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Root entry · 40 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of separation, removal, and departure. It extends to distinguishing, differentiating, and moving apart. In its derived forms, it can also refer to being gentle, skillful, or even to the physical parting of thighs.

Derived headwords

زَالَverb

1.
to cease, to stopboth
Used in negative constructions (ما زال, لا يزال) to indicate continuous action or a state that has not ended.
2.
to move, to shiftboth
To move from one place or state to another.

ما زلت أفعله — I kept doing it

ما زال زيد إلا منطلقا — Zayd has not stopped being outgoing.

أَزَالَverb

1.
to remove, to displaceboth
To cause something to move from its place or position.
2.
to separate, to distinguishboth
To cause two things to become distinct or separated.

أزاله عن مكانه — He removed him from his place

أزاله، إزالة، وإزالا — He removed it, removal, and separation

زَالَverb

1.
to move, to departboth
The intransitive form indicating movement or departure from a place or state.

زال عن مكانه — He moved from his place

زَيْلًاnoun

1.
removal, separationboth
The act of removing or separating something.

زلته زيلا — I removed it, a removal

أَزَلْتُهُverb

1.
I removed itboth
First-person singular past tense of 'azala', meaning to remove or displace.

أزلته — I removed it

زَلَّتَهُverb

1.
I removed itclassical
A variant or less common form of 'azaltuhu', meaning 'I removed it'.
2.
I distinguished itclassical
Meaning to distinguish or separate one thing from another.

زلته زيلا — I removed it, a removal

مَزَّتَهُverb

1.
to distinguish itboth
To separate or distinguish one thing from another.

زلته، أي مزته — I removed it, meaning I distinguished it

إِزَالَةnoun

1.
removal, eliminationboth
The act or process of removing something.

أزاله، إزالة، وإزالا — He removed it, removal, and separation

إِزَالًاnoun

1.
separation, distinctionclassical
The act of separating or distinguishing.

أزاله، إزالة، وإزالا — He removed it, removal, and separation

تَزَيَّلُواverb

1.
they separatedboth
The past tense, third person plural of 'tazayala', meaning to separate or disperse.

تزيلوا تزيلا — They separated, a separation

تَزْيِيلًاnoun

1.
separation, distinctionclassical
The act of separating or distinguishing, often implying a thorough or emphatic separation.

تزيلوا تزيلا — They separated, a separation

وتزييلا — and separation

تَزَايَلُواverb

1.
they separatedclassical
A variant form, particularly used by the Rabe'ah tribe, meaning to separate or disperse.

وتقول ربيعة تزايلوا، تزايلا — And Rabe'ah says: they separated, a separation

تَزَايَلَاnoun

1.
separationclassical
The masdar (verbal noun) for the verb 'tazayala', meaning separation or parting.

تزايلوا، تزايلا — they separated, a separation

تَزَيَّلْنَverb

1.
they would separateclassical
A form of the verb indicating a conditional or future separation.

تزيلن حتى ما يمس دم دما — they would separate until no blood would touch blood

تَزَايَلْنَverb

1.
they separatedclassical
A variant reading of 'tazayyalna', meaning they separated.

ويروى: تزايلن — And it is narrated: they separated

تَزَيَّلُواverb

1.
they distinguished themselvesboth
To become distinct or separate from one another.

لو تزيلوا لعذبنا الذين كفروا — If they had distinguished themselves, We would have punished those who disbelieved

مَزَلْتُهُverb

1.
I distinguished itclassical
First-person singular past tense of 'mazala', meaning to distinguish or separate.

زلته، أي مزته — I removed it, meaning I distinguished it

مَزَّهُverb

1.
to distinguish, to separateboth
To separate or distinguish one thing from another.

زل ضأنك من معزاك، أي مزه — Separate your sheep from your goats, meaning distinguish them

زِلْهُverb

1.
separate itboth
Imperative form of 'azala' or 'mazala', meaning to separate or distinguish.

زل ضأنك من معزاك — Separate your sheep from your goats

زَيِّلْهُverb

1.
separate itboth
Imperative form of 'azala' or 'zayyala', meaning to separate or distinguish.

