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ءزج

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of building, specifically long, elongated structures, and by extension, the act of building or constructing them. It also extends to meanings related to speed, haste, and sometimes slowness or heaviness in movement, as well as the idea of being arrogant or boastful.

Derived headwords

الأَزَجُnoun
  1. 1.
    Type of buildingclassical

    A specific style or type of building construction, characterized by its length. It is said to be called 'awstan' in Persian.

آزجnoun
  1. 1.
    Long houseclassical

    A house or building constructed lengthwise. This is the plural form of 'al-azaj'.

بناه سليمان بن داوود حقبة له آزج صم وطي موثق — Solomon son of David built for him a strong, well-secured long house of stone and woven material for an age.
آزاجnoun
  1. 1.
    Long housesclassical

    A plural form referring to long houses or buildings.

إِزَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Long houseclassical

    A singular form referring to a long house or building.

الأَزَجُnoun
  1. 1.
    Neighborhoodclassical

    A large neighborhood or district, specifically mentioned as a large quarter in Baghdad, from which many hadith narrators were associated.

أَزَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    To build lengthwiseclassical

    To construct something, particularly a building, in a lengthwise manner.

  2. 2.
    To lengthenclassical

    To make something longer.

تَأْزِيجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Building lengthwiseclassical

    The act of building something lengthwise.

أَزَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To move quicklyclassical

    To move with speed or haste.

أُزُوجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Speedclassical

    The state of moving quickly; haste.

يَأْزِجُverb
  1. 1.
    To move quicklyclassical

    To walk or move with speed.

تَأَزَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    To move quicklyclassical

    To move with speed, often used in the context of a horse.

فزج ربداء جوادا تأزج فسقطت من خلفهن تنشج — The swift, strong mare moved quickly, then fell behind them, sobbing.
أَزَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To be slowclassical

    To move slowly or with difficulty, especially when one is being urged or called upon.

الأَزَجُadjective
  1. 1.
    Arrogantclassical

    Characterized by arrogance, haughtiness, or boastfulness.

الأَزْوَجُnoun
  1. 1.
    Speed of tighteningclassical

    Refers to the quickness with which something is tightened or secured.

أَزْوَجُadjective
  1. 1.
    Fastclassical

    Describing a horse that is fast or quick in its movement.

أَزَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To grow tallclassical

    Used to describe grass or vegetation when it has grown tall.

Parallel reading

بناه سليمان بن داوود حقبة له آزج صم وطي موثق
Solomon son of David built for him a strong, well-secured long house of stone and woven material for an age.
وباب الأزج محلة كبيرة ببغداد
And the gate of Al-Azaj is a large neighborhood in Baghdad.
وقد نسب إليها جماعة من المحدثين
And a group of hadith narrators have been attributed to it.
وأزجه تأزيجا: بناه وطوله
And he built it lengthwise (azajahu ta'ziijan): he built it and lengthened it.
وأزج في مشيته يأزج، أي كيضرب، هاكذا ضبط بالقلم، أزوجا: (أسرع)
And he moved quickly in his gait (azaja fi mishyatihi ya'ziju), meaning like 'daraba', thus it was corrected by pen, 'uzujan': (he hastened).
قال: فزج ربداء جوادا تأزج فسقطت من خلفهن تنشج
He said: The swift, strong mare moved quickly (faza-ja rabdaa' jawadan ta'azzaju), then fell behind them, sobbing.
وأزج عنى: تثاقل حين استعنته
And he moved slowly (azaja 'anaa): he became sluggish when I sought his help.
وفي أخرى: استغثته
And in another version: I sought his aid.
والأزج: الأشر
And 'al-azaj': arrogance.
والأزوج: سرعة الشد
And 'al-azwaj': the speed of tightening.
وفرس أزوج
And a fast horse (farasun azwaj).
وأزج العشب، إذا طال
And the grass grew tall (azaja al-'ushbu), when it grew long.