زحل
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زحل¹
- /zu.ħal/
Where it comes from
From the root ز ح ل (z ḥ l) meaning "to be distant or remote", "to linger away from others"; so called as it is the furthest and has the slowest orbital period of the classical seven heavenly bodies (counting the Sun and the Moon, without the inclusion of Earth).
proper noun زُحَل · zuḥal · -
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Saturn (planet)
Similar: كَيْوَان, الشَّيْخ, it was seen as the eldest of planets, a rare title given due to its slow movement and prolonged stay in the zodiac, نَكْرُه, نِكْرَة, النَحْسَانِ, paired with Mars, contrasted with Venus and Mercury, or Venus and Jupiter in another tradition, النَحْس الأَكْبَر, contrasted with Mars the lesser
زحل²
Where it comes from
Compare Hebrew זחל (zaħál, “crawl”)
verb زَحَلَ · zaḥala · يَزْحَلُ · زَحْل · زُحُول
- to move away, withdraw, retire
زحل³
Where it comes from
Causative of زَحَلَ (zaḥala, “to move away”).
verb زَحَّلَ · zaḥḥala · يُزَحِّلُ · تَزْحِيل · مُزَحِّل
- to remove
زحل⁴
noun زَحْل · zaḥl · الزَّحْل · زَحْلٌ
- verbal noun of زَحَلَ (zaḥala) (form I)
In English
- Saturn planet
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