زلج

Root entry · 41 derived lemmas

The root زلج primarily relates to sliding, slipping, and swift movement. It extends to concepts of being smooth, quick, or lacking in substance, and also to closing or locking mechanisms.

Derived headwords

الزلج، محركةnoun

1.
slippery placeboth
A place that is slippery, causing one to slide.

الزلقnoun

1.
slippery placeboth
A place that is slippery, causing one to slide.

زلجadjective

1.
slipperyboth
Describing a place that is slippery.

زليجadjective

1.
slipperyboth
Describing a place that is slippery.

مر يزلجverb

1.
to move lightlyboth
To move swiftly and lightly upon the ground.

زلجاnoun

1.
light movementboth
The act of moving swiftly and lightly upon the ground.

الزارجnoun

1.
survivorclassical
One who survives dangers or difficulties.
2.
heavy drinkerclassical
One who drinks intensely or excessively.

التزلجnoun

1.
slippingboth
The act of slipping or sliding.

أزلجت السهمverb

1.
to shoot (arrow) shortclassical
To shoot an arrow such that it falls short of the target.

زلج السهمverb

1.
to fall shortclassical
An arrow falling upon the ground without reaching the intended mark.

زلوجاnoun

1.
falling shortclassical
The act of an arrow falling upon the ground without reaching the intended mark.

زليجاnoun

1.
falling shortclassical
The act of an arrow falling upon the ground without reaching the intended mark.

سهم زلجadjective

1.
short-falling arrowclassical
An arrow described by its masdar, indicating it fell short of the target.

الزالجadjective

1.
short-falling arrowclassical
An arrow that falls short of the target, hits a rock, rebounds, and flies high without being counted as a direct hit.

سهم زالجadjective

1.
sliding arrowclassical
An arrow that slides off the bow.

كالزلوجadjective

1.
slidingclassical
Describing something that slides, like an arrow from a bow.

المزعلجadjective

1.
smallclassical
Describing something as little or insignificant.
2.
insubstantialclassical
Describing something that is not substantial or well-made.
3.
imposterclassical
One who is attached to a group but not truly part of it; a pretender.
4.
lacking resolveclassical
Someone who lacks firm determination or resolve.
5.
deficientclassical
Someone who is lacking or incomplete, either in character or physical form.
6.
inferiorclassical
The lowest or least significant of anything.
7.
stingyclassical
A miserly person.
8.
living frugallyclassical
Living by making do with what is barely sufficient.
9.
impureclassical
Describing love or affection that is not pure or sincere.

المزلاجnoun

1.
door latchboth
A mechanism for closing a door, especially one that can be opened by hand.

الزلاجnoun

1.
door lockboth
A lock for a door, especially one that requires a key to open.

أزلجت البابverb

1.
to lock the doorclassical
To close or lock a door.

امرأة مزلاجadjective

1.
broad-hipped womanclassical
A woman with wide hips.

الزلجnoun

1.
speedboth
Swiftness in walking or other activities.

الزلوجadjective

1.
swiftboth
Fast or quick.

زلوجname

1.
name of a camelclassical
The name of a camel belonging to Abdullah bin Jahsh.

زلجت الناقةverb

1.
to move swiftlyclassical
A she-camel moving swiftly as if its legs are not moving.

قدح زلوجadjective

1.
slippery cupclassical
A cup that is slippery and slides easily from the hand or bow.

عقبة زعلوجadjective

1.
long, distant passclassical
A mountain pass that is long and distant.

زلج البابverb

1.
to lock the doorboth
To close or lock a door with a latch.

أزلجهverb

1.
to lock the doorclassical
To close or lock a door.

زلج كلامهverb

1.
to utter speechclassical
To utter or deliver one's speech smoothly.

تزليجاnoun

1.
utteranceclassical
The act of uttering or delivering speech.

ناقة زلجىadjective

1.
swift she-camelboth
A she-camel that is fast in its gait.

زلوجadjective

1.
swift she-camelboth
A she-camel that is fast in its gait.

زليجةadjective

1.
swift she-camelboth
A she-camel that is fast in its gait.
2.
quick to finish milkingclassical
A she-camel that is quick to finish being milked.

الزلجانnoun

1.
advancement in speedclassical
Moving forward with speed.
2.
gentle paceclassical
A smooth and easy gait.

الزلجnoun

1.
smooth rocksclassical
Rocks that are smooth and slippery underfoot.

التزليجnoun

1.
living frugallyclassical
Living by making do with what is barely sufficient.

تزلج النبيذverb

1.
to drink intenselyclassical
To drink wine or other beverages persistently or excessively.

تسلجهverb

1.
to drink intenselyclassical
To drink wine or other beverages persistently or excessively.

ومزلجname

1.
nicknameclassical
A nickname for Abdullah bin Matar.

الزلجnoun

1.
releaseclassical
Freedom or release from restraint for all types of animals.

Parallel reading

يقال: مكان زلج، وزلج، وزليج: أي دحش.

It is said: a place is zalej, zalej, and zaleej: meaning slippery.

مر يزلج، بالكسر، زلجا: إذا خف على الأرض.

He passed by yezlej, with kasra, zalajan: meaning he was light on the ground.

