لبث

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of staying, remaining, or lingering in a place. It also extends to meanings of slowness, delay, and patience, often in the context of time or action.

Derived headwords

لَبِثَverb

1.
to stay, remainboth
To abide or continue in a place for a period of time.
2.
to be slow, delayboth
To tarry or be tardy in action or movement.

لَبْثnoun

1.
staying, remainingboth
The act or state of staying or remaining in a place.
2.
slowness, delayboth
The quality or state of being slow or delayed.

لُبْثnoun

1.
staying, remainingboth
The act or state of staying or remaining in a place.
2.
slowness, delayboth
The quality or state of being slow or delayed.

لَبَاثnoun

1.
staying, remainingboth
The act or state of staying or remaining in a place.
2.
slowness, delayboth
The quality or state of being slow or delayed.

لَبِثَاnoun

1.
staying, remainingboth
The act or state of staying or remaining in a place.
2.
slowness, delayboth
The quality or state of being slow or delayed.

لَبِثَانnoun

1.
staying, remainingboth
The act or state of staying or remaining in a place.
2.
slowness, delayboth
The quality or state of being slow or delayed.

لَبَاثَةnoun

1.
staying, remainingboth
The act or state of staying or remaining in a place.
2.
slowness, delayboth
The quality or state of being slow or delayed.

لَبِيثَةnoun

1.
staying, remainingboth
The act or state of staying or remaining in a place.
2.
slowness, delayboth
The quality or state of being slow or delayed.

لابِثadjective

1.
staying, remainingboth
One who stays or remains in a place.
2.
slow, tardyboth
Characterized by slowness or delay.

لابِثِينَadjective

1.
staying, remainingboth
Those who stay or remain in a place.

تَلَبَّثَverb

1.
to stay, remainboth
To abide or continue in a place for a period of time.
2.
to be slow, delayboth
To tarry or be tardy in action or movement.

تَلَبُّثnoun

1.
staying, remainingboth
The act or state of staying or remaining in a place.
2.
slowness, delayboth
The quality or state of being slow or delayed.

مُتَلَبِّثadjective

1.
staying, remainingboth
One who stays or remains in a place.
2.
slow, tardyboth
Characterized by slowness or delay.

أَلْبَثَverb

1.
to cause to stay, delayboth
To make someone or something remain or be delayed.

تَلْبِيثnoun

1.
causing to stay, delayboth
The act of causing someone or something to remain or be delayed.

اسْتَلْبَثَverb

1.
to delay, procrastinateboth
To cause a delay or to be delayed.

لَبِيثadjective

1.
staying, remainingboth
One who stays or remains in a place.
2.
slow, tardyboth
Characterized by slowness or delay.

لَبِيثٌnoun

1.
a group of peopleclassical
A gathering or assembly of people, often from different tribes.

قوس لَبَاثother

1.
slow bowclassical
A bow that is slow to shoot arrows, implying it is heavy or difficult to use.

Parallel reading

لابثين فيها أحقابا

remaining therein for ages.

وأجود الوجهين لابثين، لأن لابثين إذا كانت في موضع فتنصب كانت بالألف، مثل الطامع والباخل.

And the better of the two readings is 'labitheen', because 'labitheen' when it is in a position that requires the accusative case, it takes an alif, like 'taami'' (greedy) and 'baakheel' (stingy).

واللبث البطيء، وهو جائز كما يقال: طامع وطمع، بمعنى واحد.

And 'al-labthu' means slow, and it is permissible, just as one says 'taami'' and 'tama'' (greed), with the same meaning.

يقال لبث لبثا ولبثا ولباثا، كل ذلك جائز.

It is said 'labitha labthan' and 'labthan' and 'labaathaan', all of these are permissible.

وتلبث تلبثا، فهو متلبث.

And 'talabbatha talabbuthan', and he is 'mutalabbith'.

وقد أكون على الحاجات ذا لبث

And I may be, for needs, slow to act.

لبث بالمكان يلبث لبثا ولبثا ولبثانا ولباثة ولبيثة

He stayed in a place, remaining, staying, remaining, staying, and remaining.

وألبثته أنا، ولبثته تلبيثا

And I made him stay, and I delayed him with 'talbeethan'.

غرك مني شعثي ولبثي

Your delusion comes from my disheveled state and my slowness.

فهو يتلبث

So he moves slowly.

لن يلبث الجارين أن يتفرقا

The two neighbors will not delay in separating.

فإذا حاذتها فإن الدفء والري لا يلبثا أن يرعيا

And when it is adjacent to it, the warmth and the breeze will not delay in grazing.

ولي على هذا الأمر لبثة أي توقف.

And I have a 'labthah' (delay/hesitation) regarding this matter, meaning a pause.

وشيء لبيث: لابث.

And a 'labeeth' thing is one that stays.

وما لبث أن جاء بعجل حنيذ

And he did not stay long before he brought a roasted calf.

فاستلبث الوحي

And he sought to delay the revelation.

وقوس لباث: بطيئة

And a 'labaath' bow: slow.

وإن المجلس ليجمع لبيثة من الناس إذا كانوا من قبائل شتى.

And the gathering brings together a 'labeethah' of people when they are from different tribes.