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زءفه

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of hastening, urging, or causing something to be done quickly. It also extends to the idea of overwhelming or burdening someone, particularly with physical discomfort.

Derived headwords

زَأَفَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenboth

    To cause someone or something to be hastened or rushed.

زُؤَافٌadjective
  1. 1.
    sudden deathclassical

    Describing a death that is sudden and swift, often implying it was caused by an external factor.

أَزْأَفَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenclassical

    To hasten or urge someone or something, often implying an aggressive or forceful action.

  2. 2.
    to finish offclassical

    To deal the final blow, to finish someone or something off, especially when they are already weakened.

أَزْأَفَ فُلَانًا بَطْنُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to burden the stomachclassical

    When a person's stomach is burdened or weighed down, making them unable to move.

Parallel reading

زَأَفَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ: أَعْجَلَهُ
He hastened it, like he prevented it: he made it hasty.
وَالاسْمُ: كَغُرَابٍ
And the noun is: like 'ghurab' (crow).
وَمَوْتٌ زُؤَافٌ: وَحِيٌّ
And a sudden death: swift.
وَأَزْأَفَ عَلَيْهِ
And he hastened upon him.
وَفُلَانًا بَطْنُهُ: أَثْقَلَهُ فَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ أَنْ يَتَحَرَّكَ
And his stomach burdened so-and-so: it weighed him down so he could not move.