زعل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ز ع ل‎ (z-ʕ-l).

Verb

زَعِلَ • (zaʕila) I, non-past يَزْعَلُ‎‎ (yazʕalu)

  1. (obsolete) to prance, to leap, to spring
  2. (obsolete) to exult, to become lively, to become brisk, to behave agilely
  3. (informal) to be miffed, to be mad, to be surly, to huff

Conjugation

Verb

زَعَّلَ • (zaʕʕala) II, non-past يُزَعِّلُ‎‎ (yuzaʕʕilu)

  1. (informal) to madden, to make surly

Conjugation

Noun

زَعَل • (zaʕal) m

  1. verbal noun of زَعِلَ (zaʕila) (form I)

Declension

Adjective

زَعِل • (zaʕil)

  1. (obsolete) lively, brisk
  2. (informal) miffed, mad, surly

Declension

References

  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “زعل”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 593
  • Freytag, Georg (1833), “زعل”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 238–239
  • Lane, Edward William (1863), “زعل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1232
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “زعل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 438
  • Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “زعل”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 524

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ز ع ل‎

Etymology 1

From Arabic زَعِلَ‎ (zaʕila).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zi.ʕil/, [ˈzi.ʕɪl]
  • (file)

Verb

زعل • (ziʕil) (form I, present بزعل‎ (bizʕal))

  1. to get upset
  2. to get angry
    Synonyms: عصّب‎ (ʕaṣṣab), حمق‎ (ḥimiʔ)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of زعل (ziʕil)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m زعلت (zʕilt) زعلت (zʕilt) زعل (ziʕil) زعلنا (zʕilna) زعلتو (zʕiltu) زعلو (ziʕlu)
f زعلتي (zʕilti) زعلت (ziʕlat)
present m بزعل (bazʕal) بتزعل (btizʕal) بزعل (bizʕal) منزعل (mnizʕal) بتزعلو (btizʕalu) بزعلو (bizʕalu)
f بتزعلي (btizʕali) بتزعل (btizʕal)
subjunctive m أزعل (ʔazʕal) تزعل (tizʕal) يزعل (yizʕal) نزعل (nizʕal) تزعلو (tizʕalu) يزعلو (yizʕalu)
f تزعلي (tizʕali) تزعل (tizʕal)
imperative m ازعل (izʕal) ازعلو (izʕalu)
f ازعلي (izʕali)
See also

Etymology 2

From Arabic زَعَّل‎ (zaʕʕal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaʕ.ʕal/, [ˈzaʕ.ʕal]
  • (file)

Verb

زعّل • (zaʕʕal) (form II, present بزعّل‎ (bizaʕʕel))

  1. (transitive) to upset
  2. to annoy, to make someone angry
Conjugation
    Conjugation of زعّل (zaʕʕal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m زعّلت (zaʕʕalt) زعّلت (zaʕʕalt) زعّل (zaʕʕal) زعّلنا (zaʕʕalna) زعّلتو (zaʕʕaltu) زعّلو (zaʕʕalu)
f زعّلتي (zaʕʕalti) زعّلت (zaʕʕalat)
present m بزعّل (bazaʕʕel) بتزعّل (bitzaʕʕel) بزعّل (bizaʕʕel) منزعّل (minzaʕʕel) بتزعّلو (bitzaʕʕlu) بزعّلو (bizaʕʕlu)
f بتزعّلي (bitzaʕʕli) بتزعّل (bitzaʕʕel)
subjunctive m ازعّل (azaʕʕel) تزعّل (tzaʕʕel) يزعّل (yzaʕʕel) نزعّل (nzaʕʕel) تزعّلو (tzaʕʕlu) يزعّلو (yzaʕʕlu)
f تزعّلي (tzaʕʕli) تزعّل (tzaʕʕel)
imperative m زعّل (zaʕʕel) زعّلو (zaʕʕlu)
f زعّلي (zaʕʕli)

Etymology 3

From Arabic زَعَل‎ (zaʕal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /za.ʕal/, [ˈza.ʕal]
  • (file)

Noun

زعل • (zaʕal) m

  1. anger, irritation, annoyance
  2. distress, upset
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