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Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of drawing near, approaching, and joining. It also extends to meanings of hardship, intensity, and providing support or sustenance. Additionally, it touches upon the idea of matching or being equal to something.

Derived headwords

أَزَى الظلّ يَأْزُوverb
  1. 1.
    to shrinkclassical

    The shadow shrinks or contracts.

أَزَى إِلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to draw nearboth

    To approach or draw near to someone.

  2. 2.
    to joinboth

    To join or bring together.

أَزَى الظلّverb
  1. 1.
    to shrinkclassical

    The shadow shrinks or contracts.

أَزِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to shrinkclassical

    The shadow shrinks or contracts.

أَزِيَ لَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to approach stealthilyclassical

    To approach someone from a place of safety with the intent to deceive or ambush them.

أَزَى الرّجُلَverb
  1. 1.
    to exhaustclassical

    To exhaust or greatly fatigue a person.

آزَىverb
  1. 1.
    to exhaustclassical

    To exhaust or greatly fatigue a person.

مَأْزُوّadjective
  1. 1.
    exhaustedclassical

    A person who is exhausted or greatly fatigued.

مُؤَزَّىadjective
  1. 1.
    exhaustedclassical

    A person who is exhausted or greatly fatigued.

أَزَى مَالَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to diminishclassical

    To diminish or reduce someone's wealth or property.

يَوْمٌ آزٍadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely hotclassical

    A day characterized by severe heat.

تَآزَى القَوْمُverb
  1. 1.
    to draw near to each otherclassical

    People drawing near to each other, or specifically gathering for sitting.

الإِزَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    means of livingclassical

    The cause or means of livelihood, or the abundance and surplus derived from it.

  2. 2.
    instigator of warclassical

    That which instigates or prolongs a war.

  3. 3.
    manager of wealthclassical

    One who manages or oversees wealth.

  4. 4.
    base of a wellclassical

    The part between the well's basin and its deepest point, made of packing, stone, leather, or a large clod, or where water flows into the basin.

هُمْ إِزَاؤُهُمْnoun
  1. 1.
    their equalsclassical

    They are their equals or counterparts.

آزَى عَلَى صَنِيعِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to bestow favorclassical

    To bestow favor or act generously regarding one's deed.

آزَى عَنْ فُلانٍverb
  1. 1.
    to be in awe ofclassical

    To be in awe of or intimidated by someone.

آزَى الشَّيْءَverb
  1. 1.
    to matchboth

    To match, equal, or be parallel to something.

  2. 2.
    to keep pace withboth

    To keep pace with or move alongside something.

تَآزَى عَنْهُverb
  1. 1.
    to retreatclassical

    To retreat or draw back from something.

تَأَزَّى القَدَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to hit the markclassical

    The arrow hit the target and caused it to shake.

أَزَّى الحَوْضَ تَأْزِيَةًverb
  1. 1.
    to build a base forclassical

    To construct a base or foundation for the well's basin.

Parallel reading

أزى الظل يأزو: قلص.
The shadow shrinks, it shrinks.
ي: أزى إليه أزيا وأزيا: انضم، وضم
He draws near to it, approaching and joining, and he joins.
و الظل أزيا، كعتي: قلص، كأزي، كرضي
And the shadow shrinks, like 'atiyya: it shrinks, like 'aziya, like radiya.
و له أزيا: أتاه من وجه مأمنه ليختله
And to him, he approaches from a place of safety to deceive him.
و الرجل: أجهده، كآزاه، فهو مأزو ومؤزى
And the man: he exhausted him, like he exhausted him, so he is exhausted and fatigued.
و ماله: نقصه.
And his wealth: he diminished it.
ويوم آز: شديد الحر.
And a day 'aaz: intensely hot.
وتآزى القوم: تدانوا، أو خاص بالجلوس.
And the people drew near to each other: they became close, or it was specific to sitting.
والإزاء، ككتاب: سبب العيش، أو ما سبب من رغده وفضله
And al-izaa', like kitaab: the means of living, or what is provided of its abundance and surplus.
و للحرب: مقيمها
And for war: its instigator.
و للمال: سائسها
And for wealth: its manager.
وجميع ما بين الحوض إلى مهوى الركية من الطي، أو حجر، أو جلد، أو جلة يوضع عليها الحوض، أو مصب الماء في الحوض.
And all that is between the basin and the bottom of the well, made of packing, or stone, or leather, or a large clod upon which the basin is placed, or the place where water flows into the basin.
وهم إزاؤهم: أقرانهم.
And they are their equals: their peers.
وآزى على صنيعه إيزاء: أفضل
And he bestowed favor upon his deed, bestowing favor: he was generous.
وعن فلان: هابه
And from someone: he was in awe of him.
والشيء: حاذاه وجاراه.
And the thing: he matched it and kept pace with it.
وتأزى عنه: نكص
And he retreated from it: he drew back.
والقدح: أصاب الرمية فاهتز فيها
And the arrow: it hit the target and shook within it.
والحوض: جعل له إزاء، كأزاه تأزية.
And the well's basin: he made for it a base, like he constructed a base for it with construction.