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تَزَلُّج
skiing /taˈzal.lʊdʒ/
nounB1#2958 most common
Also: skating, ice-skating
Example sentences
أُحِبُّ التَّزَلُّجَ.
I like skiing.
نَذْهَبُ لِلتَّزَلُّجِ فِي الشِّتَاءِ.
We go skiing in winter.
تَعَلَّمَتْ أُخْتِي التَّزَلُّجَ عَلَى الجَلِيدِ العَامَ المَاضِيَ.
My sister learned ice skating last year.
يُعْتَبَرُ التَّزَلُّجُ عَلَى المَاءِ رِيَاضَةً صَيْفِيَّةً مُمْتِعَةً.
Water skiing is considered a fun summer sport.
اِشْتَهَرَتِ المِنْطَقَةُ الجَبَلِيَّةُ بِمَضَامِيرِ التَّزَلُّجِ الِاحْتِرَافِيَّةِ الَّتِي تَجْذِبُ السُّيَّاحَ مِنْ كُلِّ أَنْحَاءِ العَالَمِ.
The mountainous region became known for its professional ski slopes, which draw tourists from around the world.
عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنَ المَخَاطِرِ الَّتِي يَنْطَوِي عَلَيْهَا التَّزَلُّجُ عَلَى المُنْحَدَرَاتِ الوَعِرَةِ، إِلَّا أَنَّ هَاوِيَ هَذِهِ الرِّيَاضَةِ يَجِدُ فِيهَا مُتْعَةً لَا تُضَاهَى.
Despite the risks of skiing on rugged slopes, an enthusiast of the sport finds pleasure in it that nothing else matches.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَزَلُّجٌ | None |
| Genitive | تَزَلُّجٍ | None |
| Accusative | تَزَلُّجًا | None |
| Vocative | يَا تَزَلُّجُ | None |
Word family
تَزَلَّجَto ski, to skate
مُتَزَلِّجskier, skater
زَلَّاجَةsled, ski (the equipment)
زَلِقslippery
زَلَقa slip, a skid
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root z-l-j, which carries the sense of sliding or gliding. Tazalluj is the verbal noun of the Form V verb tazallaja, built by adding the ta- prefix and doubling the middle root letter, a pattern that often marks a reflexive or repeated action. Modern Standard Arabic adopted this native root to name the sport of skiing and skating once winter sports spread into Arabic-speaking regions in the twentieth century.
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