زيغ

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of deviating, inclining, or swerving from a straight path, whether literal or metaphorical. It extends to meanings of turning away, being led astray, or pulling something aside.

Derived headwords

زَاغَverb

1.
to deviateboth
To incline or swerve away from the intended course or the straight path.
2.
to turn asideboth
To depart from the right way or from a principle.
3.
to be led astrayboth
To have one's heart or mind inclined towards something wrong or erroneous.
4.
to pullclassical
To pull or draw a camel by its halter.
5.
to swerveclassical
To deviate or depart from the topic or argument.

وزاغ عن الطريق — and he deviated from the road

زَوِغَverb

1.
to deviateclassical
An alternative pronunciation or form for deviating from the path.

زَوَّغَverb

1.
to cause to deviateclassical
To make something or someone deviate or turn aside.

زُوغًاnoun

1.
deviationboth
The act of deviating or swerving.
2.
inclinationboth
A turning away from the right course.

وزاغ عن الطريق زوغا — and he deviated from the road, a deviation

زِيغًاnoun

1.
deviationclassical
An alternative form for the act of deviating or swerving.

زَوَّغَverb

1.
to pullclassical
To pull a camel by its halter.

زاغ الناقة يزوغها زوغا: جذبها بالزمام — he pulled the camel, pulling it by the halter

أَزَاغَverb

1.
to cause to deviateclassical
To lead someone astray or cause them to deviate from the right path.

أزاغه في المنطق إزاغة — he caused him to deviate in logic

إِزَاغَةnoun

1.
causing to deviateclassical
The act of causing someone or something to deviate.

أزاغه في المنطق إزاغة — he caused him to deviate in logic

يُزِيغُverb

1.
to cause to deviateclassical
Present tense of causing someone or something to deviate.

وأنا أزيغه — and I cause him to deviate

زَاوَغَverb

1.
to swerveclassical
To deviate or swerve, especially in speech or argument.

وزاوغته مزاوغة وزواغا — and I engaged in evasiveness with him

مُزَاوَغَةnoun

1.
evasivenessclassical
The act of swerving or being evasive.

وزاوغته مزاوغة وزواغا — and I engaged in evasiveness with him

زَوَاغًاnoun

1.
evasivenessclassical
An alternative form for the act of swerving or being evasive.

وزاوغته مزاوغة وزواغا — and I engaged in evasiveness with him

زَاغَتْverb

1.
deviatedboth
Past tense, feminine singular of deviating.

زاغت الناقة يزوغها زوغا — the camel deviated

تَزِيغُverb

1.
to deviateboth
Second person masculine singular or third person feminine singular present tense of deviating.

ربنا لا تزغ قلوبنا — Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate

زَوَّغْتُverb

1.
I caused to deviateclassical
First person singular past tense of causing to deviate.

وزغت به — and I caused it to deviate

زَوَّغَانًاnoun

1.
deviationclassical
The act of deviating or swerving, as mentioned by Al-Yazidi.

زاغ في كل ما جرى في المنطق يزوغ زوغانا محركة، أي: جار — he deviated in everything that was discussed in logic, deviating a deviation, meaning he strayed.

Parallel reading

مال عن القصد

inclined away from the intended course

وزاغ عن الطريق!

and he deviated from the road!

وزاغ قلبه يزوغه: أمال

and his heart deviated, making it incline

ربنا لا تزغ قلوبنا

Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate

زاغ الناقة يزوغها زوغا: جذبها بالزمام

he pulled the camel, pulling it by the halter

ولا من زاغها بالخزائم

and not by him who pulled it by the nose-strings

زاغ في كل ما جرى في المنطق يزوغ زوغانا محركة، أي: جار

he deviated in everything that was discussed in logic, deviating a deviation, meaning he strayed.

أزاغه في المنطق إزاغة

he caused him to deviate in logic

وأنا أزيغه

and I cause him to deviate

وزاوغته مزاوغة وزواغا

and I engaged in evasiveness with him

وزغت به

and I caused it to deviate