ءزى

Root entry · 32 derived lemmas

The root ءزى primarily relates to concepts of drawing together, contracting, approaching, and gathering. It extends to meanings of hardship, intensity, and providing support or sustenance. It also encompasses actions of moving towards something stealthily or with intent.

Derived headwords

أَزَىٰ إِلَيْهِverb

1.
drew near, approachedboth
To draw near to something or someone, often with a sense of contracting or gathering oneself.
2.
shrank, contractedboth
To shrink or contract, like a shadow or flesh.

إذا زاء محلوقا أكب برأسه وأبصرته! يأزي إلي ويزحلأي ينقبض إلي وينضم — When the shorn one bent his head and I saw him! He draws near to me and shrinks away, contracting and joining.

أزى الشيء بعضه إلى بعض يأزي — One thing draws together to another, contracting.

أَزْيَاًnoun

1.
contraction, drawing togetherboth
The act of contracting, drawing together, or approaching.
2.
hardship, distressclassical
A state of hardship or distress, particularly related to intense heat.

آزَاهُverb

1.
drew together, contractedboth
To draw things together, to contract them, or to cause them to come closer.
2.
hardened, intensifiedclassical
To make something difficult or intense, especially in the context of hardship.

نغرف من ذي غيث ونؤزي — We scoop from the rain-giver and draw together (or favour).

آزٍadjective

1.
contracted, drawn togetherboth
Describing something that has contracted or drawn together, such as a shadow.
2.
dense, compactboth
Describing something that is dense or compact, like well-formed flesh.

الظل آز والسقاة تنتحي — The shadow is contracted, and the water-carriers approach.

وغلست والظل آز ما زحل — I went early, and the shadow was contracted, not yet dispersed.

أَزَىٰ لَهُverb

1.
approached stealthilyclassical
To approach someone from a safe direction in order to deceive or ambush them.

أَزَاهُverb

1.
exhausted, strainedclassical
To exhaust or strain someone to their limit.

مَأْزُوٌّadjective

1.
exhausted, strainedclassical
One who has been exhausted or severely strained.

مُؤْزَىٰadjective

1.
exhausted, strainedclassical
One who has been exhausted or severely strained.

أَزَىٰ مَالَهُverb

1.
diminished his wealthclassical
To diminish or reduce one's wealth.

وإن أزى ماله لم يأز نائله — And if his wealth diminished, his bounty did not diminish.

يَوْمٌ آزٍnoun

1.
day of intense heatclassical
A day characterized by severe, suffocating heat that makes breathing difficult.

ظل لها يوم من الشعرى أز يتعوذ منه بزرانيق الركي — It cast a day of intense heat upon it from Sirius, from which the watering troughs sought refuge.

تَآزَىٰverb

1.
drew close togetherboth
To draw close together, especially in a sitting posture.
2.
approached each otherboth
To approach one another, often in the context of proximity or shared space.

لما تآزينا إلى دفء الكتف — When we drew close together for the warmth of the shoulder.

الإِزَاءُnoun

1.
means of livelihoodboth
The cause or means of living; sustenance or prosperity.
2.
sustainer, managerboth
One who manages, sustains, or takes care of something, especially wealth or affairs.
3.
equal, rivalboth
An equal or rival who can contend with someone.
4.
base of a wellclassical
The stone or structure placed at the mouth of a well to support the bucket or guide the water.
5.
water outletclassical
The place where water flows out into a basin or container.

إزاء معاش لا يزال نطاقها شديدا — A means of livelihood whose scope is always intense.

فجعلت إزاءها أي جعلت القيم بها — And I made it its manager, meaning I appointed someone responsible for it.

تجدهم على ما خيلت هم إزاؤها وإن أفسد المال الجماعات والأزلو — You find them, as you imagine, its equals, even if wealth corrupts groups and rivals.

فرماها في مرابضها بإزاء الحوض أو عقره — So he struck her in her resting place by the side of the basin or its base.

ما بين صنبور إلى إزاء — Between the spout and the outlet.

إِزَاءُهُnoun

1.
its manager, its sustainerboth
The one who is responsible for managing or sustaining something.
2.
its equal, its rivalboth
An equal or rival to something.

إزاؤه كالظربان الموفي — Its manager (or outlet) is like the towering dung beetle.

آزَىٰ عَلَىٰ صَنِيعِهِverb

1.
favored, excelledclassical
To favor someone or excel in one's actions.
2.
weakenedclassical
To weaken or make something less effective.

نغرف من ذي غيث ونوزي أي نفضل عليه — We scoop from the rain-giver and favour (or excel).

آزَاهُverb

1.
matched, rivaledboth
To match, rival, or contend with someone.
2.
faced, confrontedboth
To face or confront an enemy.

وفرقة آزت الملوك فقاتلتهم على دين الله — And a group rivaled the kings and fought them for the religion of God.

تَأَزَّىٰ عَنْهُverb

1.
shrank from, fearedclassical
To shrink back from something out of fear or apprehension.
2.
retreated, recoiledclassical
To retreat or recoil from a situation.

