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زلل

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of slipping, stumbling, or falling, both physically and metaphorically. It extends to meanings of deficiency, weakness, and also to the opposite, such as pure or sweet water, and bestowing favors.

Derived headwords

زَلَّverb
  1. 1.
    he slipped in mud or in speech, slipping with a 'kasra'both

    he slipped in mud or in speech, slipping with a 'kasra'

زَلَلْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to slip (with fatḥa)classical

    A specific pronunciation of the verb 'to slip', used when referring to slipping in mud or in speech.

  2. 2.
    to slip (with kasra)classical

    Another pronunciation of the verb 'to slip', as cited by Al-Farra'.

زَلِيلاًnoun
  1. 1.
    slippingclassical

    The act or state of slipping, used as a masdar for the verb.

زَلَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    slipboth

    A slip, mistake, or error, especially in speech or action.

زَلِيْلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    slipclassical

    A noun denoting a slip or error, similar to زلة.

اِسْتَزَلَّverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to slipclassical

    To cause someone else to slip or make a mistake.

زَلَّverb
  1. 1.
    he slipped in mud or in speech, slipping with a 'kasra'both

    he slipped in mud or in speech, slipping with a 'kasra'

زَلَقَadjective
  1. 1.
    a horse that slippedboth

    a horse that slipped

  2. 2.
    a slippery place, meaning a place where one slipsboth

    a slippery place, meaning a place where one slips

  3. 3.
    he shaved his headboth

    he shaved his head

زَلَّverb
  1. 1.
    he slipped in mud or in speech, slipping with a 'kasra'both

    he slipped in mud or in speech, slipping with a 'kasra'

زَلْزَلَverb
  1. 1.
    Allah shook the earth with a shaking and an earthquake (with 'kasra'), so it shookboth

    Allah shook the earth with a shaking and an earthquake (with 'kasra'), so it shook

زَلْزَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shakingboth

    The act of shaking or trembling, a masdar for زلزل.

زِلْزَالnoun
  1. 1.
    earthquakeboth

    The name for an earthquake or a great shaking.

زَلَازِلnoun
  1. 1.
    hardshipsclassical

    Plural form referring to severe difficulties or calamities.

زَلْزَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Allah shook the earth with a shaking and an earthquake (with 'kasra'), so it shookboth

    Allah shook the earth with a shaking and an earthquake (with 'kasra'), so it shook

مَزَلَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    slippery placeclassical

    A slippery or treacherous place where one is prone to slip.

مَزَلَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    slippery placeclassical

    A slippery or treacherous place where one is prone to slip (with fatḥa on the 'zay').

أَزَلّadjective
  1. 1.
    he bestowed itboth

    he bestowed it

زَلَّاءadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-hippedclassical

    Describing a woman as having wide or broad hips.

أَزَلّadjective
  1. 1.
    he bestowed itboth

    he bestowed it

زُلَالadjective
  1. 1.
    sweet (water)both

    Describing water as pure, sweet, and pleasant to drink.

أَزَلَّverb
  1. 1.
    he bestowed itboth

    he bestowed it

أَزَلَّverb
  1. 1.
    he bestowed itboth

    he bestowed it

زِلْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a portion of sweet waterclassical

    A single measure or portion of sweet water.

Parallel reading

زللت يا فلان بالفتح تزل زليلا، إذا زل في طين أو منطق.
You slipped, O so-and-so (with fatḥa), you slip a slipping, if you slip in mud or in speech.
وقال الفراء: زللت بالكسر تزل زللا، والاسم الزلة والزليلى.
And Al-Farra' said: You slipped (with kasra), you slip a slipping, and the noun is 'al-zalla' and 'al-zalila'.
واستزله غيره.
And another caused him to slip.
وزلل النية والتصفيق
And slipping of the intention and clapping
يعنى أنه يزل من موضع إلى موضع لطلب الكلا.
Meaning he slips from place to place in search of pasture.
وزحلوقة زل، أي زلق.
And a slippery slide, meaning slippery.
لمن زحلوقة زل بها العينان تنحل
For whom is a slippery slide by which the eyes become loose.
وفى مقام الصبا زحلوقة زلل
And in the place of youth is a slippery slide.
وزلت الدراهم تزل زلولا، أي نقصت في الوزن.
And dirhams slipped, they slip a slipping, meaning they decreased in weight.
ويقال: درهم زال.
And it is said: a slipping dirham.
وزلزل الله الارض زلزلة وزلزالا، بالكسر، فتزلزلت هي.
And Allah shook the earth with a shaking and an earthquake, with kasra, and it trembled.
والزلزال بالفتح الاسم.
And 'al-zilzal' with fatḥa is the noun.
والزلازل: الشدائد.
And 'al-zalazil': hardships.
والزلزل: الاثاث والمتاع، على فعلل بفتح العين وكسر اللام.
And 'al-zalzal': furniture and belongings, on the pattern 'fa'lal' with fatḥa on the 'ayn' and kasra on the 'lam'.
والمزلة والمزلة، بكسر الزاى وفتحها: المكان الدحض، وهو موضع الزلل.
And 'al-mazalla' (with kasra on the 'zay') and 'al-mazalla' (with fatḥa): the slippery place, and it is the place of slipping.
قال أبو عمرو: الأزل: الخفيف الوركين.
Abu Amr said: 'Al-azal': light-hipped.
وامرأة زلاء، أي رسحاء بينة الزلل.
And a woman 'zalaa', meaning wide-hipped, clearly so.
ولا يزلاء ولكن ستهم
And not light-hipped but she is your mother.
والسمع الأزل: الذئب الأرسح، يتولد بين الذئب والضبع، وهذه الصفة لازمة له، كما يقال الضبع العرجاء.
And 'al-sam' al-azal': the lean-hipped wolf, which is born between a wolf and a hyena, and this characteristic is inherent to it, just as the lame hyena is called.
وفي المثل: " هو أسمع من الذئب الأزل ".
And in the proverb: 'He is more hearing than the lean-hipped wolf'.
وماء زلال (1) ، أي عذب.
And sweet water, meaning pure and sweet.
وأزللت إليه نعمة، أي أسديتها.
And I bestowed upon him a favor, meaning I granted it.
وفي الحديث: " من أزلت إليه نعمة فليشكرها ".
And in the hadith: 'Whoever has a favor bestowed upon him, let him be thankful for it'.
وأزللت إليه من حقه شيئا، أي أعطيت.
And I gave him something of his right, meaning I gave it.
والزلية: واحدة الزلالى.
And 'al-zilya': one of the sweet waters.