zaʿzaʿān

convulsing, shaking

زَعْزَعان

Word

Adjective · pattern فَعْزَلان

Root

ز ع ع

From the same root

All words from ز ع ع →

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 10 entries
  • زَعْزَعَةٌ moving, agitating, shaking, or putting into a state of motion or commotion
    signifies The moving, agitating, shaking, or putting into a state of motion or commotion, (Lth, S, K,) a thing, (S,) or a tree, (Lth, K,) and the like, (K,) by the wind: (Lth, K:) or any vehement moving or agitating or shaking; or putting into a state of vehement motion or commotion. (K.) You say, زَعْزَعْتُهُ I moved it, agitated it, shook it, &c. (S.) And زَعْزَعَتِ الرِّيحُ الشَّجَرَةَ, inf. n. زَعْزَعْةٌ, The wind moved, or agitated, or shook, &c., the tree; as also زَعْزَعَتْ بِهَا, which may be a dial. var. of the former, or the verb in this case may be made trans. by means of the ب because it has the meaning of دَفَعَتْ بِهَا. (TA.) You say also, زَعْزَعَهُ, inf. n. as above, meaning He moved it, agitated it, shook it, &c., vehemently, desiring to pull it out or up or off, and to remove it. (TA.) ― -b2- [And hence,] زَعْزَعْتُ الإِبِلَ (tropical:) I drove the camels roughly, or violently; urged them on. (TA.)
  • تَزَعْزَعَ It became moved, agitated, shaken, or put into a state of motion or commotion
    It became moved, agitated, shaken, or put into a state of motion or commotion: (S, K:) [or it became moved, agitated, shaken, &c., vehemently:] quasi-pass. of زَعْزَعَتْهُ الرِّيحُ. (TA.) ― -b2- [And hence,] تَزَعْزَعَتِ الإِبِلُ (tropical:) The camels went roughly, or violently, being so driven, or urged on. (TA.)
  • رِيحٌ زَعْزَعٌ A wind that agitates things, shakes them, or puts them into a state of motion or commotion
    and ↓ زَعْزَعَانٌ and ↓ زُعَازِعٌ, (S, K,) the last with damm, (K, TA,) but written by J with fet-h, (TA,) [and so I find it in one copy of the S, but in another copy with damm,] and ↓ زَعْزَاعٌ, (Sgh, K,) A wind that agitates things, shakes them, or puts them into a state of motion or commotion: (S, K, TA:) and ↓ رِيحٌ زُعْزُوعٌ [signifies the same; or] a violent wind. (IJ.) ― -b2- [And hence,] سَيْرٌ زَعْزَعٌ (tropical:) An agitating, or a jolting, pace; (S, [but not there explained, though the meaning is there implied,] Sgh, K;) a vehement pace. (L.)
  • زَعْزَعَةٌ calamities, or adversities, of fortune
    [see R. Q. 1]. ― -b2- زَعَازِعُ [which is its pl. when it is used as a simple subst.] signifies (tropical:) The calamities, or adversities, of fortune; (K, TA;) like زَلَازِلُ. (TA.) One says, كَيْفَ أَنْتَ فِى هٰذِهِ الزَّعَازِعِ (tropical:) How art thou in these calamities, or adversities? so in the L and the Moheet and the A. (TA.)
  • زَعْزَعَانٌ Open entry
    : see زَعْزَعٌ.
  • زَعْزَاعٌ Vehement motion, agitation, or shaking
    : see زَعْزَعٌ. ― -b2- Also [Vehement motion, agitation, or shaking;] a subst. from زَعْزَعَهُ as signifying “ he moved it, ” &c., “ vehemently: ” and metaphorically used by Ed-Dahnà in allusion to the ذَكَر. (TA.)
  • زُعْزُوعٌ Open entry
    : see زَعْزَعٌ.
  • زَعْزَاعَةٌ Vehemence; strength
    i. q. شِدَّةٌ [Vehemence; strength; &c.]. (IB.) ― -b2- A troop, or force, of many horsemen, (K, TA,) in a state of motion or commotion. (TA.)
  • زُعَازِعٌ Open entry
    : see زَعْزِعٌ.
  • مُزَعْزَعٌ A kind of sweet food
    i. q. فَالُوذٌ [A kind of sweet food: see the latter word]. (IAar, K.)

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