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زعبق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

The root زعبق (z-'-b-q) primarily relates to the concepts of scattering, dispersing, and neglecting something. It describes the act of breaking something apart or letting it go to waste, akin to sowing or wasting resources.

Derived headwords

زَعْبَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to neglectclassical

    To neglect or abandon something, leaving it unattended.

  2. 2.
    to scatterclassical

    To scatter or disperse something, breaking it into pieces.

تَزَعْبَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to scatterclassical

    To scatter or disperse, often implying wastefulness, as if sowing seeds.

تزعبق الشيء من يدي — The thing scattered from my hands

Parallel reading

زعبق القوم والشيء أهمله الجوهري
The people and the thing were neglected, according to Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن عباد: أي: فرقه وبدده
And Ibn 'Abbad said: meaning, to scatter and disperse it.
كبعزقه
Like scattering it.
وقد ذكر في موضعه
And it has been mentioned in its proper place.
وقال الأزهري في النوادر: تزعبق الشيء من يدي
And Al-Azhari said in Al-Nawadir: the thing scattered from my hands
أي تبذر وتفرق
meaning, it is sown and dispersed.