الزلج

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to slipping, sliding, and swift movement, often in a physical sense. It extends to concepts of being smooth, quick, or agile, and also encompasses terms for fasteners, inferior things, and even specific types of drinks or people.

Derived headwords

الزلقnoun

1.
Slippingboth
The act of slipping or sliding.
2.
Smoothnessclassical
A state of being smooth, facilitating slipping.

زلجverb

1.
To slipboth
To slip or slide on the ground.

مر يزلج زلجا وزليجا — He passed, slipping swiftly on the ground.

زلجnoun

1.
Swift movementclassical
A swift, light movement across the ground.

زليجnoun

1.
Swift movementclassical
A swift, light movement across the ground.

الزالجadjective

1.
One who escapes dangerclassical
One who has survived or escaped from perilous situations.
2.
One who drinks intenselyclassical
Someone who drinks a large amount of liquid rapidly.

الزلوجadjective

1.
Swiftboth
Describing something that moves quickly.
2.
Arrow that slips from the bowclassical
An arrow that shoots out rapidly from the bowstring.

المزلجnoun

1.
Inferior thingclassical
Something of low quality, inferior, or base.
2.
Mean personclassical
A person who is mean, base, or lacking in character.
3.
Stingy personclassical
A person who is miserly or stingy.
4.
Impure substanceclassical
Something impure or not genuine, like unmixed grain.
5.
One who clings to peopleclassical
Someone who attaches themselves to a group without belonging.

المزلاجnoun

1.
Bolt (hand-operated)both
A sliding bolt used to secure a door or gate, operated by hand.

الزلاجnoun

1.
Bolt (hand-operated)classical
A sliding bolt used to secure a door or gate, operated by hand.

مزلاجverb

1.
To boltboth
To secure something with a bolt.

زلج الباب بالمزلاج — He bolted the door with the latch.

أزلجverb

1.
To boltclassical
To secure something with a bolt.

أزلجه — He bolted it.

امرأة مزلاجadjective

1.
Wide-hipped womanclassical
A woman with wide hips, described as 'رسحاء'.

الزلوجnoun

1.
Swift horse/camelclassical
A swift-moving horse or camel, specifically mentioning one belonging to Abdullah bin Jahsh.

قدح زلوجadjective

1.
Slippery cupclassical
A cup that is prone to slipping from the hand.

عقبة زلوجadjective

1.
Long, steep passclassical
A mountain pass that is long and steep, making descent difficult.

تزليجverb

1.
To speak fluentlyclassical
To utter or articulate words smoothly and continuously.

زلج كلامه تزليجا — He uttered his words fluently.

ناقة زلجىadjective

1.
Swift she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is fast and quick.

زليجةadjective

1.
Swift she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is fast and quick.

الزلجانnoun

1.
Advancementclassical
The act of moving forward or progressing.

الزلجnoun

1.
Smooth rocksclassical
Rocks that are smooth and polished.

التزليجnoun

1.
Managing life with sufficiencyclassical
Struggling to make ends meet or managing life with just enough resources.

تزلجverb

1.
To drink excessivelyclassical
To drink wine or other beverages with insistence or excess.

تزلج النبيذ — He drank the wine excessively.

مزلجname

1.
Abdullah bin Matar's nicknameclassical
A nickname given to Abdullah bin Matar.

Parallel reading

الزلج، محركة: الزلق، ويسكن.

Al-zalj, with harakah: al-zalaq, and with sukun.

ومر يزلج زلجا وزليجا: خف على الأرض.

And he passed, slipping swiftly on the ground.

والزالج: الناجي من الغمرات، ومن يشرب شربا شديدا، وسهم يتزلج عن القوس، كالزلوج.

And al-zalij: the one who escapes perils, and one who drinks intensely, and an arrow that slips from the bow, like al-zaluj.

والمزلج، كمحمد: القليل، والملصق بالقوم وليس منهم، والرجل الناقص، والدون من كل شيء، والبخيل، و من الحب: ما كان غير خالص.

And al-mazlaj, like Muhammad: the little, the one attached to people but not of them, the deficient man, the base of everything, the stingy, and from love: what is not pure.

والمزلاج والزلاج، ككتاب: المغلاق، إلا أنه يفتح باليد، والمغلاق لا يفتح إلا بالمفتاح.

And al-mizlaj and al-zalaj, like kitāb: the lock, except that it is opened by hand, while a lock is only opened by a key.

وامرأة مزلاج: رسحاء.

And a mazlaj woman: wide-hipped.

والزلوج: السريع، وفرس عبد الله بن جحش الكناني، أو ناقته.

And al-zaluj: the swift, and the horse of Abdullah bin Jahsh al-Kinani, or his she-camel.

وقدح زلوج: سريع الانزلاق من اليد، وعقبة زلوج: بعيدة طويلة.

And a zaluj cup: quick to slip from the hand, and a zaluj pass: far and long.

وزلج الباب: أغلقه بالمزلاج، كأزلجه.

And he bolted the door: he closed it with the latch, like azlajahu.

وزلج كلامه تزليجا: أخرجه وسيره.

And he uttered his words tazlijā: he brought them out and made them flow.

وقدح زلوج: سريع الانزلاق من اليد، وعقبة زلوج: بعيدة طويلة.

And a zaluj cup: quick to slip from the hand, and a zaluj pass: far and long.

وناقة زلجى، كجمزى، وزليجة: سريعة.

And a zaljā she-camel, like jamzā, and zalījah: swift.

والزلجان، محركة: التقدم.

And al-zalajān, with harakah: advancement.

والزلج، بضمتين: الصخور الملس.

And al-zulj, with dammah: the smooth rocks.

والتزليج: مدافعة العيش بالبلغة.

And al-tazlīj: managing life with sufficiency.

وتزلج النبيذ: ألح في شربه.

And he drank the wine tazalluj: he insisted on drinking it.

نلاقي بها يوم الصباح عدونا ... إذا أكرهت فيها الأسنة تزلج

We meet our enemy on the day of battle with them... when the spearheads are forced to slide.