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Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to concepts of speed, lightness, and perhaps a lack of substance or presence. It is used to describe something swift or quick, and also something insubstantial or easily overlooked.

Derived headwords

المُزْلَهِمّadjective
  1. 1.
    swift, quickboth

    Describing something that is fast or moves with great speed.

  2. 2.
    insubstantial, lightclassical

    Referring to something that is light, not heavy, or lacking substance.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري.
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن الأنباري: هو الخفيف
And Ibn al-Anbari said: it is the light (or insubstantial).
وأنشد: (من المزلهمين الذين كأنهم ... إذا احتضر القوم الخوان على وتر)
And he recited: (Among the swift ones who are as if... when people are gathered, the table is set precariously).
المزلهم: السريع
Al-muzlahim: the swift.