زيغ

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Form 1زَاغَ3 senses · 1 main

maṣdarزَيْغٌ زَوْغٌmuḍāriʿيَزِيغُ يَزُوغُ تَزِيغُ

Core sense — he, or it, declined, deviated, or turned aside from the right coursegenerated

1.1he, or it (a thing), turned aside from the right course or direction, and from the truth—زَيْغٌ

maṣdar زَيْغٌ, زَيَغَانٌ, زَيْغُوغَةٌ, and زُيُوغٌ.

This is Er-Rāghib's explanation of it.

زاغ, is a variant of the same dialect.

In Qur'ān 3:5, زَيْغٌ means a doubting, and a declining from the truth.

Qur’ān 3:7 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur iii. 5”

Qur’ān 3:7 Lane quotes this verse

هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ مِنْهُ ءَايَـٰتٌ مُّحْكَمَـٰتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَـٰبِهَـٰتٌ ۖ فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَـٰبَهَ مِنْهُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ ٱلْفِتْنَةِ وَٱبْتِغَآءَ تَأْوِيلِهِۦ ۗ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ۗ وَٱلرَّٰسِخُونَ فِى ٱلْعِلْمِ يَقُولُونَ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ رَبِّنَا ۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّآ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ

He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord:" and none will grasp the Message except men of understanding.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.1.1the sun declined [from the meridian], so that the shade turned from one side to the other—زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ

maṣdar زَيْغٌ and زُيُوغٌ.

1.1.2figurative · مجازthe eye, or the eyes, or the sight, became dim, or dull—زاغ البَصَرُ

So in the phrase مَا زَاغَ البَصَرُ in Qur'ān 53:17.

Or, as some say, زَاغَتِ الأَبْصَارُ means the eyes turned aside from their places, as with a man in fear.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 3 shown of 6

33:10

إِذْ جَآءُوكُم مِّن فَوْقِكُمْ وَمِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنكُمْ وَإِذْ زَاغَتِ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ وَبَلَغَتِ ٱلْقُلُوبُ ٱلْحَنَاجِرَ وَتَظُنُّونَ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلظُّنُونَا۠

Behold! they came on you from above you and from below you, and behold, the eyes became dim and the hearts gaped up to the throats, and ye imagined various (vain) thoughts about Allah!

38:63

أَتَّخَذْنَـٰهُمْ سِخْرِيًّا أَمْ زَاغَتْ عَنْهُمُ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ

"Did we treat them (as such) in ridicule, or have (our) eyes failed to perceive them?"

53:17

مَا زَاغَ ٱلْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ

(His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong!

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, aor. يَزِيغُ , inf. n. زَيْغٌ (S, O, Msb, K) and زَيَغَانٌ and زَيْغُوغَةٌ (O, K) and زُيُوغٌ , (TA,) He, or it, (a thing, Msb,) declined, deviated, swerved, or turned aside, (S, O, Msb, K,) from the right course or direction, accord. to an explanation of زَيْغٌ by Er-Rághib; and from the truth: (TA:) and زاغ , aor. يَزُوغُ , inf. n. زَوْغٌ , is a dial. var. thereof. (Msb, TA. *) In the Kur iii. 5, (O,) زَيْغٌ means A doubting, and a declining, or deviating, from the truth. (O, K.) You say also, زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ , (S, Msb, K,) aor. تَزِيغُ , inf. n. زَيْغٌ (Msb, TA) and زُيُوغٌ , (TA,) The sun declined [from the meridian], (S, * Msb, K,) so that the shade turned from one side to the other. (S, * K.) And زاغ البَصَرُ , (S, O, K,) inf. n. زَيْغٌ , (TA,) The eye, or eyes, or the sight, became dim, or dull: (S, O, K, TA:) so in the phrase مَا زَاغَ البَصَرُ in the Kur [liii. 17]: (O, TA:) or, as some say, زَاغَتِ الأَبْصَارُ signifies the eyes turned aside from their places; as in the case of a man in fear. (TA.)

Form 2زَيَّغْتُ فُلَانًا1 sense

maṣdarتَزْيِيغٌ

Core sense — I rectified the declining, or deviating, of such a onegenerated

2.1

I rectified the زَيْغ [the declining, or deviating] of such a one. Aboo-Saʿeed.

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, inf. n. تَزْيِيغٌ , I rectified the زَيْغ [or declining, or deviating, &c.,] of such a one. (Aboo-Sa'eed, O, K. *)

Form 4ازاغهُ3 senses · 1 main

maṣdarإِزَاغَةٌ

Core sense — he made him turn aside from the way, he made him go astraygenerated

4.1O our Lord, do not make us [or our hearts] decline from the right way and course; do not make us err, or go astray—رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا

Muḍāriʿ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ.

He made him decline, or turn aside, from the way.

Hence in Qur'ān 3:6, according to the usual reading.

See another reading in the first sense of the article زوغ.

4.1.1he made him fall into deviation—الزَّيْغ

[Apparently meaning deviation from the truth, or from the right way of belief or conduct.]

4.1.2and when they quitted the right way, God dealt with them according to that—فَلَمَّا زَاغُوا أَزَاغَ ٱللّٰهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ

In Qur'ān 61:5. This is Er-Rāghib's explanation.

