لصت

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a thief or robber, particularly in the dialect of the Tayy tribe. It also extends to a metaphorical usage describing destructive or plundering groups.

Derived headwords

اللِّصْتnoun

1.
thiefclassical
A person who steals, a thief. This term is specifically noted as being in the dialect of the Tayy tribe.

لِصّnoun

1.
thiefboth
A thief or robber. This is the standard term for a thief.

لُصُوتnoun

1.
thievesboth
The plural of لص (thief), referring to a group of thieves.

قُرَاضِبَةnoun

1.
plunderersclassical
A term used to describe people who are like thieves or plunderers, often in a metaphorical sense.

Parallel reading

اللصت، بفتح اللام: اللص في لغة طيئ

Al-lits, with a fatha on the lam: the thief in the language of Tayy.

وجمعه لصوت

And its plural is lusoot.

وهم الذين يقولون للطس طست

And they are the ones who say 'tast' for 'tas'.

فتركن نهدا عيلا أبناؤهم، ... وبني كنانة كاللصوت المرد

So their sons were left with a wound, their children... and the sons of Kinana like the destructive thieves.

ولكنا خلقنا، إذ خلقنا، ... لنا الحبرات، والمسك الفتيت

But we were created, when we were created, ... for us are the fine garments, and the crushed musk.

وصبر في المواطن، كل يوم، ... إذا خفت من الفزع البيوت

And he was patient in the places, every day, ... when the houses were feared from the terror.

فأفسد بطن مكة، بعد أنس، ... قراضبة، كأنهم اللصوت

So he corrupted the interior of Mecca, after security, ... plunderers, as if they were thieves.