فزع

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of fear, terror, panic, and alarm. It also extends to related ideas such as seeking refuge, providing relief or aid, and the act of frightening someone.

Derived headwords

الفَزَعnoun

1.
relief, aidboth
relief, aid
2.
fright, terrorboth
fright, terror

أفْزاعnoun

1.
frighteningboth
frightening
2.
relief, aidboth
relief, aid

فَزِعَverb

1.
to be terrified, to panicboth
To experience intense fear or alarm.
2.
to seek refuge inclassical
To turn to someone or something for help or protection when afraid.
3.
to be afraid ofclassical
To feel fear or apprehension towards someone or something.

المَفْزَعnoun

1.
refuge, sanctuaryboth
A place or person to which one turns for safety or help, especially in times of distress.

المَفْزَعَةnoun

1.
source of fearclassical
That which causes fear or alarm; the object or reason for being frightened.

الإفْزاعnoun

1.
frightening, terrifyingboth
The act of causing fear or terror in someone.
2.
aid, reliefclassical
The act of providing help or succor, especially in times of distress.

فَزَّعَverb

1.
to frighten, to terrifyboth
To cause someone to feel fear or panic.
2.
to aid, to relieveclassical
To provide help or succor to someone in distress.

التَّفْزِيعnoun

1.
he frightened himboth
he frightened him
2.
he removedboth
he removed

فُزِعَverb

1.
to be relieved (of fear)classical
To have fear or anxiety removed or dispelled.

Parallel reading

الفزع: الذعر، وهو في الأصل مصدر وربما جمع على أفزاع.

Al-faza': terror, which is originally a masdar and may be pluralized as afza'.

تقول منه: فزعت إليك وفزعت منك، ولا تقل فزعتك.

From it you say: I sought refuge in you and I was afraid of you; do not say 'I made you afraid'.

والمفزع: الملجأ.

And al-mafza' is the refuge.

وفلان مفزع للناس، يستوي فيه الواحد والجمع والمؤنث، أي إذا دهمهم أمر فزعوا إليه.

And so-and-so is a refuge for people, the singular, plural, and feminine are the same, meaning if an affair befalls them, they seek refuge in him.

وهما مفزع للناس، وهم مفزع لهم، وهي مفزع لهم.

And they (dual) are a refuge for people, and they (masc. plural) are a refuge for them, and she (fem.) is a refuge for them.

والمفزعة بالهاء: ما يفزع منه.

And al-mafza'ah (with ta' marbuta) is that from which one seeks refuge or is frightened.

والفزع أيضا: الاغاثة.

And al-faza' also means aid.

إنكم لتكثرون عند الفزع وتقلون عند الطمع.

You are numerous in times of distress and few in times of greed.

والإفزاع: الإخافة، والإغاثة أيضا.

And al-ifza' means frightening, and also aiding.

يقال: فزعت إليه فأفزعني، أي لجأت إليه من الفزع فأغاثني.

It is said: I sought refuge in him and he aided me, meaning I fled to him out of fear and he helped me.

وكذلك التفزيع من الأضداد، يقال فزعه أي أخافه.

And likewise at-tafzi' is from the antonyms; it is said 'faz'ahu' meaning 'he frightened him'.

وفزع عنه أي كشف عنه الخوف.

And 'fazi'a 'anhu' means the fear was removed from him.

حتى إذا فزع عن قلوبهم، أي كشف عنها الفزع.

Until when the fear is removed from their hearts, meaning the terror is dispelled from them.