والزارج: الناجي من الغمرات، ومن يشرب شربا شديدا من كل شيء يقال: زلج يزلج، فيهما جميعا.

And the zaarij: the survivor of perils, and one who drinks intensely of anything. It is said: zalaja yezluju, in both cases.

والتزلج: التزلق.

And at-tazalluj: is at-tazalluq (slipping).

والسهم يزلج على وجه الأرض ويمضي مضاء زلجا، فإذا وقع السهم بالأرض ولم يقصد إلى الرمية قلت: أزلجت السهم.

And the arrow yezluju along the face of the earth and goes with a zalajan speed. If the arrow falls to the ground and does not reach the target, you say: azlachtu the arrow.

وزلج السهم يزلج زلوجا. وزليجا: وقع على وجه الأرض ولم يقصد الرمية.

And the arrow zalaja yezluju zulujan. And zaleejan: it fell on the face of the earth and did not reach the target.

وسهم زلج كأنه وصف بالمصدر.

And an arrow zalaj, as if it is described by the masdar.

الزالج من السهام: إذا رماه الرامي فقصر عن الهدف وأصاب صخرة إصابة صلبة، فاستقل من إصابة الصخرة إياه، فقوي، وارتفع إلى القرطاس فهو لا يعد مقرطسا.

The zaalij of arrows: if the archer shoots it and it falls short of the target, hits a rock with a hard impact, rebounds from the rock, gains strength, and flies high, it is not counted as a direct hit.

وعطاء مزلج: أي وتح قليل وعطاء مزعلج: مدبق لم ينم.

And a mazlej gift: meaning a small amount, and a mazaljej gift: sticky and not grown.

والمزلاج والزلاج، الأخير ككتاب: المغلاق، إلا أن يفتح باليد، والمغلاق الذي لا يفتح إلا بالمفتاح سمي بذلك لسرعة انزلاجه.

And al-mizlaaj and az-zallaaj, the latter like kitaab: the lock, except that it opens by hand, and the lock which opens only with a key, is so named because of its quick sliding.

وقد أزلجت الباب، أي أغلقته.

And I have azlachtu the door, meaning I have closed it.

وفي الباب ثقب فتزلج فيه المفتاح، فتغلق به بابها.

And in the door there is a hole, so the key slides into it, and she locks her door with it.

وقد زلجت بابها زلجا: إذا أغلقته بالمزلاج.

And she zalajat her door zalajan: if she closed it with the mizlaaj.

والزلج: السرعة في المشي وغيره.

And az-zalj: is speed in walking and other things.

والزلوج كصبور: السريع.

And az-zuluuj like sabuur: is the swift one.

وعن الليث: الزلج: سرعة ذهاب المشي ومضيه يقال: زلجت الناقة تزلج زلجا: إذا مضت مسرعة كأنها لا تحرك قوائمها من سرعتها.

And from Al-Layth: Az-zalj: is the speed of walking and its progression. It is said: the she-camel zalajat tezluju zalajan: if she moved swiftly as if her legs were not moving from her speed.

وأما قول ذي الرمة: حتى إذا زلجت عن كل حنجرة إلى الغليل ولم يقصعنه نغب.

As for the saying of Dhu ar-Rummah: Until it slid from every throat to the thirst, and they did not quench it by sipping.

وقدح زلوج: سريع الانزلاق من اليد.

And a zuluuj cup: slides quickly from the hand.

وعقبة زعلوج: بعيدة طويلة.

And a zaaluj mountain pass: far and long.

وزلج فلان كلامه تزليجا: إذا أخرجه وسيره.

And so-and-so zalaja his speech tazleejan: if he brought it out and made it flow.

وصالحة العهد زلجتها لواعي الفؤاد حفيظ الأذن.

And one of good covenant, I made her speech flow to the listener's heart, preserving the ear.

وناقة زلجى، كجمزى وزلوج وزليجة: سريعة في السير.

And a zaljaa she-camel, like jamzaa, and zuluuj, and zaleeja: swift in gait.

والزلجان، محركة: التقدم في السرعة، وكذالك الزبجان.

And az-zalajaan, with haraka: advancement in speed, and likewise az-zibjaan.

ويقال: الزلجان: سير لين.

And it is said: Az-zaljaan: is a gentle pace.

والزلج، وبضمتين: الصخور الملس، لأن الأقدام تنزلق عنها.

And az-zulj, with two damma: smooth rocks, because feet slip on them.

والتزليج؛ مدافعة العيش بالبلغة.

And at-tazleej; is living by making do with what is barely sufficient.

عتق النجار وعيش غير تزليج.

The carpenter is old, and life is not lived frugally.

وتزلج النبيذ والشراب: إذا ألح في شربه، عن اللحياني، كتسلجه.

And tazalluja wine and drink: if one insists on drinking it, according to Al-Lihyani, like tasallujuhu.

وتركت فلانا يتزلج النبيذ، أي يلح في ششربه.

And I left so-and-so yatazalluju the wine, meaning he insists on drinking it.

نلاقي بها يوم الصباح عدونا إذا أكرهت فيها الأسنة تزلج.

We meet our enemy on the morning of battle when the spearheads are forced to slide.

وعن ابن الأعرابي: الزلج: السراح من جميع الحيوان.

And from Ibn Al-A'rabi: Az-zalj: is the release of all animals.