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زحح

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of moving something away from its place, pushing, or displacing it. It extends to the idea of being distant or remote from something, often in a figurative sense.

Derived headwords

زَحَا يَزَحُوverb
  1. 1.
    to move awayboth

    To displace or move something from its position.

زَحْزَحَ يُزَحْزِحُverb
  1. 1.
    to move awayboth

    To move something away from a place or position; to displace it.

  2. 2.
    to push awayboth

    To push something or someone away from a particular spot or situation.

تَزَحْزَحَverb
  1. 1.
    he moved aside, withdrewboth

    he moved aside, withdrew

زَحْزَحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    distanceclassical

    A state of being distant or remote from something.

Parallel reading

زحه يزحه، أي نحاه عن موضعه.
He moved it, meaning he pushed it away from its place.
وزحزحته عن كذا، أي باعدته عنه،
And I moved it away from such-and-such, meaning I distanced it from it,
فتزحزح، أي تنحى.
So it moved away, meaning it withdrew.
يا قابض الروح عن جسم عصى زمنا * وغافر الذنب زحزحني عن النار
O Taker of the soul from a body that disobeyed for a time * And Forgiver of sins, move me away from the Fire
هو بزحزح عن ذاك، أي ببعد منه.
He is distant from that, meaning far from it.