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زحب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of approaching or drawing near. It is presented as a less common variant or synonym for 'to crawl' or 'to move slowly', with the primary meaning revolving around proximity and closeness.

Derived headwords

زَحَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to approachclassical

    To draw near to someone or something.

  2. 2.
    to crawlclassical

    To move slowly and close to the ground, similar to crawling.

زَحَبَ إليهverb
  1. 1.
    he approached himclassical

    He drew near to him.

زُحِبَ إليverb
  1. 1.
    he approached meclassical

    He drew near to me.

تدانيناverb
  1. 1.
    we drew near to each otherclassical

    The state of two parties coming closer to one another.

Parallel reading

زحب إليه كدفع
He approached him as if pushing.
زحبت إلى فلان
I approached so-and-so.
زحب إلي
He approached me.
إذا تدانينا
when we drew near to each other.
زحب بمعنى زحف
Zahaba means to crawl.