الوزن

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of weight, measure, and balance. It extends to notions of comparison, equivalence, and proportion, encompassing both physical and abstract applications. The root also touches upon concepts of judgment, estimation, and mental equilibrium.

Derived headwords

الوزنnoun

1.
weightboth
The heaviness or lightness of something, a fundamental property used for measurement.
2.
measureboth
A standard quantity or amount used for comparison or calculation.
3.
balanceboth
The state of being equal or in correct proportions.
4.
a large quantity of datesclassical
A specific measure of dates, equivalent to what a man can barely lift, often a half or third of a large basket.
5.
a starclassical
A star that appears before Suhail, sometimes mistaken for it.
6.
base of a mountainclassical
The foot or lower part of a mountain.
7.
estimationclassical
The act of estimating or guessing.

الوزن، كالوعد: روز الثقل والخفة — Weight, like 'promise': the essence of heaviness and lightness.

وفدرة من تمر لا يكاد رجل يرفعها، تكون في نصف جلة من جلال هجر، أو ثلثها ج: وزون — And a load of dates that a man can barely lift, being half or a third of a large basket from Hajar, plural: wuzun.

وزنهverb

1.
to weighboth
To determine the weight of something.
2.
to balanceboth
To bring into equilibrium or proportion.
3.
to measureboth
To ascertain the size, amount, or degree of something.
4.
to compareboth
To examine the similarities and differences between things.
5.
to estimateboth
To roughly calculate or judge the value, size, amount, or extent of something.

وزنه يزنه وزنا وزنة — He weighed it, he weighs it, a weighing, a weight.

المثقالnoun

1.
a unit of weightboth
A specific measure of weight, often a dirham or a similar small unit.
2.
gold coinclassical
A coin, typically made of gold, used as a unit of currency and weight.

والمثقال ج: أوزان — And the mithqal, plural: awzan.

وزونnoun

1.
a large quantity of datesclassical
Plural of 'waznah', referring to a substantial amount of dates.

أو ثلثها ج: وزون — Or a third of it, plural: wuzun.

زنتهverb

1.
to weighclassical
To determine the weight of something (synonymous with 'wazana').
2.
to balanceclassical
To bring into equilibrium.

كزنته، وفرس شبيب بن ديسم — Like its weight, and the horse of Shabeeb bin Deesim.

الخرصnoun

1.
estimationclassical
The act of estimating, particularly the yield of fruit trees.

والخرص، والحزر — And estimation, and conjecture.

الحزرnoun

1.
conjectureclassical
An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

والخرص، والحزر — And estimation, and conjecture.

الموزونةadjective

1.
short and intelligentclassical
Describing a woman who is short in stature but intelligent and sensible.

وبهاء: القصيرة العاقلة، كالموزونة — And Bahā': the short, intelligent one, like al-mawzūnah.

الوزنةnoun

1.
weightboth
A specific instance or amount of weight.
2.
manner of weighingclassical
The way or style in which something is weighed.

وإنه لحسن الوزنة، بالكسر، أي: الوزن — And indeed, he has a good manner of weighing, with kasra, meaning: the weight.

وزناnoun

1.
a unit of weightboth
A measure of weight, often referring to a dirham.
2.
weighedboth
In the state of having been weighed.

ودرهم وزنا ووزن، أي: موزون، أو وازن — And a dirham of wazna and wazn, meaning: weighed, or weighing.

الميزانnoun

1.
scaleboth
An instrument for weighing.
2.
justiceboth
Fairness and equity in judgment or treatment.
3.
measureboth
A standard or criterion for comparison.

والميزان: م، والعدل، والمقدار — And the scale: an instrument, and justice, and the measure.

وازنهverb

1.
to balanceboth
To make equal or proportionate.
2.
to matchboth
To correspond or be equal to.
3.
to confrontboth
To face or deal with.
4.
to rewardboth
To give something in recognition of service, effort, or achievement.

ووازنه: عادله، وقابله، وحاذاه — And to balance it: to make it equal, to match it, to align it.

وفلانا: كافأه على فعاله — And to reward someone: to compensate him for his deeds.

وزنهnoun

1.
equivalenceboth
The state of being equal or equivalent.
2.
counterpartboth
A person or thing that corresponds to or closely resembles another.

وهو وزنه، بالفتح، وزنته ووزانه وبوزانه وبوزانته، بكسرهن: قبالته — And he is its equivalent, with fatha, his waznah, wazzanah, buzzanah, and buzzāntah, with kasra for all of them: its counterpart.

وزانهnoun

1.
equivalenceclassical
The state of being equal or equivalent.
2.
counterpartclassical
A person or thing that corresponds to or closely resembles another.

ووزانه وبوزانه وبوزانته، بكسرهن: قبالته — And his wazzanah, buzzanah, and buzzāntah, with kasra for all of them: his counterpart.

بوزانهnoun

1.
equivalenceclassical
The state of being equal or equivalent.
2.
counterpartclassical
A person or thing that corresponds to or closely resembles another.

وبوزانه وبوزانته، بكسرهن: قبالته — And his buzzanah, and buzzāntah, with kasra for all of them: his counterpart.

بوزانتهnoun

1.
equivalenceclassical
The state of being equal or equivalent.
2.
counterpartclassical
A person or thing that corresponds to or closely resembles another.

وبوزانته، بكسرهن: قبالته — And his buzzāntah, with kasra for all of them: his counterpart.

اتزنهاverb

1.
to be weighedboth
To have one's weight determined.
2.
to be balancedboth
To be brought into equilibrium.

ووزنت له الدراهم فاتزنها — And I weighed the dirhams for him, and they were weighed.

