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قلز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes a type of movement characterized by hopping or jumping, often associated with birds or creatures that do not walk in a conventional manner. It implies a gait that is not smooth or continuous but rather a series of short, abrupt motions.

Derived headwords

يُقَلِّزُverb
  1. 1.
    to hopboth

    To move by hopping or jumping, especially in short, quick movements.

  2. 2.
    to move by short leapsclassical

    To progress by a series of small, abrupt jumps or bounds.

قَلْزnoun
  1. 1.
    hoppingboth

    The act or instance of hopping or moving by short leaps.

Parallel reading

كل ما لا يمشي مشيا فهو يقلز
Everything that does not walk by walking, it hops.
مثل الغراب
like the crow
والعصفور
and the sparrow