زلزل

Arabic

Etymology

From the reduplicated root ز ل ز ل (z-l-z-l)

Verb

زَلْزَلَ • (zalzala) Iq (non-past يُزَلْزِلُ (yuzalzilu), verbal noun زَلْزَلَة (zalzala))

1. to shake (transitive)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 99:1:

     إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا

     ʔiḏā zulzilati l-ʔarḍu zilzālahā

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2. to convulse, to tremble