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زعج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of disturbance, agitation, and restlessness. It describes causing someone to be unsettled, their own state of being unsettled, and a person, particularly a woman, who is characterized by a lack of stability or constant movement.

Derived headwords

أَزْعَجَverb
  1. 1.
    he disturbed him and uprooted him from his placeboth

    he disturbed him and uprooted him from his place

انْزَعَجَverb
  1. 1.
    he became disturbedboth

    he became disturbed

المِزْعَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    restless womanclassical

    A woman who does not stay in one place and is characterized by constant movement or lack of stability.

Parallel reading

أزعجه، أي أقلقه وقلعه من مكانه.
He disturbed him, meaning he unsettled him and uprooted him from his place.
وانزعج بنفسه.
And he himself became disturbed.
والمزعاج: المرأة التي لا تستقر في مكان.
And the restless one: the woman who does not settle in one place.