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الك

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 أَلَكَ الِلّجَامَ ذ , (ISd, K,) [aor. اَلُكَ or اَلِكَ ,] inf. n. أَلْكٌ, (ISd, TA,) He (a horse) chewed, or champed, the bit; syn. عَلَكَهُ. (ISd, K.) One says, of a horse, يألكُ اللُّجُمَ He chews, or champs, the bits: but the verb commonly known is يَلُوكَ, or يَعْلُكُ. (Lth.) ― -b2- [Hence, accord. to some, (see أَلُوكٌ,)] أَلَكَ بَيْنَ القَوْمِ, (Msb, TA,) aor. اَلِكَ , inf. n. أَلْكٌ and أُلُوكٌ, (Msb,) He acted as a messenger (تَرَسَّلَ) between the people. (Msb, TA.) ― -b3- And أَلَكَهُ, aor. اَلِكَ , inf. n. أَلْكٌ, He conveyed, or communicated, to him a message. (Kr.) ― -b4- And أَلَكَ He sent. (IB in art. لوك.)

Derived headwords

أَلَكَ الِلّجَامَverb
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يألكُ اللُّجُمَ
أَلَكَ بَيْنَ القَوْمِ