Or: God turned their hearts from accepting the truth and from inclining to the right course.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4

3:8

رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ

"Our Lord!" (they say), "Let not our hearts deviate now after Thou hast guided us, but grant us mercy from Thine own Presence; for Thou art the Grantor of bounties without measure.

61:5

وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ يَـٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تُؤْذُونَنِى وَقَد تَّعْلَمُونَ أَنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ ۖ فَلَمَّا زَاغُوٓا۟ أَزَاغَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ

And remember, Moses said to his people: "O my people! why do ye vex and insult me, though ye know that I am the messenger of Allah (sent) to you?" Then when they went wrong, Allah let their hearts go wrong. For Allah guides not those who are rebellious transgressors.

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, (S, O, Msb, K,) عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ , (S, O,) inf. n. إِزَاغَةٌ , (Msb,) He made him to decline, deviate, swerve, or turn aside, (S, O, Msb, K,) from the way. (S, O.) Hence, in the Kur [iii. 6, accord. to the usual reading], رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا , (O, TA,) meaning O our Lord, make us not [or make not our hearts] to decline from the right way and course: make us not to err, or go astray. (TA. [See another reading in the first paragraph of art. زوغ .]) And He made him to fall into الزَّيْغ [app. as meaning deviation from the truth, or the right way of belief or conduct]. ((TA.) فَلَمَّا زَاغُوا أَزَاغَ ٱللّٰهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ , in the Kur [lxi. 5], means, accord. to Er-Rághib, And when they quitted the right way, God dealt with them according to that: (TA:) or God turned their hearts from the acceptance of the truth, and the inclining to the right course. (Bd.)

Form 5تَزَيَّغَتْ1 sense

Core sense — she adorned herself and displayed her finery to strangersgenerated

5.1

She (a woman) adorned herself, displayed her finery and the beauties of her person, form, or face, to men, or strangers, and decked herself with apparel; like تَزَيَّقَتْ.

IF says that its غ is a substitute for ن.

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She (a woman) ornamented, or adorned, herself, and showed, or displayed, her finery, or ornaments, and beauties of person or form or countenance, to men, or strangers, (AZ, S, K,) and decked herself with apparel; like تَزَيَّقَتْ : (AZ, TA:) IF says that its غ is a substitute for ن . (TA.)

Form 6تَزَايُغٌ1 sense

Core sense — an inclining towards each other, especially in the teethgenerated

6.1an inclining towards each other—تَمَايُلٌ

According to some, said specially of the teeth.

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i. q. تَمَايُلٌ , (JK, S, O, K,) An inclining towards each other, (PS,) accord. to some, peculiarly, (TA,) in the teeth. (JK, TA.)

Derived nouns 2

Nounزَاغٌ1 sense

Core sense — the rook; a small crow inclining to white that does not eat carriongenerated

[The rook;] a small غُرَاب [or bird of the crow kind], inclining to white, that does not eat carrion, and is allowed to be eaten; now called in Egypt the غُرَاب نُوحِىّ [or Noachian crow].

Or a غُرَاب like the pigeon, black, with a dusty colour in its head; or, as some say, inclining to white; and that does not eat carrion. So in the article زوغ.

Or a small black غُرَاب that is eaten, also called حَذَفٌ, of which the ism waḥda is formed with ة. ISh, in the article حذف.

[These descriptions correctly apply to different varieties of the rook, some of which are distinguished by more or less whiteness in the head and other parts. Today the word is by some, perhaps generally, wrongly applied to the carrion-crow.]

Az says: “I know not whether it is Arabic or arabicized.” See also the article زوغ.

The truth is that it is a Persian word, [زَاغْ] arabicized; originally applied to crows, whether small or large, but when arabicized applied specially to one species of them.

Plural زِيغَانٌ.

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[The rook;] a small غُرَاب [or bird of the crow-kind], inclining to white, (O, Mgh, K, TA,) that does not eat carrion, (O, Mgh, TA,) and is allowed to be eaten; now called in Egypt the غُرَاب نُوحِىّ [or Noachian crow]: (TA:) or a غُرَاب like the pigeon, black, with a dusty colour in its head; or, as some say, inclining to white; that does not eat carrion: (Msb in art. زوغ :) or a small black غُرَاب , that is eaten; also called حَذَفٌ , of which the n. un. is with ة : (ISh, TA in art. حذف :) [these descriptions correctly apply to different varieties of the rook; some of which are distinguished by more or less whiteness in the head and other parts: in the present day, the word is, by some, perhaps generally, erroneously applied to the carrion-crow:] Az says, “ I know not whether it be Arabic or arabicized: ” (Msb in art. زوغ , and TA:) the truth is, that it is a Pers. word, [ زَاغْ ,] arabicized; originally applied to crows ( غِرْبَان ), whether small or large; but when arabicized, applied peculiarly to one species thereof: (TA:) pl. زِيغَانٌ . (O, Mgh, Msb, K.)

Nounزَائِغٌ1 sense

Core sense — declining, deviating, turning asidegenerated

Declining, deviating, swerving, or turning aside.

Plural زَاغَةٌ, applied to a number of men, the same as زَائِغُونَ, like بَاعَةٌ meaning بَائِغُونَ.

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Declining, deviating, swerving, or turning aside: (TA:) pl. زَاغَةٌ , applied to a number of men, (S, O, K, TA,) i. q. زَائِغُونَ , (S, O, TA,) like بَاعَةٌ meaning بَائِغُونَ . (O, TA.)