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زلق

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of slipping, sliding, or becoming smooth. It extends to meanings of falling, moving away, and also describes smooth surfaces, swiftness, and even physical conditions like weakness or premature birth.

Derived headwords

زَلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to slipboth

    To lose one's footing and slide uncontrollably.

  2. 2.
    to move awayclassical

    To move from one's place, often due to being tired of it or pushed away.

زَلِقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be weakclassical

    To be feeble or lacking strength, particularly referring to a horse.

زَلَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    slippery placeboth

    A place that is easy to slip on, a slippery surface.

  2. 2.
    weaknessclassical

    The state of being weak or feeble, especially in a horse.

  3. 3.
    smooth rockclassical

    A rock that is smooth and polished.

  4. 4.
    mirrorclassical

    A reflective surface, like a mirror.

زَلَقٌ (ككتف)noun
  1. 1.
    inabilityclassical

    A state of weakness or inability, particularly referring to a horse's condition.

زَلَقٌ (كنجم)noun
  1. 1.
    slippery placeboth

    A place that is easy to slip on.

زَلَاقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    slippery placeboth

    A place that is easy to slip on; a slippery surface.

  2. 2.
    a place nameclassical

    A specific location in Cordoba.

  3. 3.
    a river nameclassical

    A river located in Wasit.

مَزْلَقnoun
  1. 1.
    slippery placeboth

    A place that is easy to slip on.

مِزْلَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    boltboth

    A sliding bolt used to lock or open a door without a key.

  2. 2.
    horse that abortsclassical

    A mare that frequently miscarries or drops her foals.

زَلُوقadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftclassical

    Describing a she-camel that is fast and swift.

  2. 2.
    distantclassical

    Describing a mountain pass or ascent that is long and difficult to reach.

زَلَقَ (فلانا)verb
  1. 1.
    to push awayclassical

    To move someone or something away from their place.

أَزَلَّهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make slipclassical

    To cause someone to slip or fall.

أَزْلَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make slipclassical

    To cause someone to slip or fall.

زَلَقَة (كصاحب)noun
  1. 1.
    villageclassical

    A rural district or village in Sijistan.

مِزْلَاق (كالفرس)noun
  1. 1.
    mare that abortsclassical

    A mare that frequently miscarries or drops her foals.

زَلَق (كأمير)noun
  1. 1.
    miscarriageclassical

    The act of aborting or miscarrying.

زَلَق (ككتف)adjective
  1. 1.
    quick-temperedclassical

    Someone who gets angry quickly.

زَلَق (كقبيط)adjective
  1. 1.
    smoothclassical

    Describing a peach that is smooth and without fuzz.

أَزْلَقَتِ النَّاقَةُverb
  1. 1.
    to miscarryclassical

    For a she-camel to abort her fetus.

أَزْلَقَ فُلَانًا بِبَصَرِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to glareclassical

    To look at someone with displeasure or anger.

أَزْلَقَ رَأْسَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to shaveclassical

    To shave someone's head.

زَلَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to shaveclassical

    To shave someone's head.

مَزْلَق (كمكرم)name
  1. 1.
    horse nameclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to Al-Mughirah ibn Khalifa.

تَزْلِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    oiling the bodyclassical

    Anointing the body with oils or similar substances until it becomes smooth and shiny.

زَلَقَ الحَدِيدَةَverb
  1. 1.
    to sharpen repeatedlyclassical

    To continuously sharpen an iron tool, like a blade.

زَلَقَ المَوْضِعَverb
  1. 1.
    to make slipperyboth

    To make a place or surface slippery.

تَزَلَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to adorn oneselfclassical

    To adorn oneself and become pampered, resulting in a shiny complexion and lustrous skin.

Parallel reading

زلق، كفرح ونصر: ذل
Zalaqa, like faraha and nasara: to be humbled.
وبمكانه: مل منه فتنحى عنه
And from his place: he became weary of it and moved away.
والزلق، محركة، وككتف ونجم، والزلاقة والمزلق: المزلقة
And al-zalaq, with harakah, and like kutuf and najm, and al-zalaqah and al-mazlaq: the slippery place.
والزلق أيضا: عجز الدابة
And al-zalaq also: the weakness of a mount.
وبهاء: الصخرة الملساء
And with haa': the smooth rock.
والمرآة
And the mirror.
وناقة زلوق: سريعة
And a swift she-camel: fast.
وعقبة زلوق: بعيدة
And a distant ascent: far.
والزلاقة: أرض بقرطبة، ونهر بواسط
And al-zalaqah: a land in Cordoba, and a river in Wasit.
وكصاحب: رستاق بسجستان
And like saahib: a village in Sijistan.
وزلقه عن مكانه يزلقه: بعده ونحاه
And he moved it from its place, yuzliquhu: he distanced it and moved it away.
وفلانا: أزله، كأزلقه
And so-and-so: he made him slip, like azlaqahu.
والمزلاق: المزلاج، يغلق به الباب ويفتح بلا مفتاح
And al-mizlaq: the bolt, by which the door is closed and opened without a key.
والفرس الكثير إسقاط الولد
And the mare that frequently drops her young.
وكأمير: السقط
And like amir: the miscarriage.
وككتف: من ينزل قبل أن يولج
And like kutuf: one who dismounts before the rider enters.
والسريع الغضب
And quick to anger.
وكقبيط: الخوخ الأملس
And like qubayt: the smooth peach.
وأزلقت الناقة: أجهضت
And the she-camel miscarried: she aborted.
وفلانا ببصره: نظر إليه نظر متسخط
And so-and-so with his gaze: he looked at him with displeasure.
ورأسه: حلقه، كزلقه وزلقه
And his head: he shaved it, like zalqahu and zalqahu.
ومزلق، كمكرم: فرس المغيرة بن خليفة
And Mazlaq, like mukram: the horse of Al-Mughirah ibn Khalifa.
والتزليق: صبغة البدن بالأدهان ونحوها، حتى يصير كالمزلقة
And al-tazliq: anointing the body with oils and the like, until it becomes like a slippery place.
وزلق الحديدة: أدمن تحديدها
And he sharpened the iron tool: he continuously sharpened it.
والموضع: جعله زلقا
And the place: he made it slippery.
وتزلق: تزين وتنعم، حتى يكون للونه وبيص، ولبشرته بريق
And tazallaqa: he adorned himself and became pampered, so that his complexion had a sheen and his skin had a sparkle.