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زقن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of carrying or bearing a load, often with an implication of assistance or support in doing so. It encompasses the act of carrying and the act of helping someone carry.

Derived headwords

زَقَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to carryboth

    To bear or transport a load, such as a camel carrying its burden.

زَقْنًاnoun
  1. 1.
    carryingclassical

    The act of carrying or bearing a load.

أَزْقَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to help carryboth

    To assist someone in carrying a load or burden.

Parallel reading

زقنت الحمل أزقنه زقنا، إذا حملته.
She carried the camel, she carried it, a carrying, if she carried it.
وأزقنت فلانا: أعنته على الحمل.
And I helped so-and-so carry: I assisted him with the load.