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زءد

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of causing fear or fright, leading to a state of being terrified or panicked. It describes the act of frightening someone and the resulting condition of the frightened individual.

Derived headwords

زَأَدَverb
  1. 1.
    the thing increased (intransitive)both

    the thing increased (intransitive)

  2. 2.
    something else increased it (transitive to two objects)both

    something else increased it (transitive to two objects)

زَأْدًاnoun
  1. 1.
    frighteningclassical

    The act or instance of causing fear or terror.

مُزْؤُودٌadjective
  1. 1.
    terrifiedclassical

    In a state of being greatly frightened or panicked.

Parallel reading

زأدته أزأده، زأدا، أي أفزعته.
He frightened him, he caused him to be frightened, a frightening, meaning he terrified him.
وزئد فهو مزءود، أي مذعور.
And he was frightened, so he is terrified, meaning panicked.