Arabic vocabulary
زَلْزَلَshook in Arabic
زَلْزَلَ is how you say “shook” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وكم هدم قصرًا مشيدًا وكم زلزل أبياتا،
And how many fortified castles has He demolished, and how many homes has He shaken,
زَلْزَلَ — he shook. A past-tense verb on a doubled, four-letter pattern meaning 'shook / convulsed', with its 'he' subject built in. The reduplicated shape conveys a violent quaking, and the verb governs the object that follows, the homes it toppled.
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