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زحلق

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root زحلق (zaḥlaqa) primarily relates to the concept of sliding, slipping, or moving downwards, often in a playful or uncontrolled manner. It encompasses the act of sliding, the traces left by sliding, and places or surfaces conducive to sliding.

Derived headwords

الزَّحْلُوقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    children's sliding tracksboth

    Traces left by children sliding from a high place downwards, especially on mud or sand.

  2. 2.
    place of slidingclassical

    A place or situation that resembles a sliding track, implying ease of movement or a slippery condition.

زَحْلُوقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sliding trackclassical

    A single instance or type of sliding track, often used poetically.

تَزَحْلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to slideboth

    To slide or slip, especially on a surface.

  2. 2.
    to slide on one's buttocksclassical

    Specifically, to slide down a surface using one's buttocks.

وتزحلقوا على المكان: تزلقوا عليه بأستاههم — And they slid on the place: they slipped on it with their buttocks.
تَزَحْلُقnoun
  1. 1.
    slidingboth

    The act or process of sliding or slipping.

المِزْحَلَّقadjective
  1. 1.
    slipperyboth

    A surface that is smooth and easy to slide on.

الزَّحَالِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    sliding tracksclassical

    Plural of 'zuhluqa', referring to sliding tracks, often used in a poetic context.

الزَّحْلَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    slidingboth

    The act of sliding or rolling down, similar to 'dahrja' (rolling).

Parallel reading

الزحلوقة: آثار تزلج الصبيان من فوق إلى أسفل
Al-zuhluqa: traces of boys sliding from top to bottom.
وقال يعقوب: هي آثار تزلج الصبيان من فوق طين أو رمل إلى أسفل
And Ya'qub said: it is the traces of boys sliding from mud or sand downwards.
وفي مقام الصبا زحلوقة زلل
And in the place of youth, there is a sliding track of slipping.
يقول: مقام الصبا بمنزلة الزحلوقة
He means: the place of youth is like a sliding track.
وتزحلقوا على المكان: تزلقوا عليه بأستاههم
And they slid on the place: they slipped on it with their buttocks.
المزحلق: الأملس
Al-muzahliq: the smooth (surface).
الزحاليق لغة في الزحاليف، الواحدة زحلوقة
Al-zahaliq is a dialectal variant for al-zahalif, the singular being zuhluqa.
هذي المروءة لا لعب الزحاليق
This is manliness, not the play of sliding tracks.
والزحلقة: كالدحرجة، وقد تزحلق
And al-zahlaqa: is like rolling (dahrja), and one may slide.
من خر في طحطاحها تزحلقا
Whoever falls into its expanse, slides down.