زغو

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to crying, particularly intense crying, and also to specific geographical locations and ethnic groups. It also includes a term for a morally corrupt woman and a specific scent.

Derived headwords

زَغَاverb

1.
to cryclassical
To cry, or to cry intensely. This meaning is noted as being omitted by Al-Jawhari and provided by others.

يَزْغُوverb

1.
to cryclassical
The present tense form of crying intensely, as described for the root verb.

زُغْوًاnoun

1.
cryingclassical
The verbal noun (masdar) for crying intensely.

زَقَاverb

1.
to cry intenselyclassical
To cry intensely, similar to the verb زغا.

الزَّاغِيَةnoun

1.
corrupt womanclassical
A woman who is dissolute or immoral; a fornicatress.

الزِّغَاnoun

1.
scent of lovebeansclassical
The specific aroma or fragrance associated with lovebeans (حبوش).

زَغَاوَةnoun

1.
people of Sudan
A group or people from Sudan. The pronunciation is given as 'zuġāwah' with dammah on the 'zay', though Al-Muḥkam notes it with fatha.

زغاويadjective

1.
Sudanese
Relating to or originating from Sudan; a nisbah adjective.

زُغْوَانname

1.
mountain nameclassical
The name of a mountain located in the Maghreb, near Tunis in Africa. The pronunciation is given with fatha on the 'zay'.

Parallel reading

زغا الصبي يزغو زغوا

The child cried intensely, crying intensely, a crying.

أي (بكى) ، أو اشتد بكاؤه، وكذلك زقا.

Meaning (cried), or his crying intensified, and likewise zqā.

والزاغية: الهلوك، وهي الفاجرة.

And Al-Zāghiyah: the dissolute woman, and she is the fornicatress.

والزغا، كهدى: رائحة الحبوش؛

And Al-Zighā, like hudā: the scent of lovebeans;

وزغاوة، بالضم؛

And Zuġāwah, with dammah;

وفي المحكم مضبوط بالفتح؛

And in Al-Muḥkam it is recorded with fatha;

جنس من السودان، والنسبة زغاوي.

A group of Sudanese people, and the nisbah is Zughāwī.

وزغوان، بالفتح: جبل بالمغرب بأفريقية قرب تونس.

And Zuġwān, with fatha: a mountain in the Maghreb in Africa near Tunis.