زلزال

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Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ز ل ز ل (z l z l)
4 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

زَلْزَال (zalzālm (plural زَلَازِل (zalāzil))

  1. earthquake, seism
Declension
Descendants
  • Persian: زلزال (zelzâl, zalzâl)

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

Noun

زِلْزَال (zilzālm (plural زَلَازِل (zalāzil))

  1. verbal noun of زَلْزَلَ (zalzala) (form Iq)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 99:1:
      إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا
      ʔiḏā zulzilati l-ʔarḍu zilzālahā
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. earthquake
Declension

Moroccan Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic زِلْزَال (zilzāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zal.zaːl/
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Noun

زلزال (zalzālm (plural زلازل (zlāzel))

  1. earthquake