علز

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes states of agitation, distress, and physical discomfort. It encompasses feelings of anxiety, restlessness, and pain, often associated with illness, captivity, or the throes of death. It can also refer to specific ailments and conditions.

Derived headwords

العَلَزُnoun

1.
Anxiety and distressboth
A state of agitation, restlessness, panic, and distress, often accompanied by a tremor, experienced by the sick or captive.
2.
Painful ailmentboth
A painful, restless condition that prevents sleep, described as a sickness.
3.
Recurrent symptomsclassical
Symptoms that follow one another, such as fever accompanied by cough and headache.

عَلَزَverb

1.
To be agitatedboth
To be in a state of agitation, distress, or restlessness.

عَلَزًاnoun

1.
Agitationboth
The state of being agitated or restless, a masdar of علز.

عَلَزَانًاnoun

1.
Agitationboth
A masdar denoting agitation or restlessness, similar to علزًا.

عَلِزٌadjective

1.
Restless and painedboth
Describing someone who is experiencing restless pain and cannot sleep.

العَلَوزُnoun

1.
Indigestionclassical
A type of indigestion or stomach ache, also known as 'al-lawy'.
2.
Madnessclassical
A state of madness or insanity.
3.
Sudden deathclassical
A swift or sudden death.
4.
Thick clitorisclassical
A thick clitoris.

عَالِزٌname

1.
A place nameclassical
A proper noun, likely referring to a place or geographical feature mentioned in poetry.

أَعْلَزَهُverb

1.
To make unableclassical
To make someone unable or incapable; to frustrate.

عَلَزَ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
To be imposed uponclassical
To be burdened or imposed upon by something.

عَلَزَ مِنْ كَذَاverb

1.
To fall illclassical
To become sick or fall ill from something.

أَقْلَقَهُ الوَجَعُverb

1.
Pain agitated himclassical
The pain made him restless or agitated.

عَلَزَ إِلَى الشَّيْءِverb

1.
To incline towardsclassical
To incline or lean towards something.
2.
To long forclassical
To yearn or long for something.

Parallel reading

تقول: على علز بين الشراسيف

You say: 'He is in agitation between the ribs.'

وعضاض قيد يمنع من الرسيف

And the biting of a chain that prevents movement.

كذا يصيب الحريص على الشيء كأنه لا يستقر مكانه من الوجع.

Thus it afflicts the one eager for something, as if he cannot stay in his place from the pain.

قد يوصف به المحتضر فيقال: هو في علز الموت، أي في قلقه وكربه

It may describe the dying person, and it is said: 'He is in the agony of death, meaning in his anxiety and distress.'

قالت أعرابية ترثي ابنها: (وإذا له علز وحشرجة ... مما يجيش به من الصدر)

An Arab woman said, mourning her son: 'And he had agitation and a death rattle... from what was churning in his chest.'

وقد علز، في الكل، كفرح، علزا وعلزانا، محركة فيهما

And he became agitated, in all cases, like 'faraha', with 'alazan' and 'alazanan', both with vowel movement.

وهو علز، أي وجع قلق لا ينام

And he is 'aliz', meaning in restless pain that prevents sleep.

يقال: بات فلان علزا.

It is said: 'So-and-so spent the night restless and in pain.'

ويقال: ما لي أراك علزا

And it is said: 'Why do I see you restless?'

وقال: علزان الأسير شد صفادا

And he said: 'Alazan, the captive, tightened his bonds.'

والعلوز، كسنور: البشم

And 'al-alwaz', like 'sunnur': indigestion.

وقال الجوهري: هو لغة في العلوص، وهو وجع البطن الذي يقال له اللوى.

Al-Jawhari said: 'It is a variant for 'al-ulūs', which is the stomach ache called 'al-lawy'.

والعلوز: الجنون، وهذه عن الصاغاني.

And 'al-alwaz': madness, and this is from Al-Saghani.

والعلوز: الموت الوحي، وهذه عن اللسان

And 'al-alwaz': sudden death, and this is from Al-Lisan.

والعلوز: البظر الغليظ.

And 'al-alwaz': the thick clitoris.

عفا بطن قو من سليمى فعالز ... فذات الغضى فالمشرفات النواشز

The valley of Quww from Sulayma has been deserted, and Al'iz... then Dhat al-Ghadha, then the high, rising peaks.

أعلزه: أعجزه

'A'lazahu': He made him unable.

وعلز عليه، نقله الصاغاني.

And 'alaza 'alayhi', as reported by Al-Saghani.

ما تبعث من الوجع شيئا إثر شيء، كالحمى يدخل عليها السعال والصداع ونحوهما

What arises from pain one after another, like fever accompanied by cough, headache, and the like.

وعلز من كذا: تمرض.

And 'alaza from such-and-such': he fell ill.

وأعلزه الوجع: أقلقه

And the pain 'a'lazahu': it agitated him.

وعلز إلى الشيء: مال وعدل

And 'alaza ila al-shay': he inclined and turned towards the thing.

وأيضا: اشتاق، كلاهما من) التهذيب لابن القطاع.

And also: he longed for it, both from Al-Tahdhib by Ibn al-Qatta'.