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زاط

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of shouting or making loud noises. It also extends to the concept of contention and the resulting cacophony of differing voices.

Derived headwords

زَاطَverb
  1. 1.
    to shoutboth

    To utter a loud cry or sound.

يَزِيطُverb
  1. 1.
    shoutsboth

    Present tense form of the verb 'to shout'.

زَيْطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    shoutingboth

    The act or sound of shouting.

زِيَاطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    shoutingboth

    The act or sound of shouting.

الزِّيَاطُnoun
  1. 1.
    contentionclassical

    Dispute or disagreement, often characterized by loud arguments.

  2. 2.
    discordant voicesclassical

    A mixture of different, clashing sounds or voices.

  3. 3.
    shoutingboth

    The act or sound of shouting.

Parallel reading

زاط يزيط زيطا وزياطا، بالكسر: صاح.
Zaṭa, yaziṭu, zaṭan wa ziyāṭan, with a kasra: he shouted.
أو الزياط: المنازعة، واختلاف الأصوات.
Or al-ziyāṭ: contention, and difference of voices.
والزياط: الصياح.
And al-ziyāṭ: shouting.