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العلز

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes states of agitation, distress, and severe illness. It encompasses feelings of anxiety, panic, and physical suffering, often associated with critical conditions like illness, captivity, or impending death.

Derived headwords

العَلَزnoun
  1. 1.
    Agitationboth

    A state of restlessness, anxiety, and panic that afflicts a sick person, a captive, someone greedy, or someone near death.

  2. 2.
    Restlessnessboth

    A condition of agitated distress where one cannot sleep.

عَلَزَverb
  1. 1.
    To be agitatedboth

    To experience agitation, restlessness, and panic, as described for the noun 'alaz'.

عَلِزٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Agitatedboth

    Describing someone experiencing agitation, restlessness, and panic.

العَلَوزnoun
  1. 1.
    Abdominal painclassical

    A severe pain in the abdomen.

  2. 2.
    Madnessclassical

    A state of mental derangement or insanity.

  3. 3.
    Sudden deathclassical

    A swift and unexpected demise.

  4. 4.
    Thick clitorisclassical

    A description of the clitoris as being thick or enlarged.

عالِزadjective
  1. 1.
    Agitatedboth

    Possessing the quality of agitation or restlessness.

أَعْلَزَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To make incapableclassical

    To render someone unable to do something; to frustrate or incapacitate them.

Parallel reading

وهو علز، أي: وجع قلق لا ينام.
And he is 'alaz, meaning: restless pain where one does not sleep.
أعجزه.
He made him incapable.