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زعد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a concept of being dull, stupid, or slow-witted. It is primarily used to describe a person's lack of intelligence or quickness of understanding.

Derived headwords

الزَّعْدnoun
  1. 1.
    dullardclassical

    A dull or stupid person. It describes someone who is slow to understand or react.

  2. 2.
    stupidityclassical

    The state or quality of being dull-witted or unintelligent.

زَعِدَverb
  1. 1.
    to be dullclassical

    To be slow-witted, unintelligent, or dull in understanding.

Parallel reading

وهو الفد الغبي
And he is the dull, stupid one.
كذا في اللسان
Thus it is in Al-Lisan.
ويروى بالغين
And it is narrated with the letter Ghayn.