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زغب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the soft, downy feathers of young birds, and by extension, the initial growth of hair or down. It also extends to the early stages of plant development, specifically after watering.

Derived headwords

اَلزَّغَبُnoun
  1. 1.
    with two fatḥas: fine hairs/downboth

    with two fatḥas: fine hairs/down

  2. 2.
    with two fatḥas: the fine hairs/downboth

    with two fatḥas: the fine hairs/down

زَغَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Chicksboth

    Young birds, chicks, characterized by their downy feathers.

زَغَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    To grow downy feathersclassical

    The process of a chick growing its downy feathers.

تَزْغِيبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Growing downy feathersclassical

    The act or process of a chick growing its downy feathers.

أَزْغَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To sprout (vines)classical

    Used to describe grapevines when water begins to flow through them, indicating new growth.

اِزْلَغَبَّverb
  1. 1.
    To grow hair/downclassical

    The growth of hair or down, especially after shaving or being cut.

  2. 2.
    To sprout feathersclassical

    The sprouting of feathers on a chick, indicating its development.

Parallel reading

الشعيرات الصفر على ريش الفرخ.
The yellow hairs on the chick's feathers.
والفراخ زغب.
And the chicks are downy.
وقد زغب الفرخ تزغيبا.
And the chick has grown its downy feathers.
وأزغب الكرم وذلك بعد جري الماء فيه.
And the grapevine has begun to sprout, which is after the water flows through it.
وازلغب الشعر، إذا نبت بعد الحلق.
And the hair has grown, if it sprouts after being shaved.
وازلغب الفرخ: طلع ريشه، بزيادة اللام.
And the chick has sprouted its feathers, with the addition of the letter 'lam'.