وزيله، تزييلا — And separate it, a thorough separation

فَزَيَّلْنَاverb

1.
so We separatedboth
Past tense, first person plural, indicating a thorough separation.

فزيلنا بينهم — So We separated between them

فَزَايَلْنَاverb

1.
so We separatedclassical
A variant reading of 'fazayyalna', meaning 'so We separated'.

وقرأ بعضهم: فزايلنا بينهم — And some of them read: 'so We separated between them'

زَايَلَهُverb

1.
to part from him, to leave himboth
To separate from someone or something.

وزايله، مزايلة، وزيالا — And he parted from him, parting, and separation

مُزَايَلَةnoun

1.
parting, separationboth
The act of parting or separating from someone or something.

وزايله، مزايلة، وزيالا — And he parted from him, parting, and separation

زِيَالًاnoun

1.
parting, separationclassical
The act of parting or separating.

وزايله، مزايلة، وزيالا — And he parted from him, parting, and separation

المُزَايِلadjective

1.
separate, distinctboth
Describing something that is separate or distinct from others.

والحبيب المزايل: المباين — And the beloved who is separate: the distinct one

الزَّيَالnoun

1.
separationclassical
The act of separating or distinguishing.

والزيال: افراق — And separation: the act of parting

التَّزَايُلnoun

1.
separation, partingboth
The act of separating or parting from each other.
2.
modesty, bashfulnessclassical
In a figurative sense, it can mean shyness or modesty, where one withdraws from another.

والتزايل: التباين — And separation: the mutual parting

التزايل: الاحتشام — Separation: modesty

مُتَزَايِلadjective

1.
modest, bashfulclassical
Describing someone who is shy or modest, withdrawing from others.

وهو متزايل عنه، أي: محتشم — and he is shy from it, meaning: modest

أَتَزَايَلُverb

1.
I withdraw shylyclassical
First-person singular of 'tazayala', used in the sense of withdrawing due to shyness or respect.

أنا أتزايل عنك — I withdraw from you (out of respect)

الزَّيْلnoun

1.
parting of the thighsclassical
The space between the thighs, similar to 'fahj' (straddling).

أزيل الفخذين — parted thighs

أَزِيلadjective

1.
wide-thighedclassical
Describing someone with widely parted thighs.

أزيل الفخذين أفلج الثنايا — wide-thighed, with evenly spaced teeth

المُزَيِّلnoun

1.
skillful debaterclassical
A person who is skillful and adept in arguments and disputes.

وكان أحدهما مخلط مزيلا — And one of them was a mixed-up debater

المِزْيَالnoun

1.
skillful debaterclassical
Similar to 'muzayyil', referring to someone skilled in argumentation.

والمزيال، كمنبر، ومحراب — And the skillful debater, like 'minbar' and 'mihrab'

زَيَّلَverb

1.
to separate thoroughlyclassical
To separate or distinguish something emphatically.

زيل منا زويله — It separated from us its separation

زَوِيلnoun

1.
separation, movementclassical
A movement or separation, often used figuratively.

زيل منا زويلها — Its separation moved from us

المُتَزَايِلَةadjective

1.
veiled womanclassical
A woman who conceals her face from you.

المتزايلة من النساء: التي تستر وجهها عنك — The 'mutazayilah' among women: she who covers her face from you

زَيَّلَverb

1.
to move, to stirclassical
To cause movement or agitation.

وزيل زويله — and its movement, a movement

زَيْلًاverb

1.
to moveclassical
A variant form of 'zala' (to move), used intransitively.

وزيل في البيت مبنيا للمفعول، من زاله الله — and 'zayyal' in the verse is passive, from 'Allah moved it'

كِيدverb

1.
to cease, to stopclassical
A dialectal or less common variant of 'zal' (to cease), often used in negative constructions.

ما كيد فلان يفعل كذا — So-and-so has not stopped doing such-and-such

Parallel reading

زاله عن مكانه، يزيله، زيلا، لغة في أزاله

He removed him from his place, he removes him, a removal, a variant for 'azalahu'.

صوابه زلته زيلا: أي أزلته

The correct form is 'zaltuhu zaylan': meaning 'I removed it'.

وزلته زيلا: أي مزته

And I removed it a removal, meaning I distinguished it.

