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زبز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to shortness, particularly in women, and also to discord or strife between people. It is a rare root with limited attested usage.

Derived headwords

الزَّبَازَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    short womanclassical

    A woman who is short in stature.

الزَّبَازَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    short womanclassical

    A woman who is short in stature.

الزَّبَازِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    strifeclassical

    Discord or strife that occurs between a group of people.

Parallel reading

الزَّبَازَاة والزبازاء: القصيرة من النساء.
Al-zabāzāh and al-zabāzā': the short one among women.
والزبازية: الشر بين القوم.
And al-zabāziyyah: the strife between the people.
هكذا رواه الصاغاني من غير عزو لأحد، وقد أهمله الجمهور.
Thus narrated al-Saghani without attributing it to anyone, and the majority have neglected it.
وقد وجدته في ديوان هذيل في شعر مالك بن خالد.
And I found it in the Diwan of Hudhayl in the poetry of Malik bin Khalid.