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زلعب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the thickening or densification of things, particularly clouds and water flows. It also extends to the appearance of a young bird's feathers.

Derived headwords

ازلعبَّverb
  1. 1.
    to thickenclassical

    Used to describe clouds becoming dense and thick.

ازلعب سحابه لم تبد لي — its cloud thickened and did not appear to me
ازلعبَّverb
  1. 1.
    to flow abundantlyclassical

    Used to describe a torrent of water becoming numerous and surging.

ازلعب السيل: كثر وتدافع — the torrent flowed abundantly: it became numerous and surged
مُزْلَعِبadjective
  1. 1.
    abundantclassical

    Describing a torrent of water that is numerous and overwhelming.

سيل مزلعب — an abundant torrent
زلعبnoun
  1. 1.
    chickclassical

    Refers to a chick when its feathers begin to emerge. This is a variant pronunciation using 'zay' instead of 'ghayn'.

Parallel reading

تبدو إذا رفع الضباب كسوره
it appears when the mist lifts its walls
وإذا ازلعب سحابه لم تبد لي
and when its cloud thickened, it did not appear to me
ازلعب السيل: كثر وتدافع
the torrent flowed abundantly: it became numerous and surged
سيل مزلعب: كثير قمشه
an abundant torrent: numerous and overwhelming
والزلعب أيضا: الفرخ إذا طلع ريشه
and 'zal'ab' also: the chick when its feathers emerge
وهو لغة في الغين المعجمة
and it is a dialectal variant using the voiced 'zay' instead of the guttural 'ghayn'