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زواط

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to geographical locations and a specific historical figure. It also includes a verb form describing the act of taking large bites.

Derived headwords

زَوَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly referring to a specific location or region.

زَوَاطَىnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name situated between Wasit and Basra.

زُوطَىname
  1. 1.
    ancestor of Abu Hanifaclassical

    The grandfather of Imam Abu Hanifa.

تَزْوِيطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    taking large bitesmodern

    The act of taking large bites when eating.

زَوَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    to take large bitesmodern

    He took large bites.

Parallel reading

زواط، كغراب: ع
Zawāt, like ghurāb: a place name.
وزواطى، كسكارى: د بين واسط والبصرة.
And Zawāṭā, like sakārā: a place name between Wāsiṭ and Basra.
وزوطى، كسلمى: جد الإمام أبي حنيفة.
And Zūṭā, like salmā: the grandfather of Imam Abī Ḥanīfah.
وزوط تزويطا: عظم اللقم.
And he took large bites (zawwaṭa tazwīṭan): he made the bites large.