زللت

Root entry · 35 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of slipping, stumbling, or falling, both literally and figuratively. It extends to meanings of swift movement, giving, and also encompasses negative connotations like mistakes, sins, and hardships. The root also touches upon qualities of swiftness, lightness, and even specific objects or places associated with these meanings.

Derived headwords

زَلَّتْ تزلّverb

1.
to slip, stumbleboth
To lose one's footing, either literally on a slippery surface or figuratively in speech or action.
2.
to err, make a mistakeboth
To commit an error or a sin.

أَزَلَّverb

1.
to cause to slipboth
To make someone else slip or fall, or to lead someone into error.

استَزَلَّverb

1.
to seek to make slipclassical
To try to cause someone to slip or fall, or to tempt someone into error.

زَلّnoun

1.
a slip, a mistakeboth
The act of slipping or stumbling, or a mistake or sin committed.

زَلَّةnoun

1.
a slip, a mistakeboth
A slip, a stumble, an error, a sin, or a lapse in judgment.
2.
a favor, a giftboth
A good deed, a favor, or a gift bestowed.
3.
a wedding feastclassical
A wedding feast or celebration.
4.
food taken from a hostclassical
Food taken from the table of a friend or relative, often considered a colloquial or Iraqi usage.
5.
stones, smooth stonesclassical
Stones, or smooth stones.
6.
shortness of breathclassical
Difficulty in breathing or shortness of breath.

زَلَلnoun

1.
slipping, stumblingboth
The act of slipping or stumbling.
2.
swiftnessboth
Speed or swiftness of movement.
3.
shortness of breathclassical
Shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing.
4.
deficiency in weightclassical
A deficiency or reduction in weight, especially in currency.

زَلِيلnoun

1.
swiftnessboth
Swiftness or speed.

زُلُولnoun

1.
swiftnessboth
Swiftness or speed.

مَزَلَّةnoun

1.
a place of slippingboth
A place where one is likely to slip or fall, a precarious position.
2.
a mistake, a sinboth
A situation that leads to error or sin.

مَزَلَّةnoun

1.
a place of slippingboth
A place where one is likely to slip or fall, a precarious position.
2.
a mistake, a sinboth
A situation that leads to error or sin.

قوس زَلَّاءadjective

1.
swift-releasing bowclassical
A bow from which an arrow is released very quickly.

زَلَّ عُمْرُهُverb phrase

1.
his life passed swiftlyclassical
His life has gone by quickly.

زَلَّ فلانٌ زَلِيلاً وزُلُولاًverb phrase

1.
so-and-so passed swiftlyclassical
So-and-so passed by quickly.

الدراهم زُلُولاًnoun phrase

1.
coins poured outclassical
Coins poured out, or diminished in weight.

أَسْدَى إليه نِعْمَةًverb phrase

1.
bestowed a favor upon himclassical
To bestow a favor or kindness upon someone.

أَعْطَى إليه من حَقِّه شيئاًverb phrase

1.
gave him something of his rightclassical
To give someone something from what is due to them.

ماءٌ زُلالadjective

1.
pure, sweet waterboth
Water that is pure, sweet, cold, clear, and easy to swallow.

الأَزَلّadjective

1.
swiftclassical
Swift or quick.
2.
strong, braveclassical
Strong, brave, or intensely so.
3.
light-hippedclassical
Having light hips, referring to a person or animal.

زَلَّاءadjective

1.
swiftclassical
Swift or quick, especially referring to a female.

زَلَّ زَلَلاًverb phrase

1.
he was swiftclassical
He was swift or quick.

السَّمْعُ الأَزَلّnoun phrase

1.
a swift hyena-wolf hybridclassical
A swift hybrid born between a striped hyena and a wolf.

زَلْزَلَهُverb

1.
to shake, to moveboth
To shake something vigorously or move it back and forth.

زَلْزَلَةnoun

1.
shaking, commotionboth
The act of shaking or a state of commotion.

زَلْزَالnoun

1.
shaking, commotionboth
The act of shaking or a state of commotion.
2.
calamities, disastersclassical
Great calamities or disasters.

إِزْلِزْلinterjection

1.
a word said during earthquakesclassical
An exclamation or word uttered during earthquakes.

كَسْرَسُورnoun

1.
light and witty personclassical
A light-hearted, witty, or charming person.
2.
lightness, agilityclassical
Lightness, agility, or nimbleness.
3.
fighting, combatclassical
Fighting, combat, or conflict.
4.
evil, mischiefclassical
Evil, mischief, or wickedness.

الزَّلْزَلnoun

1.
furniture, goodsclassical
Furniture, furnishings, or movable goods.

زَلْزَل المغنيname

1.
a musician named Zalzalclassical
A musician known for his skill, whose striking of the lute was proverbial. Associated with a blessing in Baghdad.

