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هزلج

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes speed and swiftness, particularly in relation to animals like wolves and ostriches. It can also refer to the rapid movement of something and, less commonly, to the mixing or confusion of sounds.

Derived headwords

الهَزْلاجadjective
  1. 1.
    Swiftboth

    Describing something or someone that is fast and quick in movement.

  2. 2.
    Light (wolf)classical

    Specifically used to describe a wolf that is quick and agile.

هَزَلَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To be swiftboth

    The act of moving with great speed and quickness.

هَزْلَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Swiftnessboth

    The quality or state of being swift; rapid movement.

  2. 2.
    Mixing of soundclassical

    The confusion or intermingling of voices or sounds.

هَزالِجnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift ones (wolves)classical

    The plural form referring to swift wolves.

هَزَالِجnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift ones (wolves)classical

    The plural form referring to swift wolves.

هَزَالِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift ones (wolves)classical

    The plural form referring to swift wolves.

عَمَلَّسadjective
  1. 1.
    Swiftclassical

    Used as a simile for speed, particularly in relation to an ostrich (ظليم).

Parallel reading

يتركن بالأمالس السمارج للطير واللغاوس الهزالج
They leave behind in the open spaces, the swift ones for the birds and the swift wolves.
تخرج من أفواهها هزالجا
They emit from their mouths a swift sound/something swift.
والهزالج: السراع من الذئاب.
And Al-Huzalij: the swift ones among the wolves.
هدل المشافر أيديها موثقة دفق وأرجلا زج هزاليج
With heavy lips, its hands tied, gushing, and its legs swift.
فسره ابن الأعرابي فقال: سريعة خفيفة.
Ibn Al-A'rabi explained it, saying: swift and light.
وظليم هزلج، كعملس: سريع
And an ostrich (dhaleem) is hazlij, like 'amlas: swift.
وقد هزلج هزلجة.
And it moved with swiftness.
وقيل: كل سرعة: هزلجة.
And it was said: every swiftness is hazlajah.
والهزلجة: اختلاط الصوت كالهزمجة
And Al-Hazlajah: the mixing of sound, like Al-Hazmajah.