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لغس

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of rapid consumption or eating, often with a sense of eagerness or greed. It extends to descriptions of animals known for their voracity, specific types of plants, and food that is undercooked or raw.

Derived headwords

اللَّغُوسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    rapidity of eatingboth

    The act of eating or consuming something quickly.

اللَّغُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    fast eaterboth

    Someone who eats quickly.

  2. 2.
    voracious wolfclassical

    A greedy and eager wolf.

  3. 3.
    plantclassical

    A type of pasture herb.

  4. 4.
    tender plantclassical

    A delicate and light type of vegetation.

  5. 5.
    soft, moist herbclassical

    A soft, moist herb that is eaten quickly.

لَغُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    greedyclassical

    Describing a wolf as greedy and cunning.

  2. 2.
    thiefclassical

    Describing a thief as cunning and wicked.

اللَّغَاوِسnoun
  1. 1.
    greedy wolvesclassical

    Plural of a greedy and voracious wolf.

مُلْغُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    undercooked meatclassical

    Meat that is red and not fully cooked.

  2. 2.
    undercooked foodclassical

    Food that has not been cooked properly.

مُلْهُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    undercooked foodclassical

    Food that has not been cooked properly.

Parallel reading

اللغوسة: سرعة الأكل ونحوه.
Al-laghūsah: rapidity of eating and the like.
واللغوس: السريع الأكل.
And al-laghūs: the fast eater.
واللغوس: الذئب الشره الحريص، والعين فيه لغة؛
And al-laghūs: the greedy, eager wolf, and the 'ayn (letter) is a variant pronunciation for it.
وروايا الفراخ والذئاب اللغاوس
and the water-skins of chicks and the greedy wolves.
ويروى بالعين المهملة.
And it is narrated with the unpointed 'ayn (letter).
وذئب لغوس ولص لغوس: ختول خبيث.
And a greedy wolf and a cunning, wicked thief.
واللغوس: عشبة من المرعى؛
And al-laghūs: a herb from the pasture.
واللغوس أيضا الرقيق الخفيف من النبات؛
And al-laghūs is also the delicate, light type of plant.
فبدرته عينا، ولج بطرفه ... عني لعاعة لغوس متزيد
So I surprised it with my gaze, and it persisted in looking at me... distracted by a tender, succulent plant that was growing.
وهو نبت ناعم ريان،
And it is a soft, succulent plant.
وقيل: اللغوس عشب لين رطب يؤكل سريعا.
And it is said: al-laghūs is a soft, moist herb that is eaten quickly.
ولحم ملغوس وملغوس: أحمر لم ينضج.
And mulghūs and mulghūs meat: red, not cooked.
طعام ملهوج وملغوس وهو الذي لم ينضج.
Uncooked food, mulhūj and mulghūs, which is that which has not been cooked.