مزن

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to movement, speed, and going forth. It also extends to concepts of abundance, particularly with rain and clouds, and can denote praise, excellence, and established customs or states.

Derived headwords

مَزَنَverb

1.
to go quicklyboth
To proceed swiftly in pursuit of a need or goal.
2.
to goboth
To travel or move about in the land.
3.
to illuminateclassical
Said of a person's face, meaning it became bright or radiant.
4.
to fillboth
To fill a waterskin completely.
5.
to praiseclassical
To commend or praise someone.
6.
to praise from behindclassical
To praise someone in their absence to a person in authority.

مَزْنmasdar

1.
going quicklyboth
The act of proceeding swiftly in pursuit of a need or goal.
2.
fillingboth
The act of filling a waterskin.

تَمَزَّنَverb

1.
to goclassical
To move about in the land, derived from the verb 'mazana'.
2.
to trainboth
To practice or train oneself.
3.
to be stingyclassical
To act stingily, as if imitating 'mizn' (clouds), used metaphorically.
4.
to consider oneself superiorclassical
To believe one has an advantage over others without justification.
5.
to act sophisticatedclassical
To behave in a refined or sophisticated manner.
6.
to show more than one hasclassical
To display more than one actually possesses.

تَمَزُّنmasdar

1.
trainingboth
The act of practicing or training oneself.
2.
stinginessclassical
The act of being stingy.
3.
considering oneself superiorclassical
The act of believing one has an advantage over others without justification.
4.
sophisticationclassical
The act of behaving in a refined or sophisticated manner.

مَزَّنَverb

1.
to favorclassical
To grant favor or preference to someone.
2.
to praiseclassical
To praise or commend someone.

تَمْزِينmasdar

1.
favoringclassical
The act of granting favor or preference.
2.
praiseclassical
The act of praising or commending.

المَزْنnoun

1.
cloudsboth
Clouds in general.
2.
white cloudsboth
Specifically, white clouds.
3.
rain cloudsboth
Clouds that contain water.
4.
shining cloudsclassical
Clouds that are luminous or bright.

مُزْنَةnoun

1.
cloudboth
A piece or portion of cloud.
2.
rainboth
A rainfall or shower of rain.
3.
white cloudboth
A white cloud.

مَزْنname

1.
woman's nameclassical
A proper name for a woman.
2.
place nameclassical
A place in Samarkand.
3.
place nameclassical
A place in Daylam.

المَزْنnoun

1.
habitboth
A custom, way, or state of being.
2.
conditionboth
A particular state or condition.

المَازِنnoun

1.
ant eggsclassical
The white eggs of ants.

مَازِنname

1.
tribal ancestor nameclassical
The name of an ancestor of a tribe, specifically Mazin bin Malik bin Amr bin Tamim.
2.
place nameclassical
The name of a well or water source.

ابن مُزْنَةname

1.
crescent moonclassical
The crescent moon appearing through clouds.

المَزُونnoun

1.
Oman (region)classical
The region of Oman, referred to by this name in Persian and by some Arabs.
2.
sailorsclassical
Sailors, particularly those from Oman.
3.
distanceclassical
Remoteness or distance.

مُزَيْنَةname

1.
tribal nameclassical
The name of a tribe descended from Ad bin Tábkhah.

يَوْم مَزْنphrase

1.
day of flightclassical
A day of fleeing from the enemy.

مَزْنَةnoun

1.
a single journeyclassical
A single instance of traveling a certain distance.
2.
a portionclassical
A portion or amount, similar to 'haswah'.

مُزَيْنَانname

1.
place nameclassical
A small town at the border of Khurasan.

Parallel reading

مَزَنَ يَمْزُنُ مَزْنًا ومَزُونًا: مَضَى مسرعاً في طلب الحاجة لوجهه وذهب

Mazana, yamzunu, maznan and mazunan: to go swiftly in pursuit of a need or goal, and to go.

مَزَنَ في الأرض: ذهب فيها

Mazana in the land: to go in it.

والتمزن: تفعل منه، وبه فسر قول الشاعر: بعد ارقداد العزب الجموحفي الجهل والتمزن الربيح

And al-tamazzun: is the verb form derived from it, and by this the poet's saying is explained: After the stubborn, untamed bachelor has rested, in ignorance and profitable going forth.

مَزَنَ الرجل: أضاء وجهه

A man mazana: his face illuminated.

مَزَنَ (القربة) مَزْنًا: ملأها، كمَزَنَها تمزينا

Mazana (a waterskin) maznan: to fill it, as tamzeenahu.

مَزَنَ فلانا: مدحه، عن المبرد

Mazana someone: to praise him, according to Al-Mubarrid.

فضله أو قرظه من ورائه عند ذي سلطان، كخليفة أو وال؛ ذكره المبرد إلا أنه بصيغة التفعيل

To favor him or praise him from behind to a ruler, like a caliph or governor; Al-Mubarrid mentioned this, but in the form of taf'eel.

والمزن، بالضم: السحاب عامة؛ أو أبيضه، أو السحاب ذو الماء؛ وقيل: هو المضيء، القطعة: مزنة

And al-mizn, with damma: clouds in general; or its white ones, or clouds with water; and it was said: it is the luminous one, a piece: miznah.

