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زءب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of carrying a heavy load and moving quickly, or drinking intensely. It describes a person exerting effort in movement or consumption.

Derived headwords

زَأَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to carry and move quicklyboth

    To carry a load that one can bear and to walk with speed.

  2. 2.
    to drink intenselyboth

    To drink in a strong and rapid manner.

ازْدَأَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to carry and move quicklyboth

    To carry a load that one can bear and to walk with speed. This is a more emphatic form of the verb زَأَبَ.

Parallel reading

زأب الرجل وازدأب، إذا حمل ما يطيق وأسرع المشى.
A man زَأَبَ and ازْدَأَبَ, if he carried what he could bear and hastened his walk.
وازدأب القربة ثم شمرا
And he carried the waterskin and then girded himself.
وزأب الرجل، إذا شرب شربا شديدا.
And a man زَأَبَ, if he drank a strong drink.