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لمح

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

4 المحهُ ذ He made him to glance, or to take a light, or slight, look; expl. by جَعَلَهُ يَلْمَحَ, (K,) and جَعَلَهُ مِمَّنْ يَلْمَحُ. (TA.) ― -b2- See 1. ― -b3- أَلْمَحَتِ المَرْأَةُ مِنْ وَجْهِهَا, (inf. n. اـِلْمَاحٌ, TA,) The woman allowed herself [or her face ] to be glanced at, or to be viewed lightly, or slightly: so does a beautiful woman, displaying, and then concealing, her beauties. (T, K.)

Derived headwords

المحهُverb
  1. 1.
جَعَلَهُ يَلْمَحَ
جَعَلَهُ مِمَّنْ يَلْمَحُ
أَلْمَحَتِ المَرْأَةُ مِنْ وَجْهِهَا