical

    A state of being light, agile, or restless; quickness and impetuosity.

زَغْزَغnoun
  1. 1.
    one who is mockedclassical

    A person who is mocked or ridiculed, particularly regarding their lineage or status.

الزَّغْزَغname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name in the Levant (Syria).

زَغْزَغِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    a non-Arabic languageclassical

    A language spoken by some non-Arabs.

Parallel reading

زغزغ الرجل فما أحجم أي حمل فلم ينكص
He urged the man forward, and he did not hold back, meaning he advanced and did not retreat.
ولقيته فما زغزغ أي فما أحجم
And I met him, and he did not hesitate, meaning he did not hold back.
وزغزغ بالرجل: هزئ به وسخر منه
And 'zag-zagha' with the man means to mock him and ridicule him.
علي إني لست بالمزغزغ
I swear, I am not one who is mocked.
والزغزغة: أن يخبأ الشيء ويخفيه
And 'zag-zagha' (noun) is to hide something and conceal it.
الزغزغ المغموز في حسبه ونسبه
The 'zag-zagha' (noun) is one whose lineage and ancestry are questioned.
والزغزغة الخفة والنزق
And 'zag-zagha' (noun) refers to lightness and impetuosity.
ورجل زغزغ منه
And a man who is 'zag-zagha' (mocked) by him.
والزغزغ: ضرب من الطير
And 'az-zag-zag' (noun) is a type of bird.
وزغزغ: موضع بالشام
And 'Zag-zag' is a place in the Levant.
معرفا بالألف واللام الزغزغ
identified with the definite article 'al-Zag-zag'.
ويقال: كلمته بالزغزغية، وهي لغة لبعض العجم
And it is said: I spoke to him in 'az-zag-zaghiyya', which is a language of some non-Arabs.