مزع

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns rapid movement, tearing, and division. It extends to concepts of speed in animals, the act of shredding or pulling apart, and the distribution or partitioning of something. Figuratively, it can also denote intense emotional distress or anger.

Derived headwords

مَزَعَverb

1.
to hastenboth
To move quickly or speed up, particularly referring to the initial stages of running.
2.
to move lightlyclassical
To engage in light running or the final stage of walking.

مَزْعًاnoun

1.
speedboth
The act of hastening or moving quickly.
2.
light runningclassical
The initial phase of running or the end of walking.

مَزْعَةًnoun

1.
piece of meatboth
A piece or morsel of meat.
2.
baitclassical
A piece of meat used to train a falcon.
3.
sip of waterboth
A small drink or gulp of water.
4.
fat residueboth
A remnant of fat or a piece of suet.
5.
tuft of feathers/cottonboth
A small piece or tuft, specifically of feathers or cotton.

مُزِّعَverb

1.
to fluff upboth
To fluff or tease apart, specifically referring to cotton with one's fingers.

المُزَعِيّadjective

1.
slandererclassical
One who spreads gossip or slander.

مُزَّاعnoun

1.
hedgehogclassical
A hedgehog.

مُزْعَةnoun

1.
small pieceboth
A small piece or fragment of something.
2.
tuftboth
A tuft of feathers or cotton.

مُزْعَةnoun

1.
small pieceboth
A small piece or fragment of something.
2.
tuftboth
A tuft of feathers or cotton.

مُزْعَةnoun

1.
small pieceboth
A small piece or fragment of something.
2.
tuftboth
A tuft of feathers or cotton.

تَمْزِيعnoun

1.
scatteringboth
The act of scattering or dispersing something.

يَتَمَزَّعُverb

1.
to be torn apartboth
To be ripped or torn apart, often used figuratively for intense anger or distress.

تَمَزَّعُوهُverb

1.
to divide amongboth
To divide or partition something among a group of people.

Parallel reading

مَزَعَ البعير والظبي والفرس، كمنع، مزعا ومزعة: أسرع

The camel, gazelle, and horse hastened, like 'man'a', with maz'an and maz'atan: to speed up.

أو هو أول العدو، وآخر المشي

Or it is the beginning of the run, and the end of walking.

والقطن: نفشه بأصابعه، كمزعه

And cotton: to fluff it with one's fingers, like maz'ahu.

والمزعي: النمام

And al-Maz'i: the slanderer.

وكشداد: القنفذ

And like 'shaddad': the hedgehog.

وكثمامة: سقاطة الشيء

And like 'thamamah': the falling debris of a thing.

والمزعة، بالضم والكسر: القطعة من اللحم، أو النتفة منه

And al-Maz'ah (with damma and kasra): the piece of meat, or a morsel from it.

واللحمة يضرى بها البازي

And the meat with which the falcon is trained.

والجرعة من الماء

And the sip from water.

وبقية من الدسم، أو القطعة من الشحم

And a remainder of fat, or the piece of suet.

وبالكسر: البتكة من الريش والقطن

And with kasra: the tuft of feathers and cotton.

والتمزيع: التفريق

And al-Tamzi': the scattering.

وهو يتمزع غيظا، أي: يتقطع

And he is torn apart with rage, meaning: he is breaking into pieces.

وتمزعوه بينهم: اقتسموه

And they divided it among themselves: they partitioned it.