زال الشيء، زيلا، وأزاله، إزالة، وإزالا

The thing moved, a movement; and He removed it, a removal, and a separation.

وتزيلوا تزيلا، وتزييلا، وهذه حجازية

And they separated, a separation, and a thorough separation; and this is Hijazi.

وربيعة تقولك تزايلوا، تزايلا: أي تفرقوا

And Rabe'ah says: they separated, a separation: meaning they dispersed.

لو تزيلوا لعذبنا الذين كفروا

If they had distinguished themselves, We would have punished those who disbelieved.

وزلته، أزيله، زيلا، فلم ينزل: أي مزته فلم ينمز

And I removed it, I remove it, a removal, and it did not settle: meaning I distinguished it and it was not mixed.

يقال: زل ضأنك من معزاك، أي مزه، وأبن ذا من ذا

It is said: Separate your sheep from your goats, meaning distinguish them, and distinguish this from that.

وزيله، تزييلا، فتزيل: فرقه فتفرق

And He separated it thoroughly, so it separated: He distinguished it, so it dispersed.

فزيلنا بينهم

So We separated between them.

وهو على التكثير فيمن قال: زلت متعد، نحو مزته وميزته

And it is for intensification for those who say: 'zal' is transitive, like 'mazztuhu' and 'mayyaztuhu'.

أما زال يزيل، فإن الفراء قال في قوله تعالى: فزيلنا بينهم. ليست من زلت وإنما هي من زلت الشيء، فأنا أزيله، إذا فرقت ذا من ذا

As for 'zala' yuzilu, Al-Farra' said regarding the verse: 'fazayyalna baynahum'. It is not from 'zal' (to move), but rather from 'zalla ash-shay', so I 'uziluhu', if you separate this from that.

وقرأ بعضهم: فزايلنا بينهم، وهو مثل قولك: لا تصعر ولا تصاعر

And some of them read: 'fazayalnā baynahum', and it is like your saying: 'do not turn your cheek and do not turn your cheek'.

فزيلنا أي فرقنا، وهو من زال، يزول، وأزلته أنا

'Fazayyalna' means We separated, and it is from 'zala, yazulu', and I 'azaltuhu'.

وهذا غلط من القتيبي، ولم يميز بين زال يزول، وزال! يزيل، كما فعل الفراء

And this is an error by Al-Qutaybi, and he did not distinguish between 'zala yazulu' and 'zala yuzilu', as Al-Farra' did.

وزايله، مزايلة، وزيالا: فارقه

And he parted from him, a parting, and a separation: he left him.

والحبيب المزايل: المباين

And the beloved who is separate: the distinct one.

ويقال: خالطوا الناس وزايلوهم، أي فارقوهم في الأفعال

And it is said: Mix with people and part from them, meaning separate from them in actions.

والزيال: افراق، والتزايل: التباين

And 'az-ziyal': separation, and 'at-tazayul': mutual parting.

إلى ظعن كالدوم فيها تزايل ... وهزة أحمال لهن وشيج

To caravans like the 'dawm' trees in which there is separation... and the shaking of loads for them is a rustling sound.

وهو متزايل عنه، أي: محتشم، لأنه إذا احتشمه باينه بشخصه، وانقبض عنه

And he is shy from it, meaning: modest, because when he is modest towards him, he separates from him with his person and withdraws from him.

ويقال: أنا أتزايل عنك، فلا أتجاسر عليك

And it is said: I withdraw from you, so I do not dare to approach you.

والزيل، محركة: تباعد ما بين الفخذين، كالفحج

And 'az-zayl', vocalized: the widening between the thighs, like 'al-fahj'.

أجلى الجبين، أقنى الأنف، أزيل الفخذين أفلج الثنايا، بفخذه الأيمن شامة

Clear of forehead, aquiline of nose, wide of thigh, evenly spaced of teeth, with a mole on his right thigh.

أن رجلين تداعيا عنده، وكان أحدهما مخلطا مزيلا

That two men brought a dispute before him, and one of them was a mixed-up debater.

المزيل هو الجدل في الخصومات، الذي يزول من حجة إلى حجة

The 'muzayyil' is the one who argues in disputes, who shifts from one argument to another.

