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النغظلة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes a slow, unsteady, or wavering gait. It encompasses the act of walking with a hesitant or swaying motion, often from side to side.

Derived headwords

النَّغْظَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Slow walkboth

    A slow, deliberate pace of walking.

  2. 2.
    Wavering gaitclassical

    A manner of walking characterized by swaying or moving unsteadily from side to side.

نَغْظَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To walk slowlyboth

    To move forward at a slow pace.

  2. 2.
    To sway while walkingclassical

    To walk with a wavering or unsteady motion, moving from side to side.

Parallel reading

النَّغْظَلَة، بالظاء المعجمة: العدو البطيء، والحيكان في المشي يمنة ويسرة.
Al-naghaẓalah, with the emphatic 'ẓāʼ': the slow run, and the swaying in walking to the right and to the left.