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لهمج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of being trodden, subdued, and easily led. It also extends to meanings of being swift or fast, and metaphorically, to swallowing or consuming something rapidly.

Derived headwords

لَهَمَجnoun
  1. 1.
    trodden pathboth

    A path that is well-trodden, subdued, and easily followed.

لَهْمَجnoun
  1. 1.
    swift oneboth

    One who is a swift runner or moves quickly.

تَلَهْمَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to swallowboth

    To swallow something, as if consuming it greedily.

Parallel reading

طريق لهمج ولهجم: موطوء مذلل منقاد.
A trodden path, subdued and easily followed.
واللهمج: السابق السريع؛
And the swift one: the one who precedes and is fast;
قال هميان: ثمت يرعيها لها لهامجا
Hemyan said: then he grazes them, making them easily accessible.
ويقال: تلهمجه إذا ابتلعه،
And it is said: 'He swallows it' if he devours it,
كأنه مأخوذ من النهمة،
as if it is taken from greediness,
ومن تلمجه «5».
and from him swallowing it.