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الطزع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a lack of spirit, courage, or sexual potency. It can also refer to inaction or abstention from military campaigns.

Derived headwords

الطَّازِعnoun
  1. 1.
    Cowardly personboth

    Someone who lacks courage, spirit, or protective zeal.

  2. 2.
    Impotent manclassical

    A man who lacks sexual potency or vigor.

طَزِعَverb
  1. 1.
    To be spiritlessboth

    To lack courage, zeal, or protective spirit.

  2. 2.
    To be impotentclassical

    To lack sexual potency.

طَزَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To have intercourseclassical

    To engage in sexual intercourse.

طَزَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To sit outclassical

    To remain seated and not participate in a military campaign or expedition.

طَزْعnoun
  1. 1.
    Lack of spiritboth

    A state of lacking courage, zeal, or protective spirit.

  2. 2.
    Impotenceclassical

    The state of being sexually impotent.

Parallel reading

من لا غيرة له ولا غناء عنده
One who has no protective zeal and no strength or capability.
وقد طزع
And he was spiritless.
نكح
He had intercourse.
قعد ولم يغز
He sat and did not go to war.