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زون

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to idols and objects of worship, but also extends to physical descriptions of shortness and a type of grain mixed with wheat.

Derived headwords

الزونnoun
  1. 1.
    idolclassical

    An idol, or any object that is made and worshipped.

زونadjective
  1. 1.
    shortboth

    Describing a man who is short in stature.

زونةadjective
  1. 1.
    short (female)both

    Describing a woman who is short in stature.

الزونزيadjective
  1. 1.
    shortclassical

    A descriptor for someone who is short.

الزوانnoun
  1. 1.
    that which mixes with wheatboth

    that which mixes with wheat

  2. 2.
    with kasra, a grain that mixes withboth

    with kasra, a grain that mixes with

  3. 3.
    with damma, similar to itboth

    with damma, similar to it

Parallel reading

تمشي بها البقر الموشي أكرعه مشي الهرابذ تبغي بيعة الزون
The speckled cows walk with their knees bent, like the herbidh walk, seeking the sale of the idol.
وهو مثل الزور
And it is like falsehood.
ورجل زون، بالتشديد أي قصير
And a man is zon (with shadda), meaning short.
والمرأة زونة
And the woman is zūnah.
والزونزي: القصير
And al-zunzi: the short one.
والزوان: حب يخالط البر
And al-zuwān: grain that mixes with wheat.
والزوان بالضم مثله
And al-zuwān (with damma) is the same.
وقد يهمز
And it may be hamzated.