وما زلت أفعله، كما تقول: ما برحت

And I kept doing it, as you say: 'ma barihtu' (I did not cease).

وقلما يتكلم به إلا بحرف النفي

And it is rarely used except with a negation particle.

ليس يراد بما زال ولا يزال الفعل من زال يزول، إذا انصرف من حال إلى حال، وزال عن مكانه، ولكنه يراد بهما ملازمة الشيء، والحال الدائمة

It is not intended by 'ma zala' and 'la yazalu' the action of 'zala yazulu', if it departs from one state to another, and moves from its place, but rather it is intended by them to persist in something, and a permanent state.

فهي والتامة مختلفان في المادة، تلك مركبة من ز ول، وهذه من ز ي ل

So they and the complete verb are different in root; that one is composed of Z-W-L, and this one from Z-Y-L.

أو الناقصة مغيرة من التامة، بنوها على فعل، بكسر العين، بعد أن كانت مفتوحة

Or the incomplete verb is a modification of the complete verb, they built it on 'fa'ala', with a kasra on the 'ayn', after it was fatha.

أو هي من زاله يزيله، إذا مازه

Or it is from 'zalahu yuziluhu', if you distinguish it.

قولهم: ما زال، ولا يزال، أجريا مجرى كان، وفي رفع الاسم ونصب الخبر

Their saying: 'ma zala', and 'la yazalu', are treated like 'kana', in raising the subject and نصبing the predicate.

وأصله من الياء، لقولهم: زيلت: أي ما برحت

And its origin is from 'ya', because they say: 'zayyalta': meaning 'you did not cease'.

ولا يصح أن يقال: ما زال زيد إلا منطلقا، كما يقال: ما كان زيد إلا منطلقا

And it is not correct to say: 'ma zala Zayd illa muntaqilan', as it is said: 'ma kana Zayd illa muntaqilan'.

وذلك أن زال يقتضي معنى النفي، إذ هن ضد الثبات، وما ولا يقتضيان النفي، والنفيان إذا اجتمعا اقتضيا الإثبات

And that is because 'zala' implies the meaning of negation, as they are the opposite of permanence, and 'ma' and 'la' do not imply negation, and two negations, when they combine, imply affirmation.

فصار قولهم: ما زال يجري مجرى كان، في كونه إثباتا

So their saying: 'ma zala' became like 'kana', in being an affirmation.

وما زلت بزيد وما زلت وزيدا حتى فعل ذلك، زيالا، أي بزيد

And I remained with Zayd and I remained with Zayd until he did that, a separation, meaning with Zayd.

وحكى بعضهم: زلت أفعل، بمعنى: ما زلت أفعل، وهو قليل

And some of them narrated: 'zaltu af'alu', meaning: 'ma zaltu af'alu', and it is rare.

ما زيل فلان يفعل كذا، لغة في: ما زال

'Ma zayyal' so-and-so does such-and-such, a variant for: 'ma zala'.

وهذا كما يقال: في كاد: كيد

And this is like saying: for 'kada': 'kayda'.

المتزايلة من النساء: التي تستر وجهها عنك

The 'mutazayilah' among women: she who covers her face from you.

وزيل زويله، أي ذهبت حركته

And 'zayyal' its movement, meaning its movement departed.

أي استفز من الفرق، وهو من إسناد الفعل إلى مصدره

Meaning it was agitated by fear, and it is from attributing the verb to its masdar.

زيل منا زويلها. أي زيل قلبها من الفزع

'Zayyal' from us its movement. Meaning its heart was agitated by fear.

ويحتمل أن يكون زيل في البيت مبنيا للمفعول، من زاله الله، والزويل بمعنى الزوال

And it is possible that 'zayyal' in the verse is passive, from 'Allah moved it', and 'az-zuwayl' meaning 'az-zuwal'.

وأن يكون زيل لغة في زال، ويدل على صحة ذلك أنه يروى: زيل منا زوالها، وزال منا زويلها

And that 'zayyal' is a variant for 'zal', and what indicates the correctness of that is that it is narrated: 'zayyal minna zuwalaha', and 'zal minna zuwaylaha'.