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الهزج

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds associated with singing, music, and pleasant vocalizations. It also extends to the concept of rhythmic or measured speech and a portion of the night.

Derived headwords

الهَزَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Songboth

    A type of song or melody, characterized by a melodious and pleasing sound.

  2. 2.
    Melodious soundboth

    A pleasing, resonant vocal sound or singing.

  3. 3.
    Hoarse soundboth

    A sound that has a slight hoarseness or raspiness.

  4. 4.
    Measured speechclassical

    Any speech that is consecutive, close together, and measured.

  5. 5.
    Meter typeclassical

    A specific genre or meter within Arabic prosody (ʿarūḍ).

تَرَنُّمnoun
  1. 1.
    Hummingboth

    Singing or chanting with a low, continuous sound, often without clear words.

صَوْتٌ مُطْرِبnoun
  1. 1.
    Pleasing soundboth

    A voice or sound that is delightful and entertaining.

بَحَحnoun
  1. 1.
    Hoarsenessboth

    A rough or hoarse quality in the voice.

كَلامٌ مُتَدَارِكٌ مُتَقَارِبnoun
  1. 1.
    Consecutive speechclassical

    Speech that follows closely and is in a measured, rhythmic pattern.

أَهْزَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To singboth

    To produce a melodious or pleasing sound, like singing.

  2. 2.
    To utter measured speechclassical

    To speak in a consecutive and rhythmic manner.

هَزَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    To singboth

    To sing or make a melodious sound.

تَهَزَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    To singboth

    To sing or make a melodious sound.

هَزِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    Portion of the nightclassical

    A segment or part of the night, similar to a watch or period.

تَهَزَّجَتْverb
  1. 1.
    To make a soundclassical

    To produce a sound, specifically when a bowstring is drawn taut.

Parallel reading

الهَزَجُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: مِنَ الأَغَانِي
Al-hazaj, vocalized: is from songs.
وَفِيهِ تَرَنُّمٌ
And in it is humming/singing.
وَصَوْتٌ مُطْرِبٌ
And a pleasing sound.
وَصَوْتٌ فِيهِ بَحَحٌ
And a sound that has hoarseness.
وَكُلُّ كَلَامٍ مُتَدَارِكٌ مُتَقَارِبٌ
And all speech that is consecutive and close together.
وَبِهِ سُمِّيَ جِنْسٌ مِنَ العَرُوضِ
And by it a genre of prosody was named.
وَقَدْ أَهْزَجَ الشَّاعِرُ
And the poet has sung.
وَهَزَّجَ المُغَنِّي
And the singer has sung.
وَمَضَى هَزِيجٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ
And a portion of the night has passed.
تَهَزَّجَتِ القَوْسُ عِنْدَ الإِنْبَاضِ
The bow made a sound when the string was drawn.