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لثث

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root لثث primarily relates to the concepts of staying, remaining, and persisting in a place or matter. It also extends to meanings of persistence in action, such as lingering, delaying, or being slow, and can describe a persistent state like dew on plants or continuous rain.

Derived headwords

لَثَّ الشجرverb
  1. 1.
    dewedclassical

    The trees were affected by dew.

اللَّثّnoun
  1. 1.
    stayingclassical

    The act of staying or remaining in a place.

ألَثَّ بالمكانverb
  1. 1.
    to stayboth

    To remain in a place and not leave it.

إلْثاثnoun
  1. 1.
    stayingboth

    The act of staying or remaining in a place.

ألَثَّ عليهverb
  1. 1.
    to insistboth

    To be persistent or insistent with someone.

ألَثَّ المطرverb
  1. 1.
    to continueboth

    Rain that lasts for days without stopping.

ألَثَّت السحابةverb
  1. 1.
    to lingerboth

    A cloud that lasts for days without dissipating.

تلَثْلَثَ الغيم والسحابverb
  1. 1.
    to hoverclassical

    Clouds and fog that linger in a place, reappearing when thought to have gone.

تلَثْلَثَ بالمكانverb
  1. 1.
    to lingerclassical

    To remain or linger in a place.

تلَثْلَثَ في الأمرverb
  1. 1.
    to hesitateboth

    To hesitate or be indecisive in a matter.

لَثْلَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to rollclassical

    To roll oneself, especially in dust or dirt.

  2. 2.
    to delayclassical

    To be slow or delayed in an affair.

لَثْلَثٌadjective
  1. 1.
    slowclassical

    A person who is slow and hesitant in all matters, often backing down when expected to act.

لِثْلَاثَةadjective
  1. 1.
    slowclassical

    A person who is slow and hesitant in all matters, often backing down when expected to act.

لَثْلَثَ الرجلverb
  1. 1.
    to detainclassical

    To detain or hold back a person.

لَثْلَثَ كلامهverb
  1. 1.
    to mumbleclassical

    To speak unclearly or indistinctly.

لَثْلَثَهُ عن حاجتهverb
  1. 1.
    to deterclassical

    To detain someone from fulfilling their need or purpose.

Parallel reading

لث الشجر: أصابه الندى.
The trees were dewed: they were affected by dew.
واللث: الإقامة.
And al-lathth: is staying.
وألثثت بالمكان إلثاثا: أقمت به ولم تبرحه
And I stayed in the place for a long time: I remained there and did not leave it.
وألث بالمكان: أقام به.
And he stayed in the place: he remained there.
ويقال: مثمثوا بنا ساعة، وتمثمثوا، ولثلثوا ساعة، وحفحفوا بنا ساعة أي روحوا بنا قليلا
And it is said: they stayed with us for a while, and they lingered, and they stayed with us for a while, and they moved around us for a while, meaning they rested with us a little.
وألث عليه إلثاثا: ألح عليه
And he insisted upon him persistently: he was insistent with him.
ولا تلثوا بدار معجزة أي لا تقيموا بدار يعجزكم فيها الرزق والكسب
And do not linger in a place of helplessness, meaning do not stay in a place where sustenance and earning are beyond your ability.
وألث المطر إلثاثا أي دام أياما لا يقلع.
And the rain continued persistently, meaning it lasted for days without stopping.
وألثت السحابة: دامت أياما، فلم تقلع.
And the cloud lingered: it lasted for days, and did not dissipate.
وتلثلث الغيم والسحاب، ولثلث إذا تردد في مكان، كلما ظننت أنه ذهب جاء.
And the fog and clouds hovered, and lingered when they hesitated in a place; whenever you thought they had gone, they came.
وتلثلث بالمكان: تحبس وتمكث.
And he lingered in the place: he was detained and remained.
وتلثلث في الأمر ولثلث: بمعنى تردد
And he hesitated in the matter and lingered: meaning he was indecisive.
تلثلثت فيها أحسب الحور أقصدا
I hesitated in it, I thought the nymphs intended.
تلثلثت ترددت في الأمر وتمرغت
I hesitated, I was indecisive in the matter and rolled around.
لطالما لثلثت، رحلي، مطيته ... في دمنة، وسرت صفوا بأكدار
For a long time I rolled, my saddle, its mount... in a dung heap, and I traveled smoothly with troubles.
وتلثلث في الدقعاء: تمرغ.
And he rolled in the dust: he wallowed.
وتلثلث في أمره: أبطأ وتمكث.
And he was slow in his affair: he delayed and lingered.
ورجل لثلث ولثلاثة: بطيء في كل أمر، كلما ظننت أنه قد أجابك إلى القيام في حاجتك تقاعس؛
And a slow man and a hesitant one: slow in every matter, whenever you thought he had agreed to help you with your need, he held back.
لا خير في ود امرئ ملثلث
There is no good in the friendship of a hesitant man.
ولثلث الرجل: حبسه.
And he detained the man: he held him back.
ولثلث كلامه: لم يبينه.
And he mumbled his speech: he did not clarify it.
ولثلثه عن حاجته: حبسه.
And he deterred him from his need: he detained him.