تَأَزَّىٰ الْقَدَحُverb

1.
the arrow hit and vibratedclassical
When an arrow hits its target and vibrates within it.

تَأَزَّىٰ الْحَوْضَverb

1.
made a base for the basinclassical
To construct a base or support structure for the mouth of a water basin.

تَأْزِيَةٌnoun

1.
making a baseclassical
The act of constructing a base or support for a water basin.

مُتَآزِي الْخَلْقِadjective

1.
compactly builtclassical
Describing a person whose body parts are close together, compactly built.

آزِيٌّadjective

1.
compact, denseclassical
Describing someone with a compact or dense physique.
2.
scanty, little goodclassical
Describing a day that is narrow and offers little good.

غض الشعار فهو آزي زيم — The skin is tender, so he is compact and well-built.

يَوْمٌ أَزِيٌّnoun

1.
narrow, difficult dayclassical
A day that is narrow, difficult, and offers little prosperity.

ظل لها يوم من الشعرى أز يتعوذ منه بزرانيق الركي — It cast a day of intense heat upon it from Sirius, from which the watering troughs sought refuge.

أَزَىٰ الثَّوْبُverb

1.
the garment was washedclassical
When a garment has been washed.

أَزَّتِ الشَّمْسُverb

1.
the sun approached sunsetclassical
When the sun draws near to the time of setting.

بِإِزَاءِ فُلَانٍprepositional phrase

1.
alongside, next toboth
Being alongside or next to someone.

وهو بإزاء فلان — And he is alongside so-and-so.

إِزَاءُ خَيْرٍ أَوْ شَرٍّnoun phrase

1.
companion of good or evilclassical
One who is associated with or accompanies good or evil fortune.

تَوَزَّيَverb

1.
made a baseclassical
To make a base or support for a water basin (variant of تأزى).

آزَاهُverb

1.
repaired its baseclassical
To repair or improve the base or structure of something, like a well.

آزاه: أصلح إزاءه — He repaired its base: he fixed its support.

آزَىٰ فِيهِverb

1.
poured water onto its baseclassical
To pour water onto the base or structure of a well.

آزِيَةٌnoun

1.
camel that drinks from the basinclassical
A female camel that drinks only from the water basin or its base.

ناقة آزية — A camel that drinks from the basin.

أَزِيَّةٌnoun

1.
camel that drinks from the basinclassical
A female camel that drinks only from the water basin or its base.

آزَاهُverb

1.
exhausted himclassical
To exhaust or strain someone (variant of أزاه).

وآزاه فهو مؤزى: جهده — And he exhausted him, so he is exhausted: he strained him.

Parallel reading

إذا زاء محلوقا أكب برأسه وأبصرته! يأزي إلي ويزحلأي ينقبض إلي وينضم.

When the shorn one bent his head and I saw him! He draws near to me and shrinks away, contracting and joining.

أزى الشيء بعضه إلى بعض يأزي، نحو اكتناز اللحم وما انضم من نحوه.

One thing draws together to another, contracting, like the accumulation of flesh and what gathers similarly.

نغرف من ذي غيث ونؤزي

We scoop from the rain-giver and draw together (or favour).

وأزى الظل يأزى أزيا: قلص وتقبض ودنا بعضه إلى بعض؛

And the shadow contracts, drawing together and coming closer to itself;

والظل آز والحرباء موف على جدل

And the shadow is contracted, and the chameleon stands upon the sand.

الظل آز والسقاة تنتحي

The shadow is contracted, and the water-carriers approach.

وغلست والظل آز ما زحل

I went early, and the shadow was contracted, not yet dispersed.

وأزى له أزيا: أتاه من وجه مأمنه ليختله؛

And he approached him stealthily: he came to him from a safe direction to deceive him;

وأزى الرجل أزيا: أجهده

And the man was exhausted: he was strained.

وأزى ماله: نقصه.

And he diminished his wealth: he reduced it.

ويوم آز: شديد الحر يغم الأنفاس ويضيقها.

And a day of intense heat: severe heat that suffocates and constricts the breath.

تآزى القوم: تدانوا، أو خاص بالجلوس.

The people drew close together: they came near each other, or it is specific to sitting.

لما تآزينا إلى دفء الكتف

When we drew close together for the warmth of the shoulder.

الإزاء: سبب العيش؛ أو ما سبب من رغده وفضله.

The means of livelihood: the cause of living; or what is provided of its abundance and surplus.

والإزاء للحرب: مقيمها.

And the sustainer of war: its establisher.

وللمال: سائسها) والمحسن رعيتها والقائم عليها؛

And for wealth: its manager, the one who improves its flock and oversees it;

وكل من جعل قيما بأمر فهو إزاؤه؛

And whoever is made responsible for an affair, he is its manager;

فلم أضع وصية أقوام جعلت إزاءها أي جعلت القيم بها.

So I did not neglect the legacy of people for whom I made a manager, meaning I appointed someone responsible for them.

