زها

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of beauty, pride, and boasting, often associated with visual appearance or perceived superiority. It also extends to meanings of ripeness in dates, the onset of labor in animals, and the passage of time or wind.

Derived headwords

الزهوnoun

1.
the colored unripe datesboth
the colored unripe dates
2.
the beautiful sightboth
the beautiful sight
3.
arrogance and prideboth
arrogance and pride
4.
falsehood and liesboth
falsehood and lies

زهاverb

1.
to ripen (dates)classical
The process of dates developing color and becoming ripe.
2.
to be pregnant (animal)classical
An ewe becoming heavy with lamb and nearing birth.
3.
to be arrogantboth
To act with pride, conceit, or boastfulness.
4.
to appear beautifulboth
To present a pleasing or attractive appearance.
5.
to blow (wind)classical
The wind beginning to blow or move.
6.
to move (camels)classical
Camels walking after drinking, especially for a night or more.
7.
to shake (trees)classical
The wind causing trees to sway or move.

أزهىverb

1.
a dialect reported by Abu Zayd but not known by Al-Asma'iboth
a dialect reported by Abu Zayd but not known by Al-Asma'i

زهيverb

1.
to be arrogantclassical
To be proud, conceited, or boastful. This form is often used passively in meaning but actively in structure.

مزهوadjective

1.
meaning, he became arrogantboth
meaning, he became arrogant

ما أزهاهexpression

1.
how beautiful it is!classical
An exclamation expressing admiration for something's beauty or impressiveness.

يزهاهverb

1.
to lift, raiseclassical
The mirage lifting or appearing to lift an object.
2.
to despise, belittleboth
To consider someone or something insignificant or contemptible.

ازدهىverb

1.
to despise, belittleboth
To consider someone or something insignificant or contemptible.

زاهيةadjective

1.
not grazing on desert plantsclassical
Describing camels that do not feed on the thorny desert plants (hamdh).

زهاءnoun

1.
approximatelyboth
Used to indicate an estimated number or quantity, meaning 'around' or 'about'.

Parallel reading

إذا ظهرت الحمرة والصفرة في النخل فقد ظهر فيه الزهو.

When redness and yellowness appear in the dates, then 'al-zahw' has appeared in them.

وأهل الحجاز يقولون الزهو بالضم.

And the people of Hijaz say 'al-zahw' with dammah.

زهى الشئ لعينيك.

Something appeared beautiful to your eyes.

زهت الشاة تزهو زهوا، إذا أضرعت ودنا ولادها.

The ewe became heavy and neared its birth, exhibiting 'zahwan'.

متى ما أشأ غير زهو الملوك أجعلك رهطا على حيض.

Whenever I wish, apart from the pride of kings, I will make you a group on a menstrual cloth.

وقد زُهِيَ الرجل فهو مزهو، أي تكبر.

And the man was made proud, so he is 'mazhuwwan', meaning he became arrogant.

لتزه يا رجل.

Be proud, O man.

زها يزهو زهوا، أي تكبر.

He was arrogant, meaning he became conceited.

ما أزهاه.

How impressive it is!

أعجب بنفسه.

He is impressed with himself.

زها السراب الشئ يزهاه، إذا رفعه، بالألف لا غير.

The mirage lifts an object, raising it, with 'alif' and nothing else.

زهت الريح، أي هبت.

The wind blew, meaning it started to blow.

ولنعم أيسار الجزور إذا زهت ريح الشتاء ومألف الجيران.

And what a good fortune of a camel's hump when the winter wind blows and the neighbors are familiar.

وزهاه وازدهاه: استخفه وتهاون به.

And he belittled him and despised him: he considered him insignificant and disregarded him.

وجوه زهاها الحسن أن تتقنعا.

Faces whose beauty made them too proud to veil themselves.

فلان لا يزدهى بخديعة.

So-and-so is not impressed or swayed by deception.

زهت الإبل زهوا، إذا سارت بعد الورد ليلة أو أكثر.

The camels walked ('zahwat') after drinking for a night or more.

وإبل زاهية، إذا كانت لا ترعى الحمض.

And 'zahiyah' camels, if they do not graze on the desert plants.

هم زهاء مائة.

They are approximately one hundred.

الزهو: الباطل والكذب.

Al-zahw: falsehood and lies.

زهت الريح الشجر تزهاه، إذا هزته.

The wind shook the trees, making them sway, if it moved them.