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لغث

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns mixed or adulterated food, particularly grain mixed with barley. It extends to the act of consuming such food and, by extension, feeding or suckling.

Derived headwords

اللَّغِيثnoun
  1. 1.
    mixed foodclassical

    Food mixed with barley, similar to 'al-baghith'.

البُغَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    sellers of mixed foodclassical

    Those who sell 'al-laghith', which is food mixed with barley.

اللَّغَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    sellers of mixed foodclassical

    Those who sell 'al-laghith', which is food mixed with barley.

تَلْعَثُونَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    you eat itclassical

    You eat it, referring to 'al-laghith' (food mixed with barley).

تَرْغَثُونَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    you suckle itclassical

    You suckle it, referring to feeding young.

Parallel reading

الطعام المخلوط بالشعير كالبغيث
Food mixed with barley, like al-baghith.
وباعته يقال لهم: البغاث واللغاث
And its sellers are called: al-Bughath and al-Laghath.
وأنتم تلعثونها
And you eat it.
وهو طعام يغش بالشعير
It is food adulterated with barley.
وتروى ترغثونها
And it is narrated 'you suckle it'.