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الزوح

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of separation, dispersal, and movement away from a place. It also extends to the idea of settling a matter or causing something to deviate from its position.

Derived headwords

الزَّوْحnoun
  1. 1.
    dispersal and gathering of camelsclassical

    The act of dispersing camels, and also gathering them; it is an antonym.

  2. 2.
    distancingclassical

    The act of becoming distant or moving apart.

أَزَاحَverb
  1. 1.
    to settle a matterclassical

    To bring a matter to a conclusion or to decide upon it.

  2. 2.
    to move something aside

    To cause something to deviate from its place or to move it away.

الزَّوَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    going awayclassical

    The act of departing or going away.

  2. 2.
    deviationclassical

    The act of deviating or straying.

Parallel reading

الزَّوْح: تفريق الإبل، وجمعها، ضد، والزولان، والتباعد.
Al-zawḥ: the dispersal of camels, and their gathering, it is an antonym, and the act of moving apart, and distancing.
وأزاح الأمر: قضاه
And he settled the matter: he decided it.
وأزاح الشيء: أزاغه من موضعه ونحاه.
And he moved the thing: he caused it to deviate from its place and moved it aside.
والزواح: الذهاب، وع، ويضم.
And al-zawāḥ: the going away, and deviation, and it can be pronounced with damma.