لحس

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of licking or lapping with the tongue. It extends to meanings of consuming or taking things greedily, and by extension, to being keenly perceptive or a swift taker. It also describes harsh conditions or times that consume everything.

Derived headwords

لَحَسَverb

1.
to lickboth
To lick something with the tongue, often to taste or clean it.
2.
to lap upboth
To drink by lapping with the tongue, like a dog.

لحست الإناء لحسا — He licked the vessel.

الكلب يلحس الإناء لحسا — The dog laps the vessel.

اللَّحْسnoun

1.
lickingboth
The act of licking or lapping with the tongue.
2.
consumption of green locustsclassical
The eating of green locusts and plants, or the consumption of wool by a worm.

اللحس باللسان — Licking with the tongue.

لَحْسَةnoun

1.
a lickboth
A single act of licking; a mouthful taken by licking.

واللحسة: اللعقة — And a lahsa: a lick.

ولحست الإناء لحسة — And I licked the vessel once.

يَلْحَسُverb

1.
he licksboth
He licks or laps.

يقال: لحس القصعة، بالكسر — It is said: he licked the bowl, with kasra.

أَلْحَسَverb

1.
to sprout early grassclassical
The land sprouted the first grass.

وألحست الأرض: أنبتت أول العشب — And the land 'alhasat: it sprouted the first grass.

لَحَّاسadjective

1.
very greedy lickerboth
Intensely greedy for what it reaches; one who licks excessively.

إن الشيطان حساس لحاس — Indeed, the devil is perceptive and a great licker.

مَلْحَسnoun

1.
place of lickingclassical
A place where animals lick, or a place where cows lick their young.

بملاحس البقر أولادها — where cows lick their young.

مَلَاحِسnoun

1.
barren placesclassical
Vast, desolate plains where one might get lost; places where cows lick their young.

تركت فلانا بملاحس البقر أولادها — I left so-and-so in the barren places where cows lick their young.

لَاحِسadjective

1.
greedyboth
Greedy, especially for food or what is available.

واللحوس من الناس الذي يتبع الحلاوة كالذباب — And the 'lahus among people is one who follows sweetness like a fly.

لَاحُوسadjective

1.
greedyboth
Greedy, eager to take what is available.
2.
unluckyclassical
Unlucky or ill-omened, who brings misfortune to his people.

واللاحوس: الحريص — And the 'lahus: the greedy one.

مِلْحَسadjective

1.
braveboth
Brave and valiant, as if ready to consume anything that presents itself.
2.
greedyboth
Greedy, one who takes everything within reach.

الملحس: الشجاع كأنه يأكل كل شيء يرتفع له — The 'milhas: the brave one, as if he eats everything that comes his way.

فلان ألد ملحس أحوس أهيس — So-and-so is contentious, greedy, perceptive, and quick.

لَوَاحِسnoun

1.
harsh yearsclassical
Severe years of drought or famine that consume everything.

وأصابتهم لواحس أي سنون شداد تلحس كل شيء — And they were afflicted by 'lawahis, meaning severe years that consume everything.

لَاحَسَverb

1.
to lickboth
To lick something.

تَلَحَّسَverb

1.
to take one's rightclassical
To take or seize one's right forcefully.

التحست منه حقي أي أخذته — I 'talihastu my right from him, meaning I took it.

لَحُوسadjective

1.
greedyboth
One who follows sweetness like a fly; greedy.

واللحوس من الناس الذي يتبع الحلاوة كالذباب — And the 'lahus among people is one who follows sweetness like a fly.

لَاحِسَةadjective

1.
grazing on early grassclassical
Sheep or cattle that graze on the first sprouts of grass.

وغنم لاحسة: ترعى اللحس — And 'lahisa sheep: grazing on the early grass.

مُلْحِسadjective

1.
greedyboth
Greedy; one who takes everything within reach.

ورجل ملحس: حريص — And a 'milhas man: greedy.

عليكم فلانا فإنه أهيس أليس ألد ملحس — Beware of so-and-so, for he is perceptive, quick, contentious, and greedy.

Parallel reading

يقال: لحس القصعة، بالكسر.

It is said: he licked the bowl, with kasra.

واللحسة: اللعقة.

And a lahsa: a lick.

والكلب يلحس الإناء لحسا: كذلك

And the dog laps the vessel, lapping.

وفي المثل: أسرع من لحس الكلب أنفه.

And in the proverb: faster than a dog licking its nose.

ولحست الإناء لحسة ولحسة ولحسه لحسا: لعقه.

And I licked the vessel once, and once, and he licked it, licking: I licked it.

إن الشيطان حساس لحاس أي كثير اللحس لما يصل إليه.

Indeed, the devil is perceptive and a great licker, meaning he licks excessively what he reaches.

تقول: لحست الشيء ألحسه إذا أخذته بلسانك، ولحاس للمبالغة.

You say: I licked the thing, I lick it, if you took it with your tongue, and 'luhhas for exaggeration.

والحساس: الشديد الحس والإدراك.

And 'hassas: intensely perceptive and aware.

وتركت فلانا بملاحس البقر أولادها، هو مثل قولهم بمباحث البقر أي بالمكان القفر بحيث لا يدرى أين هو

And I left so-and-so in the places where cows lick their young, it is like their saying 'in the desolate places of cows', meaning in a barren place where one does not know where it is.

ومعناه عندي بحيث تلعق البقر ما على أولادها من السابياء والأغراس

And its meaning, in my opinion, is where cows lick what is on their young from the afterbirth and the first hairs.

واللحس: أكل الجراد الخضر والشجر، وكذلك أكل الدودة الصوف.

And 'lahs: eating green locusts and plants, and likewise the worm eating wool.

واللاحوس: الحريص، وقيل: المشؤوم يلحس قومه، على المثل

And 'lahus: the greedy one, and it is said: the unlucky one who licks his people, by way of proverb.

والملحس: الشجاع كأنه يأكل كل شيء يرتفع له.

And 'milhas: the brave one, as if he eats everything that presents itself.

عليكم فلانا فإنه أهيس أليس ألد ملحس

Beware of so-and-so, for he is perceptive, quick, contentious, and greedy.

وأصابتهم لواحس أي سنون شداد تلحس كل شيء؛

And they were afflicted by 'lawahis, meaning severe years that consume everything;

وألحست الأرض: أنبتت أول العشب، وقيل: هو أن تخرج رؤوس البقل فيراه المال فيطمع فيه فيلحسه إذا لم يقدر أن يأكل منه شيئا، واللحس: ما يظهر من ذلك.

And the land 'alhasat: it sprouted the first grass, and it is said: it is when the tops of the plants emerge, and the livestock see it and desire it, so they lick it if they cannot eat anything from it, and 'lahs: what appears of that.

وغنم لاحسة: ترعى اللحس.

And 'lahisa sheep: grazing on the early grass.

ورجل ملحس: حريص، وقيل: الملحس والملحس الذي يأخذ كل شيء يقدر عليه.

And a 'milhas man: greedy, and it is said: the 'milhas and 'mulhas is one who takes everything he can.