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وزك

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to quick or rapid movement, often with a connotation of being hurried or even awkward. It can also describe a specific, unattractive gait associated with short individuals.

Derived headwords

أَوْزَكَتْverb
  1. 1.
    she hurriedboth

    The verb indicates that a woman moved quickly or hastened her pace.

أَوْزَكَتْverb
  1. 1.
    she walked with a short, awkward gaitclassical

    This refers to a specific, unattractive manner of walking, characteristic of short people.

إِيزَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    movementclassical

    This noun refers to the motion or movement of someone, particularly in the context of their gait.

Parallel reading

أَوْزَكَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ: أَسْرَعَتْ
The woman hurried: she moved quickly.
قال: يا ابن براء، هل لكم إليها، ... إذا الفتاة أوزكت لديها؟
He said: O son of Bara', do you have any desire for her... when the young woman hurries towards her?
أَوْزَكَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ فِي مِشْيَتِهَا: وَهِيَ مِشْيَةٌ قَبِيحَةٌ مِنْ مَشْيِ الْقِصَارِ
The woman hurried in her walk: and it is an ugly gait from the walk of short people.
فَأَوْزَكَتْ لِطَعْنِهِ الدَّرَاكِ
So she hurried to his striking, catching blow.
عِنْدَ الْخَلَاطِ، أَيْمَا إِيزَاكٍ يُرِيدُ حَرَكَتَهَا
At the mixing, whatever movement, meaning her movement.