زلزال

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ز ل ز ل (z-l-z-l)

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

زَلْزَال (zalzālm (plural زَلَازِل (zalāzil))

  1. earthquake, seism
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Descendants[edit]
  • Persian: زلزال (zelzâl, zalzâl)

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

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
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Etymology[edit]

From Arabic زِلْزَال (zilzāl).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /zal.zaːl/
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Noun[edit]

زلزال (zalzālm (plural زلازل (zlāzel))

  1. earthquake