كَهَدْهَدadjective

1.
skilled drummerclassical
A skilled or expert drummer.

كَأَمِيرnoun

1.
falooda (dessert)classical
A type of sweet dessert, likely falooda.

كَصَبُورname

1.
a place in Moroccoclassical
A place or location in the Maghreb (Morocco).

زُلَالَةname

1.
a pass in Tihamaclassical
A mountain pass or ascent named Zalalah, located in Tihama.

كَمُحَدِّثadjective

1.
well-known, renownedclassical
Someone who is widely known or famous.

الزِّلْيَةnoun

1.
a carpet, a rugclassical
A carpet or rug.

زِلالِيّnoun

1.
carpets, rugsclassical
Plural of Zalīyah, meaning carpets or rugs.

Parallel reading

زلقت في طين أو منطق

He slipped in mud or in speech.

وأزله غيره

And another caused him to slip.

واستزله

And he sought to make him slip.

والمزلة والمزلة: موضعه

And the place of slipping and the place of error: its location.

والاسم: الزلة

And the noun is: the slip.

ومقام ومقامة زل، بالضم، وزلل، محركة: يزل فيه

And a place and a position where one slips, with dammah, and slips, with harakah: one slips in it.

وقوس زلاء: يزل السهم عنها لسرعة خروجه

And a swift-releasing bow: the arrow slips from it due to the speed of its exit.

وزل عمره: ذهب

And his life passed: it went.

وفلان زليلا وزلولا: مر سريعا

And so-and-so, swiftly and quickly: he passed by swiftly.

والدراهم زلولا: انصبت، أو نقصت وزنا

And the coins poured out quickly, or diminished in weight.

يقال: درهم زال

It is said: a coin is deficient.

وأزل إليه نعمة: أسداها

And he bestowed a favor upon him: he granted it.

وإليه من حقه شيئا: أعطاه

And to him from his right something: he gave it.

والزلة: الصنيعة، ويضم، والعرس، والخطيئة، والسقطة

And the slip: the good deed, and with dammah, the wedding feast, and the sin, and the fall.

واسم لما تحمل من مائدة صديقك أو قريبك، عراقية أو عامية

And a name for what you carry from the table of your friend or relative, Iraqi or colloquial.

وبالكسر: الحجارة، أو ملسها

And with kasrah: the stones, or their smoothness.

وبالضم: ضيق النفس

And with dammah: shortness of breath.

وفي ميزانه زلل، محركة: نقصان

And in his scale there is deficiency, with harakah: a reduction.

وماء زلال، كغراب وأمير وصبور وعلابط: سريع المر في الحلق، بارد عذب صاف، سهل سلس

And pure water, like ghurab, amir, sabur, and 'alabat: swift to pass down the throat, cold, sweet, clear, easy and smooth.

والأزل: السريع، والأشج، أو أشد منه، والخفيف الوركين، وهي زلاء، وقد زل زللا

And the swift: the swift, the brave, or more so, and light-hipped, and she is swift, and he was swift with swiftness.

والسمع الأزل: ذئب أرسح يتولد بين الضبع والذئب

And the swift hyena-wolf: a hybrid wolf born between a hyena and a wolf.

وزلزله زلزلة وزلزالا، مثلثة: حركه

And he shook it, a shaking and a great shaking, with three variations: he moved it.

والزلازل: البلايا

And the earthquakes: the calamities.

وإزلزل، بكسر الهمزة والزايين: كلمة تقال عند الزلازل

And 'Izilzil', with kasrah on the hamzah and the two zays: a word said during earthquakes.

وكسرسور: الخفيف الظريف، والخفة، والقتال، والشر

And Kasrasur: the light and witty one, and lightness, and fighting, and evil.

والزلزل، بكسر الزاي الثانية: الأثاث والمتاع

And the furniture, with kasrah on the second zay: the furniture and the goods.

وكفدفد: زلزل المغني، يضرب بضربه العود المثل، وإليه تضاف بركة زلزل ببغداد

And like Kadfad: Zalzal the singer, whose striking of the lute was proverbial, and to him is attributed the blessing of Zalzal in Baghdad.

وكهدهد: الطبال الحاذق

And like Hudhud: the skilled drummer.

وكأمير: الفالوذ

And like Amir: the Falooda.

وكصبور: د بالمغرب

And like Sabur: a place in the Maghreb.

وزلالة، كجبانة: عقبة بتهامة

And Zalalah, like Jabana: a pass in Tihama.

وكمحدث: الكثير المعروف

And like Muhaddith: the widely known one.

والزلية، بالكسر: البساط، ج: زلالي

And the carpet, with kasrah: the carpet, plural: carpets.