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1 زَغِبَ ذ , aor. زَغَبَ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. زَغَبٌ; (Msb;) and ↓ زغّب , (JK, S, A, K,) inf. n. تَزْغِيبٌ; (S;) and ↓ ازغابّ ; (K;) It, or he, was, or became, downy; or had upon it, or him, what is termed زَغَبٌ meaning as expl. below; (JK, S, K;) in any of its senses: (TA:) said of a young bird, (JK, S, A, Msb,) meaning [as above, or] its زَغَب [or down] grew forth: (A:) or its feathers were small: and, said of a boy, or a young child, his زَغَب [or downy hair] grew forth: (Msb:) and ↓ اِزْلَغَبَّ is also said of a young bird [in the same sense as the verbs above: (see art. زلغب:) or] as meaning its feathers came forth. (S.) ― -b2- [Hence,] بَحْرٌ يَزْغَبُ (assumed tropical:) A sea, or great river, that becomes [foaming, or] in a state of commotion, and full. (JK.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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