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لجح

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes cavities, hollows, or depressions, particularly those found in the ground, wells, or mountains. It can also refer to the act of closing or covering something, like the eye.

Derived headwords

اللَّجْحnoun
  1. 1.
    Cavity, hollowboth

    A thing found in a valley, similar to a cave (دحل), or in the bottom of a well or mountain, resembling a tunnel or opening.

اللَّحْجnoun
  1. 1.
    Cavity, hollow (original form)classical

    The original form of اللَّجْح, with the ح before the ج, referring to a cavity or hollow.

ألْجَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of cavity/hollowboth

    The plural form of اللَّجْح and اللَّحْج, referring to multiple cavities or hollows.

لَجَحَverb
  1. 1.
    To close (eye)classical

    To close or shut one's eye.

Parallel reading

الشيء يكون في الوادي نحو من الدحل كاللحج
A thing found in a valley, similar to a cave (دحل), like a لحج.
ويكون في أسفل البئر والجبل كأنه نقب
And it is found at the bottom of a well and a mountain, as if it were a tunnel.
باد نواحيه شطون اللجح
Its surroundings have become desolate, the hollows of the لجح.
وأصله اللحج، الحاء قبل الجيم، فقلب
And its origin is اللَّحْج, with the ح before the ج, and it was inverted.
ولجح العين: كفتها كلحجها
And لجح the eye: it closed it, like its لحجها.