فزز

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of sudden movement, alarm, and being startled or agitated. It extends to meanings of isolation, flowing, and even specific geographical locations and animal young.

Derived headwords

فَزَ عَنِّيverb

1.
deviated, moved awayclassical
To deviate from someone or something, or to move away from a place.
2.
became isolatedclassical
To become solitary or separate from others.

فَزَعَverb

1.
was startled, panickedboth
To be suddenly frightened or alarmed.

فز الظبي يفز فزا — The wild gazelle was startled and fled suddenly.

فَزَّverb

1.
startled, frightenedboth
To cause someone to be startled, frightened, or to lose their composure.
2.
agitated, disturbedboth
To disturb or agitate someone, causing them distress.

فز فلانا عن موضعه — He startled the person from their place.

فَزَّازَةnoun

1.
alertness, vigilanceclassical
A state of being alert, watchful, or quick to react.

فُزُوزَةnoun

1.
alertness, vigilanceclassical
A state of being alert, watchful, or quick to react.

فَزَّverb

1.
flowed, oozedclassical
For a wound or water to flow with its contents or moisture.

فز الجرح فزا — The wound flowed.

وكذا الماء فزا — And likewise the water flowed.

فَزِيزَاnoun

1.
flowing, moistureclassical
The act or state of flowing, or moisture.

اسْتَفَزَّهُverb

1.
made him light-headed, agitatedboth
To make someone feel light-headed, agitated, or easily swayed.
2.
provoked, incitedboth
To provoke or incite someone to action, often to a foolish or hasty one.
3.
drove him outclassical
To force someone out of their home or place.
4.
deceived, luredclassical
To trick or lure someone into a dangerous situation.
5.
killedclassical
To kill someone.

واستفزه الخوف استخفه — And fear made him light-headed.

واستفزز من استطعت منهم بصوتك — And entice by your voice whoever you can among them.

وإن كادوا ليستفزونك من الأرض — And indeed they almost made you leave the land.

أَفَزَّهُverb

1.
startled, alarmedclassical
To cause someone to be startled or alarmed.

أفززته الكلاب مروع — The dogs startled him, terrified.

الفُزّadjective

1.
light, quick, agileclassical
Describing a person who is quick, agile, and perhaps easily startled or moved.

الفُزّnoun

1.
young wild bullclassical
The young of a wild bull, characterized by its restlessness and tendency to flee.

كما استغاث بسيء فز غيطلة — Like a frightened young wild bull seeking refuge in a thicket.

أَفْزَازnoun

1.
young wild bullsclassical
Plural of 'al-fuzz', referring to young wild bulls.

فُزّname

1.
a place nameclassical
A locality in Nishapur.

فَزَّانname

1.
a region nameclassical
A large province between Fayoum and Tripoli of the West, named after Fazzan bin Ham bin Noah.

تَفَزَّزَverb

1.
sangclassical
To sing.

اِفْتَزَّverb

1.
overcame, defeatedclassical
To overcome or defeat someone.

فَزْفَزَverb

1.
chased awayclassical
To chase someone or something away.

تَفَازَزْنَاverb

1.
we dueledclassical
To engage in a duel or contest with each other.

الفَزَّةnoun

1.
startled leapclassical
A sudden leap or jump caused by alarm or fright.

الفَزْفَزnoun

1.
breastclassical
The breast.

Parallel reading

فز فلان عني: عدل، نقله الصاغاني.

So-and-so deviated from me: he turned aside, as transmitted by Al-Saghani.

فز عنه: انفرد.

He became solitary from it: he became isolated.

فز الظبي يفز فزا: فزع.

The wild gazelle was startled and fled suddenly: it was frightened.

فز فلانا عن موضعه يفزه فزا: أفزعه وأزعجه وطير فؤاده.

He startled someone from their place, startling them suddenly: he frightened him, agitated him, and made his heart fly.

فز الجرح يفز وكذا الماء فزا و (! فزيزا، كأمير: سال بما فيه وندى، وكذا فص فصيصا.

The wound flowed and likewise the water flowed and oozed, like 'amīr: it flowed with its contents and moisture, and so did a fissure.

واستفزه الخوف: استخفه، وبه فسر قوله تعالى: واستفزز من استطعت منهم بصوتك، قال الفراء: أي استخف بصوتك ودعائك، قال: وكذلك قوله عز وجل وإن كادوا ليستفزونك من الأرض أي يستخفونك، وقيل: يفزعونك إفزاعا يحملك على خفة الهرب.

And fear made him light-headed: it made him light-headed, and by this is interpreted the Almighty's saying: 'And entice by your voice whoever you can among them,' Al-Farra' said: meaning, entice by your voice and your supplication. He said: And likewise His Almighty saying, 'And indeed they almost made you leave the land,' meaning, they made you light-headed, and it was said: they frightened you with a fright that would make you flee quickly.

استفزه: أخرجه من داره وأزعجه إزعاجا يحمله على الاستخفاف.

He provoked him: he drove him out of his house and agitated him with an agitation that would make him act rashly.

أفززته وأفزعته سواء، وفي بعض النسخ: أزعجته.

I startled him and I frightened him are the same, and in some versions: I agitated him.

(والدهر لا يبقى على حدثانه ... شبب أفزته الكلاب مروع)

(And time does not remain through its events... he was startled by the dogs, terrified)

والفز: الرجل الخفيف، نقله الزمخشري وابن منظور.

And 'al-fuzz': the light man, as transmitted by Al-Zamakhshari and Ibn Manzur.

كما استغاث بسيء فز غيطلة ... خاف العيون فلم ينظر به الحشك

Like a frightened young wild bull seeking refuge in a thicket... fearing the eyes, so the crowd did not look at him.

وتفزز الرجل عني، هكذا في النسخ بالعين المهملة، وفي بعضها: تغنى والصواب كما في التكملة: غنى بالغين المعجمة.

And the man sang to me, thus in the manuscripts with the unpointed 'ayn, and in some of them: he sang, and the correct reading as in Al-Takmilah is: he sang with the pointed ghayn.

وافتز افتزازا: غلب، كابتز وابتذ، كذا في النوادر.

And he overcame with overcoming: he defeated, like 'ibtazza' and 'ibtadha', thus in Al-Nawadir.

عن ابن الأعرابي: فزفز، إذا طرد إنسانا أو غيره، ومقلوبه زفزف، إذا مشى مشية حسنة.

From Ibn Al-A'rabi: 'fazfaza', if he chased a person or something else away, and its inversion 'zafzafa', if he walked with a good gait.

يقال: تفاززنا، أي تبارزنا، هكذا بالراء قبل الزاي، في كثير من النسخ، والصواب بزاءين، وهو في النوادر.

It is said: 'tafazazna', meaning we dueled, thus with 'ra' before 'zay', in many manuscripts, and the correct reading is with two 'zayns', and it is in Al-Nawadir.

واستفزه: ختله حتى ألقاه في مهلكة.

And he lured him: he tricked him until he threw him into destruction.

واستفزه: قتله، هكذا نقله بعض المفسرين في تفسير قوله تعالى: ليستفزونك.

And he provoked him: he killed him, thus some commentators transmitted in the interpretation of the Almighty's saying: 'lest they provoke you'.