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لهز

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root لهز primarily relates to striking, pushing, or prodding, often with a closed fist or a pointed object. It extends to concepts of mixing or mingling, and also describes the initial appearance of gray hair on a horse or person. Additionally, it can refer to physical features like a prominent neck or a specific type of marking.

Derived headwords

لَهَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeboth

    To strike someone with the fist, particularly in the chest or jaw, similar to a punch or jab.

  2. 2.
    to pushboth

    To push or shove someone, often implying a forceful movement.

  3. 3.
    to mixclassical

    To mix with or mingle among a group of people.

  4. 4.
    to mixclassical

    For gray hair to begin to mix with the original hair color.

  5. 5.
    to prodclassical

    For a young animal, like a camel calf, to prod its mother's udder with its mouth to suckle.

لهزه الشيء يلهزه لهزا: ظهر فيه — The thing appeared on it.
ولهزه يلهزه لهزا ولهزه: ضربه بجمعه في لهازمه ورقبته — And he struck him with his fist on his neck and throat.
ولهزت القوم أي خالطتهم ودخلت بينهم — And he mingled with the people, entering among them.
ولهزه القتير أي خالطه الشيب — And grayness mixed with it (his hair).
ولهز الفصيل أمه يلهزها لهزا: ضرب ضرعها عند الرضاع بفيه ليرضع — The camel calf prodded its mother's udder with its mouth to suckle.
لَهْزnoun
  1. 1.
    a strikeboth

    A strike or a push, especially with a closed fist.

  2. 2.
    a jabclassical

    A jab or a punch, particularly to the chest or jaw.

  3. 3.
    mixingclassical

    The act of mixing or mingling.

  4. 4.
    grayingclassical

    The initial appearance of gray hair.

وقيل: اللهز الدفع والضرب — And it was said: Al-lahz is pushing and striking.
واللهز: الضرب بجمع اليد في الصدر وفي الحنك مثل اللكز — And al-lahz is striking with the fist on the chest and jaw, like al-lakz.
لَهَازِمnoun
  1. 1.
    neck areaboth

    The area of the neck and throat, particularly the sides of the neck.

ولهزه يلهزه لهزا ولهزه: ضربه بجمعه في لهازمه ورقبته — And he struck him with his fist on his neck and throat.
مَلْهُوزadjective
  1. 1.
    markedclassical

    A camel or horse that has been branded or marked with a specific sign, particularly on the 'lahzama'.

  2. 2.
    grayingclassical

    A person or animal whose hair is beginning to turn gray.

وجمل ملهوز إذا وسم في لهزمته — And a camel is mulhūz if it is branded on its lahzama.
وقد لهزت البعير، فهو ملهوز، إذا وسمته تلك السمة — And you have branded the camel, so it is mulhūz, if you branded it with that mark.
لَهَازِمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    neck markingclassical

    A specific type of mark or brand placed on the neck area of an animal.

ودائرة اللاهز: التي تكون على اللهزمة وتكره — And the circle of al-lāhiz: which is on the lahzama and is disliked.
لَاهِزnoun
  1. 1.
    hillclassical

    A hill or mound that obstructs or interferes with a path.

  2. 2.
    narrow passageclassical

    One of two hills or mountains that come close together, creating a narrow passage resembling a bottle's neck.

قال أبو حنيفة: اللاهزة الأكمة إذا شرعت في الوادي وانعرج عنها — Abu Hanifa said: Al-lāhiza is a hill when it enters the valley and deviates from it.
والنضر: اللاهز الجبل يلهز الطريق ويضر به، وكذلك الأكمة تضر بالطريق، وإذا اجتمعت الأكمتان أو التقى الجبلان حتى يضيق ما بينهما كهيئة الزقاق فهما لاهزان، كل واحد منهما يلهز صاحبه — Al-Naḍr said: Al-lāhiz is a mountain that obstructs the path and harms it, and likewise a hill that harms the path. And if two hills or two mountains meet so that the space between them narrows like a narrow passage, they are lāhizān, each one obstructing the other.
لَهَزَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be grayingclassical

    To begin to show signs of gray hair.

