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زحلف

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of sliding, slipping, or moving along a surface, often in a downward direction. It also extends to the idea of moving away, deviating, or declining, particularly in the context of the sun setting or a person moving from a forbidden act.

Derived headwords

الزحلوفةnoun
  1. 1.
    Children's slideboth

    A place where children slide, like a slide or a slippery track down a hill.

  2. 2.
    Slippery placeclassical

    A slippery spot on sand dunes or rocks where children play.

الزحلوقةnoun
  1. 1.
    Slide or slippery trackboth

    A place where one slides, similar to a slide or a slippery path.

تزحلفverb
  1. 1.
    To slide downboth

    To slide or move downwards along a surface, often used for children playing.

  2. 2.
    To move awayclassical

    To move away or deviate from something.

  3. 3.
    To decline (sun)classical

    Used to describe the sun when it begins to set or move from its zenith.

زحالفnoun
  1. 1.
    Tracks of slidingclassical

    The marks or traces left by children sliding down a hill.

  2. 2.
    Slippery placesclassical

    Slippery areas on rocks or sand where water collects or where one might slide.

زحاليفnoun
  1. 1.
    Tracks of slidingclassical

    The marks or traces left by children sliding down a hill.

  2. 2.
    Slippery placesclassical

    Slippery areas on rocks or sand where water collects or where one might slide.

زحلوقةnoun
  1. 1.
    Slide or slippery trackboth

    A place where one slides, similar to a slide or a slippery path.

زحلفverb
  1. 1.
    To push or move alongclassical

    To cause something to slide or move along, like pushing something downhill.

تزحلفverb
  1. 1.
    To slide or move alongclassical

    To slide or move along a surface, often used in the context of being pushed or moving oneself.

ازلحفverb
  1. 1.
    To move awayclassical

    To move away, to step aside, or to distance oneself.

ازحلفverb
  1. 1.
    To move awayclassical

    To move away, to step aside, or to distance oneself.

تزلحفverb
  1. 1.
    To move awayclassical

    To move away, to step aside, or to distance oneself.

زحلفةnoun
  1. 1.
    Sliding or pushingclassical

    The act of sliding or being pushed along a surface.

زحاليكnoun
  1. 1.
    Slippery placesclassical

    Slippery areas, similar to 'zahalif'.

زحنقفnoun
  1. 1.
    One who crawls on his bottomclassical

    A person who moves or crawls along using their posterior.

مزحلفverb
  1. 1.
    To move awayclassical

    To move away or be removed from something.

Parallel reading

الزحلوفة: كالزحلوقة، وقد تزحلف.
The 'zuhluufah' is like the 'zuhluuqah', and one may 'tazahlafa'.
الزحلوفة آثار تزلج الصبيان من فوق التل إلى أسفله، وهي لغة أهل العالية، وتميم تقوله بالقاف، والجمع زحالف وزحاليف.
The 'zuhluufah' are the tracks of children sliding from the top of the hill to its bottom, and this is the dialect of the people of Al-'Aaliyah. Tamim pronounces it with a 'qaf', and the plural is 'zahaalif' and 'zahaaleef'.
الزحاليف والزحاليق آثار تزلج الصبيان من فوق إلى أسفل، واحدها زحلوقة، بالقاف؛
The 'zahaaleef' and 'zahaaleeq' are the tracks of children sliding from top to bottom, the singular of which is 'zuhluuqah', with a 'qaf'.
الزحلوفة المكان الزلق من حبل الرمال يلعب عليه الصبيان، وكذلك في الصفا وهي الزحاليف، بالياء، وكأن أصله زحل فزيدت فاء.
The 'zuhluufah' is the slippery place on a sand dune where children play, and likewise on the rock; it is 'zahaaleef', with a 'yaa', and it is as if its origin is 'zuhl' with an added 'faa'.
الزحلوفة مكان منحدر مملس لأنهم يتزحلفون عليه؛
The 'zuhluufah' is a slippery downward place because they slide on it.
يقلب قيدودا كأن سراتها ... صفا مدهن، قد زلقته الزحالف
He turns long-necked she-camels, as if their backs ... were a smooth rock, which the 'zahaalif' have made slippery.
سقتها الزحالف أي يقع المطر والندى على الصخر فيصل إليها على وفوره وكماله.
The 'zahaalif' watered it, meaning rain and dew fall on the rock and reach it in its abundance and fullness.
والزحلفة كالدحرجة والدفع، يقال: زحلفته فتزحلف، والزحاليف والزحاليك واحدة.
And 'zahlafah' is like 'dahrajah' (rolling) and pushing. It is said: 'zahlaftuhu fa-tazahlafa' (I pushed it and it slid), and 'azhaalif' and 'azhaalik' are the same.
ما ازلحف ناكح الأمة عن الزنا إلا قليلا
He did not move away from fornication with a slave woman except a little.
معناه ما تنحى وما تباعد.
Its meaning is 'he did not move aside' and 'he did not distance himself'.
يقال: ازلحف وازحلف وتزحلف وتزلحف إذا تنحى.
It is said: 'azlahafa', 'azhalafa', 'tazahlafa', and 'tazalhafa' if one moves aside.
والشمس إذا مالت للمغيب إذا زالت عن كبد السماء نصف النهار: قد تزحلفت؛
And the sun, when it inclines towards setting, when it deviates from the zenith at midday: it has 'tazahlafat' (declined).
والشمس قد كادت تكون دنفا، ... أدفعها بالراح كي تزحلفا
And the sun was almost sick, ... I push it with my hand so that it may decline.
فزحلفها إلى محمد، حتى تؤدى من يد إلى يد
So move it (the succession) to Muhammad, until it is delivered from hand to hand.
زحلف الله عنا شرك أي نحى الله عنا شرك.
May Allah remove our association (with Him), meaning may Allah remove our association from us.
الزحنقف الذي يزحف على استه؛
The 'zahnqaf' is one who crawls on his bottom.