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لهث

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of panting, characterized by protruding the tongue, often due to thirst, heat, or exhaustion. It extends to describe a state of extreme thirst or fatigue, and metaphorically, a state of helplessness or being overwhelmed.

Derived headwords

لَهَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to pantboth

    To protrude the tongue due to intense thirst, heat, or exhaustion.

  2. 2.
    to be exhaustedboth

    To become weary or fatigued to the point of panting.

لَهَثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    pantingboth

    The act of panting, characterized by protruding the tongue.

  2. 2.
    thirstclassical

    Intense thirst, often leading to panting.

  3. 3.
    exhaustionclassical

    Extreme fatigue or weariness.

لُهَاثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    pantingboth

    The act of panting, especially by a dog or a person when exhausted or thirsty.

  2. 2.
    thirstclassical

    Intense thirst.

لَهْثَانٌadjective
  1. 1.
    pantingboth

    Describing someone or something that is panting, usually from thirst or exhaustion.

  2. 2.
    thirstyclassical

    Suffering from intense thirst.

  3. 3.
    exhaustedclassical

    Extremely tired or weary.

لَهْثَىadjective
  1. 1.
    panting (female)classical

    A female exhibiting the state of panting due to thirst or exhaustion.

  2. 2.
    thirsty (female)classical

    A female suffering from intense thirst.

مُلْهَثٌadjective
  1. 1.
    pantingclassical

    In a state of panting, often implying exhaustion or distress.

في سكرة ملهثة — in a state of panting (implying extreme intoxication or distress)
اللهَثُnoun
  1. 1.
    pantingboth

    The act of panting, characterized by protruding the tongue.

  2. 2.
    thirstboth

    The sensation of thirst, especially when intense.

  3. 3.
    heatclassical

    The oppressive feeling of heat causing panting.

اللهْثَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    pantingclassical

    The act of panting.

  2. 2.
    thirstclassical

    The state of being thirsty.

  3. 3.
    redness in palm frondsclassical

    The reddish hue seen in split palm fronds.

  4. 4.
    exhaustionclassical

    Fatigue or weariness.

اللَّهَاثِيُّadjective
  1. 1.
    red-facedclassical

    Describing a man with many red spots or patches on his face, likened to the red markings in split palm fronds.

Parallel reading

اللهث واللهاث: حر العطش في الجوف.
Al-lahth and al-luhath: the heat of thirst in the belly.
وقد لهث لهاثا مثل سمع سماعا.
And he panted a panting, like 'he heard a hearing'.
لهث الكلب، بالفتح، ولهث يلهث فيهما لهثا: دلع لسانه من شدة العطش والحر؛ وكذلك الطائر إذا أخرج لسانه من حر أو عطش.
The dog panted, with the vowel 'fath', and panted, he pants, in both senses, a panting: protruding its tongue from intense thirst and heat; and likewise a bird if it extends its tongue from heat or thirst.
ولهث الرجل ولهث يلهث في اللغتين جميعا لهثا، فهو لهثان: أعيا.
And a man panted, and he pants, in both languages, a panting: he became exhausted.
لهث الكلب، بالفتح، يلهث لهثا ولهاثا، بالضم، إذا أخرج لسانه من التعب أو العطش؛ وكذلك الرجل إذا أعيا.
The dog panted, with the vowel 'fath', pants, a panting and a luhath, with the vowel 'damm', if it protrudes its tongue from fatigue or thirst; and likewise a man if he becomes exhausted.
كمثل الكلب إن تحمل عليه يلهث أو تتركه يلهث
Like the likeness of the dog, if you set upon it, it pants, or if you leave it, it pants
فمثله كمثل الكلب لاهثا.
So his likeness is like the likeness of the panting dog.
اللهث لهث الكلب عند الإعياء، وعند شدة الحر، هو إدلاع اللسان من العطش.
Al-lahth is the panting of the dog upon exhaustion, and upon intense heat; it is the protrusion of the tongue from thirst.
أن امرأة بغيا رأت كلبا يلهث فسقته فغفر لها.
That a sinful woman saw a dog panting and gave it water, so she was forgiven.
في سكرة ملهثة
in a state of panting (implying extreme intoxication or distress)
إنهما يفطران في رمضان ويطعمان.
they break their fast in Ramadan and are fed.
به لهاث شديد، وهو شدة العطش
he has severe panting, which is intense thirst
حتى إذا برد السجال لهاثها، ... وجعلن خلف غروضهن ثميلا
Until their waterskins' panting cooled, ... and they left behind their saddles' remnants of water
اللهثة التعب.
Al-lahthah: fatigue.
واللهثة أيضا: العطش.
And al-lahthah also: thirst.
واللهثة أيضا: الحمراء التي تراها في الخوص إذا شققته.
And al-lahthah also: the redness that you see in a palm frond if you split it.
اللهاثي من الرجال الكثير الخيلان الحمر في الوجه، مأخوذ من اللهاث، وهي النقط الحمر التي في الخوص إذا شققته.
Al-luhathiyy from men: one with many red spots on the face, derived from al-luhath, which are the red dots in a palm frond when split.