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لءس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of uncleanness, specifically related to fingernails. It also extends to the act of scavenging or consuming undesirable things, often driven by greed or desperation.

Derived headwords

اللؤسnoun
  1. 1.
    uncleanness of fingernailsclassical

    Refers to dirt or grime accumulated under the fingernails.

لؤساnoun
  1. 1.
    nothingnessclassical

    Used in the context of something being utterly worthless or non-existent, to the point that asking for it would yield nothing.

لَاسَverb
  1. 1.
    to scavengeclassical

    To search for and consume food, especially sweets or other desirable items, often in a greedy or persistent manner.

يَلُوسُverb
  1. 1.
    he scavengesclassical

    Present tense of the verb meaning to search for and consume food, particularly sweets.

لَوْسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    scavengingclassical

    The act of searching for and consuming food, especially sweets, in a persistent or greedy manner.

لَائِسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    scavengingclassical

    One who scavenges or persistently seeks out and consumes food, particularly sweets.

لَؤُوسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    greedy scavengerclassical

    An adjective describing someone who is prone to scavenging or consuming things greedily, especially sweets.

Parallel reading

اللؤس: وسخ الأظفار.
Al-lu's: uncleanness of the fingernails.
وقالوا: لو سألته لؤسا ما أعطاني وهو لا شيء؛ عن كراع.
And they said: If I asked him for nothing, he would not give it to me; according to Kara'.
الليث: اللوس أن تتبع الحلاوات «3» وغيرها فتأكلها.
Al-Layth: Al-laws is to pursue sweets and other things and eat them.
يقال لاس يلوس لوسا، وهو لائس ولؤوس.
It is said: he scavenges, he scavenges, a scavenging, and he is a scavenger and a greedy scavenger.