ز وط

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of swallowing large mouthfuls, often with a sense of haste or greed. It also appears in place names and as the name of an ancestor.

Derived headwords

زواطnoun

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swallowingclassical
The act of swallowing large mouthfuls, often with a sense of greed or haste.

زواطىnoun

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place nameclassical
A place name, possibly a town or settlement, mentioned in classical texts.

زاوطىnoun

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place nameclassical
A place name, specifically a town situated between Wasit and Basra.

زاوطةnoun

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place nameclassical
A place name, possibly a town or settlement, mentioned in classical texts.

بليدة قرب الطيبnoun

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settlementclassical
A small town or settlement located near a place called Al-Tayyib.

وزوطىname

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ancestor's nameclassical
The name of the grandfather of Imam Abu Hanifa Al-Nu'man ibn Thabit.

زوطىname

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ancestor's nameclassical
The name of the grandfather of Imam Abu Hanifa Al-Nu'man ibn Thabit, with this pronunciation being more commonly accepted.

زوطverb

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to swallow large mouthfulsclassical
To swallow large mouthfuls, often with a sense of greed or haste.

تزويطاnoun

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swallowing large mouthfulsclassical
The act of swallowing large mouthfuls, often with a sense of greed or haste.

أزوطverb

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to swallow large mouthfulsclassical
To swallow large mouthfuls, often with a sense of greed or haste.

إزواطاnoun

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swallowing large mouthfulsclassical
The act of swallowing large mouthfuls, often with a sense of greed or haste.

Parallel reading

وزواطى، كسكارى، أهمله الجوهري

And Zuwaṭā, like sukkārā, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.

وقال ابن دريد: ع.

And Ibn Duraid said: 'ayn (meaning it is a valid word).

وهو غلط، والذي في العباب والتكملة: زاوطى بتقديم الألف

And this is an error, and what is in Al-'Abab and Al-Takmilah is: Zāwṭā, with the alif preceding.

قال: وربما قيل: زاوطة: د، بين واسط والبصرة.

He said: And perhaps it is said: Zāwaṭah: D, between Wasit and Basra.

وفي التكملة. بليدة قرب الطيب.

And in Al-Takmilah: A small town near Al-Tayyib.

وزوطى، كسلمى: جد الإمام أبي حنيفة النعمان بن ثابت، رضي الله عنه

And Zuṭā, like Sulmā: the grandfather of Imam Abu Hanifa Al-Nu'man ibn Thabit, may Allah be pleased with him.

وقيل: هو زوطى، كموسى، وهو الذي جزم به كثيرون

And it was said: it is Zuṭā, like Mūsā, and this is what many have affirmed.

وزوط تزويطا: عظم اللقم وازدردها، عن أبي عمر و

And he swallowed (zuwṭa) with great swallowing (tazwīṭan): he made the mouthful large and swallowed it, from Abu 'Amr.

وكذلك: غوط، ودبل.

And similarly: ghawṭa, and dabala.

أزوط اللقمة إزواطا عظمها وازدردها

He made the mouthful large (azwāṭa al-luqmah izwāṭan), he made it large and swallowed it.

نقله صاحب اللسان عن أبي عمر وأيضا

The author of Al-Lisān transmitted this from Abu 'Amr as well.