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لخب

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sexual intercourse, with some derived meanings related to striking or slapping, and a specific plant name.

Derived headwords

لَخَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to have sexual intercourse withclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman. This is the primary meaning cited from Karaa.

لَخْبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    sexual intercourseclassical

    The act of sexual intercourse, as used in the verb 'lakhabaha'.

لَخِبَverb
  1. 1.
    to have sexual intercourse withclassical

    An alternative form of the verb meaning to have sexual intercourse with a woman, mentioned as being known from Ya'qub and others.

لَخَبَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    he had sexual intercourse with herclassical

    The verb 'lakhabu' conjugated in the past tense, third person masculine singular, with the object pronoun 'her'.

يَلْخَبُهَاverb
  1. 1.
    he has sexual intercourse with herclassical

    The verb 'lakhabu' conjugated in the present tense, third person masculine singular, with the object pronoun 'her'.

يَلْخُبُهَاverb
  1. 1.
    he has sexual intercourse with herclassical

    An alternative present tense conjugation of the verb 'lakhabu' with the object pronoun 'her'.

اللَّخَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Mekkel treeclassical

    A type of tree known as the Mekkel tree.

المَلَاخِبnoun
  1. 1.
    slappingclassical

    The act of slapping or striking someone, as reported by Ibn al-A'rabi.

المِلْخَبnoun
  1. 1.
    one who is stubborn in disputesclassical

    Someone who is obstinate or stubborn, particularly in arguments or disputes.

اللَّخَابnoun
  1. 1.
    a slapclassical

    The act of slapping or a slap.

Parallel reading

لخب المرأة يلخبها ويلخبها لخبا: نكحها
Lakhab the woman, yalkhabuha and yalkhubuha lakhaba: he had sexual intercourse with her.
واللخب: شجر المقل
And al-lakhb: the Mekkel tree.
الملاخب الملاطم
Al-malakhib: the slapping.
والملخب: الملطم في الخصومات
And al-malkhab: the one who is stubborn in disputes.
واللخاب: اللطام
And al-lakhāb: the slap.