قال أبو زيد: يقال للرجل أول ما يظهر فيه الشيب قد لهزه الشيب ولهزمه يلهزه ويلهزمه — Abu Zayd said: It is said of a man when gray hair first appears on him that the gray hair has 'lahazahu' and 'lahazumahu'.
مَلْهَزَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingclassical

    A striking or pushing action.

ومنه قول رؤبة: لهزم خدي به ملهزمه — And from this is the saying of Ru'ba: He struck my cheek with a striking blow.
لَهَزَانnoun
  1. 1.
    strongclassical

    A strong or powerful entity.

واللهز: الشديد، قال ابن مقبل يصف فرسا: وحاجب خاضع وماصع لهز — And al-lahz is the strong one. Ibn Muqbil said, describing a horse: And a submissive and powerful brow, strong...
لَاهِزَانnoun
  1. 1.
    two obstructing hillsclassical

    Two hills or mountains that converge, creating a narrow passage.

وإذا اجتمعت الأكمتان أو التقى الجبلان حتى يضيق ما بينهما كهيئة الزقاق فهما لاهزان، كل واحد منهما يلهز صاحبه — And if two hills or two mountains meet so that the space between them narrows like a narrow passage, they are lāhizān, each one obstructing the other.
مَلْهَزnoun
  1. 1.
    striking placeclassical

    A place or point of striking or pushing.

وقد سموا لاهزا ولهازا وملهزا — And they have named (people) Lāhiz, Lahāz, and Malhaz.

Parallel reading

لهزه الشيء يلهزه لهزا: ظهر فيه.
The thing appeared on it.
ولهزه يلهزه لهزا ولهزه: ضربه بجمعه في لهازمه ورقبته.
And he struck him with his fist on his neck and throat.
وقيل: اللهز الدفع والضرب.
And it was said: Al-lahz is pushing and striking.
واللهز: الضرب بجمع اليد في الصدر وفي الحنك مثل اللكز.
And al-lahz is striking with the fist on the chest and jaw, like al-lakz.
ولهزت القوم أي خالطتهم ودخلت بينهم.
And he mingled with the people, entering among them.
ولهزه القتير أي خالطه الشيب.
And grayness mixed with it (his hair).
قال أبو زيد: يقال للرجل أول ما يظهر فيه الشيب قد لهزه الشيب ولهزمه يلهزه ويلهزمه.
Abu Zayd said: It is said of a man when gray hair first appears on him that the gray hair has 'lahazahu' and 'lahazumahu'.
ولهز الفصيل أمه يلهزها لهزا: ضرب ضرعها عند الرضاع بفيه ليرضع.
The camel calf prodded its mother's udder with its mouth to suckle.
ولهزه بالرمح: طعنه به في صدره.
And he speared him with the spear, stabbing him in his chest.
وجمل ملهوز إذا وسم في لهزمته.
And a camel is mulhūz if it is branded on its lahzama.
ودائرة اللاهز: التي تكون على اللهزمة وتكره.
And the circle of al-lāhiz: which is on the lahzama and is disliked.
لهزته وبهزته ولكمته إذا دفعته.
He pushed, shoved, and punched him if he pushed him.
وفي الحديث: إذا ندب الميت وكل به ملكان يلهزانه أي يدفعانه ويضربانه.
And in the Hadith: When the deceased is mourned, two angels are assigned to him, pushing and striking him.
وفي حديث شارب الخمر: يلهزه هذا وهذا ، والرجل ملهز، بكسر الميم.
And in the Hadith of the wine drinker: This and that push him, and the man is mulhaz (one who is pushed).
واللهز: الشديد، قال ابن مقبل يصف فرسا: وحاجب خاضع وماصع لهز.
And al-lahz is the strong one. Ibn Muqbil said, describing a horse: And a submissive and powerful brow, strong...
قال أبو حنيفة: اللاهزة الأكمة إذا شرعت في الوادي وانعرج عنها.
Abu Hanifa said: Al-lāhiza is a hill when it enters the valley and deviates from it.
والنضر: اللاهز الجبل يلهز الطريق ويضر به، وكذلك الأكمة تضر بالطريق.
Al-Naḍr said: Al-lāhiz is a mountain that obstructs the path and harms it, and likewise a hill that harms the path.