زعلولة

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Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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Probably from زَعِلَ (zaʕila, to prance, to leap up; to behave lively or agilely). Compare formally the reduplicated Arabic زُغْلُول (zuḡlūl, agile) from زَغَلَ (zaḡala, to pour forth with impetus).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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زعلولة (zaʕlūlaf (plural زعلولات (zaʕlūlāt))

  1. swing (for children)
    Synonyms: طياشة (ṭiyyāša), مطيشة (muṭṭayša), زيطة (zīṭa), حطيشة (ḥuṭṭayša)