زلزل

Arabic

Etymology

From the reduplicated root ز ل ز ل (z-l-z-l).

Verb

زَلْزَلَ (zalzala) Iq, non-past يُزَلْزِلُ‎ (yuzalzilu)

  1. to shake (transitive)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 99:1:
      إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا
      ʔiḏā zulzilati l-ʔarḍu zilzālahā
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  2. to convulse, to tremble

Conjugation

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