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تَزَلْزَلَ

Root: زل

Form: R. Q. 2

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تَزَلْزَلَ
R. Q. 2
It was, or became, in a state of motion, commotion, agitation, convulsion, or violent motion. You say, تَزَلْزَلَتِ الأَرْضُ The earth [quaked: or quaked violently:] was, or became, in a state of motion, commotion, &c.: the verb in this phrase [and in others] is quasi-pass. of R. Q. 1. And تَزَلْزَلَتْ نَفْسُهُ His soul reciprocated in his chest at death.
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