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الزحلوفة

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sliding, slipping, and moving downwards, often associated with children's play on slopes. It also extends to meanings of rolling, filling, giving generously, and speaking rapidly, as well as describing small crawling creatures.

Derived headwords

الزَّحْلُوفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Children's sliding tracksboth

    The tracks left by children sliding down a hill or a smooth, sloping place.

  2. 2.
    Sliding placeboth

    A place that is a slope or a smooth incline suitable for sliding.

زَحْلَفَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To rollboth

    To cause something to roll or tumble, to push it down.

  2. 2.
    To fillclassical

    To fill a container, such as a pot or vessel.

  3. 3.
    To give abundantlyclassical

    To give someone a thousand (of something), implying generosity.

  4. 4.
    To speak rapidlyclassical

    To speak quickly or hasten in speech.

تَزَحْلَفَverb
  1. 1.
    To slide downboth

    To slide or slip down, often used in the context of something being rolled or pushed.

الزَّحَالِفnoun
  1. 1.
    Small crawling creaturesboth

    Small animals or insects that have legs and walk, resembling ants.

ازْحَلَفَverb
  1. 1.
    To move asideclassical

    To move away, to step aside or withdraw.

ازْلَحَفَverb
  1. 1.
    To move asideclassical

    To move away, to step aside or withdraw (synonymous with ازحلف).

Parallel reading

آثار تزلج الصبيان من فوق التل إلى أسفله
Tracks of children sliding from the top of the hill to its bottom.
مكان منحدر مملس
A smooth, sloping place.
وزحلفه: دحرجه ودفعه فتزحلف
And 'zahlafahu' means to roll it and push it, so it slid down.
والإناء: ملأه
And the vessel: he filled it.
ولفلان ألفا: أعطاه إياه
And to so-and-so a thousand: he gave it to him.
وفي الكلام: أسرع
And in speech: he hastened.
والزحالف: دواب صغار لها أرجل تمشي شبه النمل
And 'al-zahalif': small creatures that have legs and walk, resembling ants.
وازحلف: تنحى
And 'izhalafa': he moved aside.
كازلحف
Like 'izlahafa'.