ولكني جعلت إزاء مال فأمنع بعد ذلك أو أنيل

But I made it a manager of wealth, so I protect it thereafter or bestow it.

فلا نجد على ما خيلت هم إزاؤها وإن أفسد المال الجماعات والأزلو

You find them, as you imagine, its equals, even if wealth corrupts groups and rivals.

هو فعال من أزى الشيء إذا تقبض واجتمع؛

It is a 'fa'aal' from the root 'azaa' when something contracts and gathers;

إزاء معاش لا يزال نطاقها شديدا

A means of livelihood whose scope is always intense.

وهو حجر أو جلد أو جلة يوضع عليها الحوض؛

It is a stone, or leather, or a large skin placed upon the basin;

فرماها في مرابضها بإزاء الحوض أو عقره

So he struck her in her resting place by the side of the basin or its base.

ما بين صنبور إلى إزاء

Between the spout and the outlet.

كأن محافير السباع حفاضه لتعريسها جنب الإزاء الممزق

As if the tracks of wild beasts were its lining for their resting beside the torn outlet.

وهم إزاؤهم: أي أقرانهم يقاومونهم ويصلحون أمرهم؛

And they are their equals: meaning their rivals who contend with them and set their affairs right;

لقد علم الشعب أنا لهم إزاء وأنا لهم معقل

The people know that I am their equal and their stronghold.

وآزى على صنيعه إيزاء: أفضل.

And he excelled in his deed: he was superior.

نغرف من ذي غيث ونوزي أي نفضل عليه.

We scoop from the rain-giver and favour (or excel) over him.

آزى فلان عن فلان: هابه.

So-and-so feared so-and-so: he was afraid of him.

وآزى الشيء: حاذاه؛ ولا تقل وازاه؛

And the thing matched it: it was parallel to it; do not say 'waazahu';

فوازينا العدو

And we faced the enemy.

وفرقة آزت الملوك فقاتلتهم على دين الله

And a group rivaled the kings and fought them for the religion of God.

وتأزى عنه: نكص وهابه؛

And he retreated from him: he recoiled and feared him;

تأزيت عن الشيء إذا كععت عنه.

You recoil from a thing when you falter from it.

تأزى القدح: أصاب الرمية فاهتز فيها؛

The arrow hit the target and vibrated within it;

تأزى الحوض: جعل له إزاء، وهو أن يضع على فمه حجرا أو جلة أو نحو ذلك؛

He made a base for the basin: he placed a stone, or a large skin, or the like upon its mouth;

كأزاه تأزية؛

He made a base for it, a construction;

ورجل متآزي الخلق: تدانى بعضه إلى بعض.

And a man compactly built: his parts are close to each other.

ورجل آزي: مكتنز اللحم؛

And a man is compact: dense with flesh;

غض الشعار فهو آزي زيم

The skin is tender, so he is compact and well-built.

ويوم أزي، ككتف: ضيق قليل الخير؛

And a narrow day, like 'katif': narrow, offering little good;

ظل لها يوم من الشعرى أز يتعوذ منه بزرانيق الركي

It cast a day of intense heat upon it from Sirius, from which the watering troughs sought refuge.

هذا الزمان مول خيره آزي

This time, its goodness is scarce.

وأزى المال: نقص؛

And wealth diminished: it decreased;

وإن أزى ماله لم يأز نائله

And if his wealth diminished, his bounty did not diminish.

وهو بإزاء فلان: أي بحذائه.

And he is alongside so-and-so: meaning next to him.

وأزى الثوب يأزي: إذا غسل.

And the garment was washed: when it was washed.

وأزت الشمس أزيا: دنت للمغيب.

And the sun approached sunset: it drew near to setting.

وإنه لإزاء خير أو شر: أي صاحبه.

And he is a companion of good or evil: meaning its associate.

وأزى الحوض تأزيا وتوزيئا، الأخيرة عن الجوهري: جعل له إزاء،

And he made a base for the basin, a construction and a distribution, the latter from Al-Jauhari: he made a base for it,

كآزاه إيزاء.

He made a base for it, a construction.

وآزاه: صب الماء من إزائه.

And he poured water from its base.

وآزى فيه: صب على إزائه.

And he poured onto its base.

وآزاه: أصلح إزاءه؛

And he repaired its base;

يعجز عن إيزائه ومدره

He is incapable of repairing its base and its repair.

وناقة آزية وأزية، كلاهما على النسب: تشرب من الإزاء.

And a camel that drinks from the basin and its base, both by relation: it drinks from the basin.

ويقال للناقة التي لا ترد النضيح حتى يخلو لها: الأزية، والأزية، والآزية، والقذور.

And the camel that does not drink from the abundant water until it is free for her is called: Al-Azziyah, Al-Aziyyah, Al-Aaziyyah, and Al-Qadhoor.

يقال للناقة إذا لم تشرب إلا من الإزاء: أزية؛

It is said of a camel if it drinks only from the basin: Azziyah;

وآزاه فهو مؤزى: جهده؛

And he exhausted him, so he is exhausted: he strained him;

وآزاه: جهده؛

And he strained him;