← Back to Al-Sihah

زعل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to states of agitation, distress, or intense feeling, often associated with hunger or being provoked. It encompasses concepts of activity, hunger pangs, and causing someone to become upset or agitated.

Derived headwords

الزَّعْلnoun
  1. 1.
    activityclassical

    Refers to a state of being active or energetic.

  2. 2.
    hunger pangsclassical

    The sensation of intense hunger, often described as a gnawing or sharp feeling.

زَعَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be agitatedclassical

    To become agitated, distressed, or upset.

زَعِلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    agitatedclassical

    Describing someone who is agitated, distressed, or upset.

أَزْعَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to agitateclassical

    To cause someone to become agitated, distressed, or upset.

Parallel reading

الزعل: النشاط.
Al-za'l: activity.
وقد زعل بالكسر فهو زعل
And he became agitated with a kasra, so he is agitated.
وأزعله غيره
And another person agitated him.
والزعل: المتضور جوعا.
And al-za'l: the one suffering from intense hunger.
أكل الجميم وطاوعته سمحج مثل القناة وأزعلته الامرع
He ate the pasture, and a slender one like a spear obeyed me, and the well-fed one agitated him.