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لقم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 لَقِمَ لُقْمَةً ذ , [aor. لَقَمَ ,] inf. n. لَقْمٌ, (JK, MS,) [ He gobbled a gobbet, or morsel, or mouthful, or] he swallowed the gobbet; and so ↓ اِلْتَقَمَهَا. (S.) لَقِمَهُ, aor. لَقَمَ , (Msb, K, &c.,) inf. n. لَقْمٌ, (JK, MA, K, MS, JM,) or لَقَمٌ (Msb, [app. a mistake,]) He gobbled it; i. e., ate it quickly, (Msb, K, TA,) as also ↓ اِلْتَقَمَهُ, (Msb, [see above,]) and hastily; drew it with his mouth, and ate it quickly. (TA) ― -b2- لَقِمَ بِيَدِهِ He put morsels into his mouth (i. e., his own mouth) with his hand. See an ex. voce رَقَعَ. This seems to be the primary signification.

Derived headwords

لَقِمَ لُقْمَةًverb
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لَقِمَ بِيَدِهِ