يقال: ما زال مزنك هكذا؛ وهو على مزن واحد؛ وليس بتصحيف مرن

It is said: Your habit has remained thus; and he is on one habit; and it is not a misspelling of 'maran'.

والمازن، كصاحب: بيض النمل؛ عن ابن دريد

And al-mazin, like sahib: the eggs of ants; according to Ibn Duraid.

مازن: أبو قبيلة من تميم، هو مازن بن مالك بن عمرو بن تميم

Mazin: the father of a tribe from Tamim, he is Mazin bin Malik bin Amr bin Tamim.

والمزنة، بالضم: المطرة؛ قال أوس بن حجر: ألم تر أن الله أنزل مزنة وعفر الظباء في الكناس تقمع؟

And al-muznah, with damma: a rainfall; Aws bin Hajar said: Did you not see that Allah sent down a rainfall, and the gazelles in their lairs are subdued?

وابن مزنة، بالضم: الهلال يخرج من خلال السحاب، حكي ذلك عن ثعلب

And Ibn Muznah, with damma: the crescent moon that emerges through the clouds, this was narrated from Tha'lab.

والتمزن: التمرن

And al-tamazzun: training.

وهو على مزن واحد

And he is on one habit.

يا عرو إن تكذب علي تمزنا بما لم يكن فاكذب فلست بكاذب

O 'Urwah, if you lie about me, considering yourself superior in what was not, then lie, for you are not a liar.

والتمزين: التفضيل

And al-tamzeen: favoring.

والمزون، كصبور: اسم أرض عمان، بالفارسية

And al-muzun, like sabur: the name of the land of Oman, in Persian.

فأما الأزد أزد أبي سعيد فأكره أن أسميها المزون

As for the Azd, the Azd of Abi Sa'id, I dislike naming them Al-Muzun.

وأطفأت نيران المزون وأهلها وقد حاولوها فتنة أن تسعرا

And I extinguished the fires of Al-Muzun and its people, though they tried to incite sedition to set them ablaze.

مزونيا بفقحته الصليبفأصبح قافلا كرم ومجد وأصبح قادما كذب وحوب

A Muzunian with the hardness of the cross; he returned with nobility and glory, and he arrived with lies and sin.

مزينة، كجهينة: قبيلة، من مضر، وهو ابن أد بن طابخة

Muzaynah, like Juhaynah: a tribe, from Mudar, and he is the son of Ad bin Tabkhah.

وهذا يوم مزن، بالفتح: أي يوم فرار من العدو

And this is a day of mazn, with fatha: meaning a day of fleeing from the enemy.

مزن في الأرض مزنة واحدة: أي سار عقبة واحدة

He went in the land one maznah: meaning he traveled one stage.

وما أحسن مزنته: وهو الاسم مثل الحسوة والحسوة

And how good is his maznah: it is the noun like 'haswah' and 'haswah'.

والمزون: البعد

And al-muzun: distance.

ومازن بن خلاوة بن ثعلبة بن هزمة بن طاطم: جد لزهير بن أبي سلمى، وقد ينسب إليه فيقال المازني

And Mazin bin Khilawah bin Tha'labah bin Huzamah bin Tatim: the grandfather of Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma, and he may be attributed to him, so he is called Al-Mazini.

وصوابه من بني مزينة فوهم ما بين مازن ومزينة

And the correct reading is from the Banu Muzaynah, so there was confusion between Mazin and Muzaynah.

وزيد بن المزين الأنصاري، كزبير، بدري، ذكره ابن ماكولا؛ ويقال اسمه يزيد ولقبه المزين

And Zayd bin Al-Muzayyin Al-Ansari, like Zubayr, a Badr participant, mentioned by Ibn Makula; and it is said his name is Yazid and his title is Al-Muzayyin.

ويحيى بن إبراهيم بن مزين المزيني الأندلسي عن مطرف والقعنبي، وأولاده الحسن وسعيد وجعفر، حدثوا، ومات جعفر سنة 291، وكان فقيها مالكيا، ومات أبوهم يحيى سنة 260

And Yahya bin Ibrahim bin Muzayyin Al-Muzayni Al-Andalusi narrated from Mutarrif and Al-Qa'nabi, and his sons Al-Hasan, Sa'id, and Ja'far, they narrated, and Ja'far died in the year 291, and he was a Maliki jurist, and their father Yahya died in the year 260.

وبنو مازن بن النجار الخزرجيون، ومنهم عبد الله بن يزيد بن عاصم المازني بدري، وواسع بن حبان وآخرون

And the Banu Mazin bin Al-Najjar Al-Khazrajiyyun, and among them is Abdullah bin Yazid bin Asim Al-Mazini, a Badr participant, and Wasi' bin Habban and others.

وفي قيس بن عيلان: بنو مازن بن منصور بن عكرمة، منهم عتبة بن غزوان أحد التابعين

And among Qays bin 'Aylan: the Banu Mazin bin Mansur bin Ikrimah, and among them is Utbah bin Ghazwan, one of the Successors.

ومزينان: بفتح فكسر فسكون: بليدة بآخر حد خراسان، منها: أبو عمرو أحمد بن محمد بن مقبل الكاتب من مشايخ الحاكم أبي عبد الله

And Muzaynan: with fatha, kasra, sukun: a small town at the border of Khurasan, from which is Abu Amr Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Muqbil Al-Katib, from the shaykhs of Al-Hakim Abi Abdullah.