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زءزءه

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of fear, trembling, and rapid or agitated movement. It also extends to describing something large and imposing, and a specific gait.

Derived headwords

زأزأهverb
  1. 1.
    to frightenboth

    To cause fear or terror in someone.

  2. 2.
    to move rapidlyclassical

    Describing the ostrich (الظليم) moving quickly, raising its head and tail.

  3. 3.
    to moveboth

    To shake or move an object.

تزأزأverb
  1. 1.
    to trembleboth

    To shake or quiver, often due to fear or instability.

  2. 2.
    to shrinkclassical

    To become small or insignificant in front of someone out of fear.

  3. 3.
    to fearboth

    To experience fear or apprehension.

  4. 4.
    to move agitatedlyclassical

    To walk with a swaying or agitated movement of the shoulders and sides, like a short person.

زؤازئةadjective
  1. 1.
    largeclassical

    Describing something as large and imposing, capable of containing a slaughtered camel.

Parallel reading

زأزأه: خوفه
To frighten him: to cause him fear.
و الظليم: مشى مسرعا رافعا قطريه: رأسه وذنبه
And the ostrich: it walked rapidly, raising its two extremities: its head and its tail.
و الشيء: حركه
And an object: to move it.
وتزأزأ: تزعزع
And it trembled: it shook.
ومنه: تصاغر له فرقا
And from it: to become small before him out of fear.
وخاف
And to fear.
واختبأ
And to hide.
ومشى محركا أعطافه كهيئة القصار
And to walk moving its sides as if it were a short person.
وقدر زؤازئة، كعلابطة وعلبطة: عظيمة، تضم الجزور
And a large size, like 'alābiṭah and 'albaṭah: immense, encompassing a slaughtered camel.