اتزنverb

1.
to be weighedboth
To have one's weight determined.
2.
to be balancedboth
To be brought into equilibrium.
3.
to be composedboth
To be calm and self-controlled.

ووزن الشعر فاتزن — And the poetry was weighed, and it was balanced (or composed).

أوزنverb

1.
to be strongerboth
To possess greater strength or power.
2.
to be more capableboth
To have greater ability or capacity.
3.
to leadclassical
To guide or direct a group of people.

فهو أوزن من غيره: أقوى، وأمكن — So he is more capable than another: stronger, and more powerful.

وأوزن القوم: أوجههم — And he led the people: he was their leader.

اتزن العدلverb phrase

1.
the scale was balancedboth
The weighing instrument reached equilibrium.
2.
justice prevailedclassical
Fairness and equity were established.

واتزن العدل: اعتدل — And the scale was balanced: it became straight/equitable.

توازناverb

1.
to balance each otherboth
To be in equilibrium with one another.
2.
to be equivalentboth
To correspond in value or significance.

وتوازنا: اتزنا — And they balanced each other: they were balanced.

استقام ميزان النهارverb phrase

1.
the day reached its midpointboth
The time when day and night are equal, or noon.

واستقام ميزان النهار: انتصف — And the balance of the day became straight: it reached its midpoint.

وزين الرأيadjective phrase

1.
sound of opinionclassical
Possessing well-founded and balanced judgment.

وهو وزين الرأي: أصيله، وقد وزن، ككرم — And he is of sound opinion: its origin, and he has been weighed, like karuma.

راجح الوزنadjective phrase

1.
of sound mindboth
Possessing full mental capacity and good judgment.
2.
wiseboth
Having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment.

وراجح الوزن: كامل العقل والرأي — And of balanced weight: complete in mind and opinion.

موزنadjective

1.
a type of bitter gourdclassical
Referring to the fruit of the colocynth plant.

وموزن، كمقعد: ع — And muzan, like maq'ad: a bitter gourd.

الوزينnoun

1.
ground colocynthclassical
The powder made from the bitter fruit of the colocynth plant.

والوزين: الحنظل المطحون — And al-wazeen: the ground colocynth.

وطنهاverb

1.
to accustom oneselfboth
To become used to something.
2.
to prepare oneselfboth
To get ready for a situation.

ووزن نفسه على كذا: وطنها عليه — And he accustomed himself to something: he prepared himself for it.

أوزنهاverb

1.
to accustom oneselfboth
To become used to something.
2.
to prepare oneselfboth
To get ready for a situation.

كأوزنها — Like accustoming oneself to it.

Parallel reading

الوزن، كالوعد: روز الثقل والخفة، كالزنة، وزنه يزنه وزنا وزنة، والمثقال ج: أوزان، وفدرة من تمر لا يكاد رجل يرفعها، تكون في نصف جلة من جلال هجر، أو ثلثها ج: وزون، ونجم يطلع قبل سهيل، فتظنه إياه، و من الجبل: حذاؤه، كزنته، وفرس شبيب بن ديسم، والخرص، والحزر، وبهاء: القصيرة العاقلة، كالموزونة.

Weight, like promise: the essence of heaviness and lightness, like a measure, he weighed it, he weighs it, a weighing, a weight, and the mithqal, plural: awzan, and a load of dates that a man can barely lift, being half or a third of a large basket from Hajar, plural: wuzun, and a star that appears before Suhail, so you mistake it for him, and from the mountain: its base, like its weight, and the horse of Shabeeb bin Deesim, and estimation, and conjecture, and Bahā': the short, intelligent one, like al-mawzūnah.

ووزن سبعة: لقب.

And Wazn Sab'ah: a nickname.

وإنه لحسن الوزنة، بالكسر، أي: الوزن.

And indeed, he has a good manner of weighing, with kasra, meaning: the weight.

ودرهم وزنا ووزن، أي: موزون، أو وازن.

And a dirham of wazna and wazn, meaning: weighed, or weighing.

والميزان: م، والعدل، والمقدار، ووازنه: عادله، وقابله، وحاذاه، و فلانا: كافأه على فعاله.

And the scale: an instrument, and justice, and the measure, and to balance it: to make it equal, to match it, to align it, and to reward someone: to compensate him for his deeds.

وهو وزنه، بالفتح، وزنته ووزانه وبوزانه وبوزانته، بكسرهن: قبالته، ووزنت له الدراهم فاتزنها، ووزن الشعر فاتزن.

And he is its equivalent, with fatha, his waznah, wazzanah, buzzanah, and buzzāntah, with kasra for all of them: its counterpart, and I weighed the dirhams for him, and they were weighed, and the poetry was weighed, and it was balanced.

فهو أوزن من غيره: أقوى، وأمكن.

So he is more capable than another: stronger, and more powerful.

وأوزن القوم: أوجههم.

And he led the people: he was their leader.

وتوازنا: اتزنا.

And they balanced each other: they were balanced.

واستقام ميزان النهار: انتصف.

And the balance of the day became straight: it reached its midpoint.

وهو وزين الرأي: أصيله، وقد وزن، ككرم.

And he is of sound opinion: its origin, and he has been weighed, like karuma.

وراجح الوزن: كامل العقل والرأي.

And of balanced weight: complete in mind and opinion.

وموزن، كمقعد: ع.

And muzan, like maq'ad: a bitter gourd.

والوزين: الحنظل المطحون.

And al-wazeen: the ground colocynth.

ووزن نفسه على كذا: وطنها عليه، كأوزنها.

And he accustomed himself to something: he prepared himself for it, like accustoming oneself to it.