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زُلْزُولٌ

Root: زل

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زُلْزُولٌ Light, or active, in spirit and body; acute, sharp, or quick, in intellect; clever, or ingenious. [See also زَلْزُلٌ.]

def.2 Lightness, or activity.
2 Conflict, or fight, and evil condition. One says, تَرَكْتُ القَوْمَ فِى زُلْزُولٍ وَعُلْعُولٍ i. e. [I left the people, or party.] in conflict, or fight, and evil condition.
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