لزن

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes concepts of crowding, congestion, and intense pressure. It extends to describe difficult or harsh conditions, particularly in terms of time, scarcity, and hardship.

Derived headwords

لَزِنَverb

1.
to crowdboth
A group of people crowding together, often due to a shared destination or purpose.

لَزِنَverb

1.
to be congestedboth
Describing a place or situation that is crowded and difficult to navigate.

تَلَازَنَverb

1.
to crowd togetherboth
A reciprocal action of people crowding and pressing against each other.

لُزُونnoun

1.
crowdingboth
The act or state of being crowded or congested.

تَلَازُنnoun

1.
mutual crowdingboth
The state of people crowding together and pressing against one another.

مَشْرَبٌ لَزِنٌadjective

1.
congested watering placeclassical
A place where people gather to drink, characterized by crowding and a struggle to access the water.

مَشْرَبٌ لَزِنٌadjective

1.
congested drinking spotclassical
A place for drinking that is crowded with people, implying difficulty in reaching it.

مَشْرَبٌ مَلْزُونٌadjective

1.
crowded watering placeclassical
Similar to 'مشرب لزن', this describes a watering place that is congested with people.

لَيْلَةٌ لَزِنَةٌadjective

1.
tight nightclassical
A night that is difficult, oppressive, or restrictive.

لَيْلَةٌ لَزِنَةٌadjective

1.
cold nightclassical
A night characterized by severe cold.

لَيْلَةٌ لَزِنَةٌadjective

1.
harsh nightclassical
A night that is difficult and oppressive, possibly due to extreme conditions.

لَزِنَةٌnoun

1.
hardshipclassical
A period of severe difficulty, scarcity, or distress.

لَزِنَةٌnoun

1.
tightnessclassical
A state of constriction, scarcity, or difficulty.

لَزِنَةٌnoun

1.
year of scarcityclassical
A year marked by extreme hardship and lack of resources.

لُزُنٌnoun

1.
hardshipsclassical
Plural form of hardship, referring to multiple instances of severe difficulty.

الزَّمَانُ الأَلْزَنُadjective

1.
harsh timeclassical
A period of time characterized by extreme severity, difficulty, and scarcity, like a harsh winter or famine.

Parallel reading

لَزِنَ القومُ، كنصر وفرح، لُزُونًا ولُزَانًا، وتَلاَزَنُوا: تَزَاحَمُوا.

The people crowded, as in 'nasara' and 'faraha', with 'luzunan' and 'luzanan', and 'talazanu': they crowded together.

ومَشْرَبٌ لَزِنٌ ولَزِنٌ ومَلْزُونٌ: مُزْدَحَمٌ عَلَيْهِ.

And a 'mashrabun lazinun' and 'lazanun' and 'malzun': a crowded watering place.

ولَيْلَةٌ لَزِنَةٌ ولَزِنَةٌ وتُكْسَرُ: ضَيِّقَةٌ، أو بارِدَةٌ.

And a 'laylatun lazina' and 'lazina' and broken (kasra): a tight, or cold, night.

وهي، السَّنَةُ الشَّدِيدَةُ الضَّيِّقَةُ، والشِّدَّةُ، والضِّيقُ ج: لُزُنٌ.

And it is the severe, tight year, and hardship, and tightness, plural: 'luzun'.

والزَّمَانُ الأَلْزَنُ: الشَّدِيدُ الكَلِبُ.

And the 'al-zamānu al-alzan': the severe, biting time.