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زحن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root زحن (z-ḥ-n) primarily denotes slowness, delay, or reluctance in action. It can describe a general state of being slow or a specific instance of acting with aversion or dislike.

Derived headwords

زَحَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be slowboth

    To move or act slowly, to be delayed.

يَزْحَنُverb
  1. 1.
    to be slowboth

    Present tense of being slow or delayed.

زَحْنًاnoun
  1. 1.
    slownessboth

    The state or quality of being slow; delay.

تَزَحَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be slowboth

    Similar to زَحَنَ, indicating slowness or delay.

  2. 2.
    to act reluctantlyclassical

    To do something while feeling aversion or dislike towards it.

Parallel reading

زحن (1) يزحن زحنا
He was slow, he is slow, a slowness.
أبطأ
He was slow.
وتزحن مثله
And 'tazahana' is similar.
ويقال: تزحن على الشئ (2)
And it is said: 'tazahana' regarding a thing
إذا فعله مع كراهية له
if he does it with dislike for it.