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لَزّ
to fasten or wedge tightly /ˈlazz/
verbB2#3169 most common
Also: to bolt (a door) shut, to cram or jam into a tight space, to clamp two things together
Example sentences
لَزَّ الرجلُ البابَ.
The man bolted the door shut.
لَزَّتِ الأمُّ غطاءَ الصندوقِ بإحكامٍ.
The mother fastened the box lid tightly.
يَلُزُّ العاملُ البراغيَ حتى لا تهتزَّ الآلةُ.
The worker clamps the bolts down so the machine doesn't shake.
لَزُّوا الأسيرَ في زاويةٍ ضيقةٍ من الزنزانةِ.
They crammed the prisoner into a narrow corner of the cell.
لَزَّ الحدادُ قطعتَي الحديدِ إحداهما بالأخرى قبل اللحامِ.
The blacksmith clamped the two pieces of iron together before welding.
لَزَّهُ الخوفُ في زاويةِ الغرفةِ فلم يستطع الحراكَ.
Fear pinned him into the corner of the room so that he could not move.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَلُزُّ | لَزَزْتُ | سَأَلُزُّ |
| 2sg | تَلُزُّ | لَزَزْتَ | سَتَلُزُّ |
| 3sg | يَلُزُّ | لَزَّ | سَيَلُزُّ |
| 1pl | نَلُزُّ | لَزَزْنَا | سَنَلُزُّ |
| 2pl | تَلُزُّونَ | لَزَزْتُمْ | سَتَلُزُّونَ |
| 3pl | يَلُزُّونَ | لَزُّوا | سَيَلُزُّونَ |
Word family
لَزّازclamp or pincers, a tool for gripping tightly
لَزوزclingy, a person who insistently sticks close to you
مَلزوزjammed or wedged tightly in place
تَلازّto press against each other, to jostle
Etymology
لَزّ comes from the triliteral Semitic root ل-ز-ز, a geminate root whose second and third consonants are identical, which is why the word carries a shadda. The core sense across its forms is pressing two things together so firmly that they hold or stick. Classical dictionaries such as Lisan al-Arab gloss it as fastening, bolting, or jamming something into a tight fit.
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