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زوغ

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns deviation, straying, or turning aside from a path, course, or truth. It can refer to physical movement, intellectual digression, or moral corruption.

Derived headwords

زَاغَverb
  1. 1.
    to deviateboth

    To turn aside from a straight path, course, or direction.

  2. 2.
    to errboth

    To stray from the right way, whether physically or morally.

زَوغانnoun
  1. 1.
    deviationboth

    The act or instance of deviating or straying from a course.

  2. 2.
    strayingboth

    The act of going astray or wandering off.

زَيَغانnoun
  1. 1.
    deviationclassical

    The act or instance of deviating or straying, often considered more eloquent than 'زوغان'.

  2. 2.
    strayingclassical

    The act of going astray or wandering off.

أَزْوَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to deviateboth

    To make someone or something stray or deviate from a path or course.

أَزِيغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    causing to deviateclassical

    The act of causing someone or something to stray or deviate.

زَاوَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to swerveboth

    To make a sudden deviation or turn, often to avoid something.

  2. 2.
    to dodgeboth

    To evade or elude by a quick movement.

مُزَاوَغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    evasionboth

    The act of evading or dodging.

  2. 2.
    deceptionclassical

    An act of trickery or deceit.

زَوَاغnoun
  1. 1.
    evasionclassical

    The act of evading or dodging.

زَغْتُ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to lead astrayclassical

    To cause someone to deviate or go wrong.

Parallel reading

زاغ الطريق زوغا وزيغا
The road deviated, a deviation and a straying.
والياء أفصح
And the 'ya' (زيغا) is more eloquent.
صحا قلبي وأقصر واعظايه
My heart awoke and its two admonishers ceased.
وعلق وصل أزوغ من عظايه جعل الزيغان للعظاية
And the connection of the one who causes deviation is more eloquent than its admonishments, making deviation for the admonisher.
ويقال: زاغ في كل ما جرى في المنطق يزوغ زوغانا
And it is said: He deviated in all that was discussed in logic, deviating a deviation.
وتقول: أنت أزغته في كل ما جرى في المنطق
And you say: You caused him to deviate in all that was discussed in logic.
وأنا أزيغه إزاغة
And I cause him to deviate a deviation.
وزاوغته مزاوغة وزواغا
And I evaded him with evasion and a swerving.
وزغت به زوغانا
And I led him astray with a deviation.