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ز ع ل ق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to concepts of liveliness or activity, though its primary discussion revolves around a specific plant name. There is also a note suggesting a potential misspelling or alternative form with the letter 'dhal'.

Derived headwords

الزَّعْلُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    lively personclassical

    A term for a person who is active and energetic.

  2. 2.
    plantclassical

    A type of plant. The text notes that this meaning might be more correctly rendered with the letter 'dhal' instead of 'zayn'.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it.
وقال ابن عباد هو النشيط
And Ibn Abbad said it is the energetic one.
وروي بالذال
And it was narrated with the letter 'dhal'.
والزعلوق: نبات
And Al-Za'luq is a plant.
أو الصواب بالذال فيهما لا غير
Or the correct form is with the letter 'dhal' in both cases, and nothing else.
نبه على ذلك الصاغاني
Al-Sagani pointed this out.
والزاي تصحيف
And the letter 'zayn' is a misspelling.