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زحك

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of movement, specifically staying in place, approaching, and moving away. It also encompasses the idea of being exhausted or unable to proceed.

Derived headwords

زَحَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to be exhaustedboth

    To become weary or unable to continue, often due to fatigue.

  2. 2.
    to stayclassical

    To remain or abide in a place.

  3. 3.
    to approachclassical

    To draw near or come close to something or someone.

  4. 4.
    to move awayclassical

    To distance oneself or withdraw from a place or person.

أَزْحَكَverb
  1. 1.
    animal became exhaustedclassical

    Said of a riding animal when it becomes too tired to continue its journey.

زَاحَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to distance from oneselfclassical

    To cause someone or something to be far away from oneself.

تَزَاحَكُواverb
  1. 1.
    they drew nearclassical

    They came close to each other.

  2. 2.
    they moved awayclassical

    They distanced themselves from each other.

Parallel reading

أعيا
He became exhausted.
بالمكان: أقام ودنا
In a place: he stayed and drew near.
وعنه: تنحى، ضد
And from it: he moved away, the opposite.
وأزحك: أعيت دابته
And his mount became exhausted: his mount became weary.
وزاحكه عن نفسه: باعده
And he distanced him from himself: he made him far away.
وتزاحكوا: تدانوا
And they drew near each other: they came close.
وتباعدوا
And they moved away from each other.