زحلق

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of sliding, slipping, or rolling down, often with a sense of uncontrolled movement. It extends to related ideas like smooth surfaces and playful or trivial activities.

Derived headwords

الزحاليقnoun

1.
Sliding placesclassical
A term used by the Tamim dialect for sliding places or smooth slopes, often associated with playful activities.

زحلوقةnoun

1.
Slideclassical
The singular form of 'al-zahaliq', referring to a place or object designed for sliding.

الزحاليقnoun

1.
Trivial pursuitsclassical
Figuratively refers to trivial, playful, or unimportant activities, as opposed to serious matters.

الزحلقةnoun

1.
like rollingboth
like rolling

تزحلقverb

1.
To slideboth
To move smoothly along a surface, often unintentionally or uncontrollably.
2.
To slipboth
To lose one's footing and slide uncontrollably.

Parallel reading

الزحاليق: لغة تميم في الزحاليف، الواحدة زحلوقة.

Al-zahaliq: The dialect of Tamim for al-zahaleef, the singular of which is zahluqah.

لما رأيت ضرارا في ململمة كأنما حافتاها حافتا ms1042 نيق يممته الرمح شزراثم قلت له هذى المروءة لا لعب الزحاليق

When I saw Dirar in a dense gathering, as if its two sides were the sides of a mountain pass, I aimed the spear at him askew and said to him, 'This is manliness, not the play of trivial pursuits.'

يعني ضرار بن عمر والضبي.

Meaning Dirar bin Amr al-Dabbi.

والزحلقة كالدحرجة،

And al-zahlaqah is like al-dahrajah (rolling).

وقد تزحلق،

And he slid/slipped,

لما رأيت الشر قد تألقا وفتنة ترمي بمن تصعقا من خرفى طحطاحها تزحلقا

When I saw evil flare up, and a tribulation striking down whomever it afflicted, from its vast expanse, he slid.