ولع

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

The root 'ولع' primarily relates to strong attachment, obsession, and persistence, often with a negative connotation of being overly engrossed or addicted. It also extends to meanings of lying, deception, and a state akin to madness or infatuation. Additionally, it encompasses terms for specific markings on animals and the early stage of fruit development.

Derived headwords

وَلَعَverb

1.
to be attached toboth
To be strongly attached to something or someone, often to the point of obsession.
2.
to lieclassical
To tell falsehoods or to be habitually deceitful.
3.
to be light-headedclassical
To act foolishly or lightly, to be easily swayed.

وَلَعٌnoun

1.
attachmentboth
The state of being strongly attached or addicted to something.
2.
lyingclassical
Falsehood, deceit, or the act of lying.
3.
infatuationclassical
A state of intense, often irrational, passion or obsession.

وَلُوعٌnoun

1.
addictionboth
A strong inclination or addiction to something.
2.
obsessionboth
An obsessive preoccupation with something.

أَوْلَعَverb

1.
to make obsessedboth
To cause someone to become obsessed or strongly attached to something.
2.
to inciteboth
To provoke or incite someone to do something.
3.
to persistclassical
To be persistent or insistent in a matter.

إِيلَاعٌnoun

1.
persistenceclassical
The act of being persistent or insistent.

مُولَعٌadjective

1.
obsessedboth
Being obsessed or strongly attached to something.
2.
marked (animal)classical
Describing an animal with elongated or scattered white markings.
3.
leprousclassical
Afflicted with leprosy.

وَلِيعَةnoun

1.
fruit spatheclassical
The spathe of a palm tree, especially before it opens, or the cluster of dates within it.
2.
name of a manclassical
A proper name for a male individual.
3.
tribe nameclassical
The name of a tribe, specifically Banu Wulai'ah.

تَوْلِيعٌnoun

1.
mottlingclassical
The act of making something mottled or speckled, especially white markings on a dark background.
2.
polishingclassical
The act of polishing or making something shine.

وَلَعَةnoun

1.
meddlerclassical
A person who interferes in matters that do not concern them.
2.
liars (pl.)classical
Plural of 'الوالع', referring to liars.

وَالِعٌadjective

1.
liarclassical
A person who habitually lies or is deceitful.

وَلِعٌadjective

1.
addictedboth
Having a strong addiction or attachment.
2.
prone to fearclassical
Easily frightened or prone to panic.

اِتَّلَعَverb

1.
to captivateclassical
To captivate or steal someone's heart.

مُوتَلِعُ القَلْبِadjective

1.
heartbrokenclassical
Having one's heart captivated or taken.

مُتَلَّهُ القَلْبِadjective

1.
heartbrokenclassical
Having one's heart captivated or taken.

مُتَلَّهُ القَلْبِadjective

1.
heartbrokenclassical
Having one's heart captivated or taken.

مُنْتَزَعُ القَلْبِadjective

1.
heartbrokenclassical
Having one's heart captivated or taken.

وَلَعَ بِهِverb

1.
to be persistent inclassical
To be persistent or insistent in pursuing a matter, especially to harm someone.

يَلَعُverb

1.
to be light-headedclassical
To act foolishly or lightly.
2.
to lieclassical
To lie or deceive.

وَلَعَانٌnoun

1.
lyingclassical
The state of being deceitful or prone to lying.

وَلَعَ اللهُ جَسَدَهُverb phrase

1.
God afflicted him with leprosyclassical
A supplication or statement that God afflicted someone with leprosy.

وَلَعَ حَقِّيverb phrase

1.
he took my rightclassical
He took away or deprived someone of their right.

وَالِعٌname

1.
name of a manclassical
A proper name for a male individual.

وَلِيعَةٌname

1.
name of a manclassical
A proper name for a male individual.

اِسْتَلَعَverb

1.
to hideclassical
To conceal or hide something, making its state unknown.

اِتَّلَعَverb

1.
to steal the heartclassical
To captivate someone's heart.

وَلَعٌnoun

1.
madnessclassical
A state resembling madness or extreme infatuation.

أَوْلَقٌnoun

1.
infatuationclassical
A state of intense, often irrational, passion or obsession, similar to madness.

Parallel reading

العلاقة من أولعت، وكذلك الوزوع من أوزعت، وهما اسمان أقيما مقام المصدر الحقيقي

Attachment is from 'awla'tu', and likewise 'wazu'' is from 'awza'tu', and they are two names that stand in place of the true masdar.

ولع به ولعا، وولوعا الاسم والمصدر جميعا بالفتح، فهو ولع وولوع ولاعة.

He was attached to it with 'walan', and 'walu'an' is both the noun and the masdar, both with fatha; so he is 'wali'' and 'walu'' and 'wilaa'ah'.

وأولع به ولوعا وإيلاعا إذا لج.

And he became obsessed with it with 'walu'an' and 'ilaa'an' if he persisted.

وأولعه به: أغراه.

And He made him obsessed with it: He tempted him.

أولعت قريشا بعمار أي صيرتهم يولعون به

He made Quraysh obsessed with 'Ammar, meaning he made them become obsessed with him.

فأولع بالعفاس بني نمير، ... كما أولعت بالدبر الغرابا

So he made Banu Namir obsessed with Al-'Affas, ... just as the crow was made obsessed with the hindquarters.

وهو مولع به، بفتح اللام، أي مغرى به.

And he is 'mula'' upon it, with fatha on the lam, meaning tempted by it.

والولع: نفس الولوع.

And 'al-walac' is the same as 'al-walu''.

أعوذ بك من الشر ولوعا

I seek refuge in You from evil, O one who is prone to it.

أنه كان مولعا بالسواك.

That he was fond of the siwak.

يقال بفلان من حب فلانة الأولع والأولق، وهو شبه الجنون.

It is said about a person due to love for a woman: 'al-awla'' and 'al-awlaq', which is akin to madness.

وايتلعت فلانة قلبي، وفلان موتلع القلب، وموتله القلب، ومتله القلب، ومنتزع القلب بمعنى واحد.

And so-and-so captivated my heart, and so-and-so is 'mutla' al-qalb', 'mutallah al-qalb', 'mutallah al-qalb', and 'muntaza' al-qalb', all meaning the same.

ولع فلان بفلان يولع به إذا لج في أمره وحرص على إيذائه.

So-and-so was persistent with so-and-so, he is persistent with him, if he was insistent in his matter and keen on harming him.

ولع يلع أي استخف

'Wala'a' 'yala'' means to be light-headed.

والشاة يلع أي يستخف عدوا، وذكر الشاة

And the sheep 'yal'' means it underestimates an enemy, and mentions the sheep.

رجل ولعة: يولع بما لا يعنيه، وهلعة: يجزع سريعا.

A 'wal'ah' man: he meddles in what does not concern him, and 'hal'ah': he panics quickly.

ولع يلع ولعا وولعانا إذا كذب.

'Wala'a' 'yala'' with 'walan' and 'walayaan' if he lied.

ولعت بالكذب تلع ولعا.

I was addicted to lying, I lied with 'walan'.

والولع، بالتسكين: الكذب

And 'al-walac', with sukun: lying.

لكنها خلة، قد سيط من دمها فجع وولع، وإخلاف وتبديل

But it is a friendship, from its blood has been mixed grief, and lying, and breaking promises, and changing.

إلا بأن تكذبا علي، ولا أملك أن تكذبا، وأن تلعا

Except that you two lie to me, and I cannot prevent you two from lying, and from being light-headed.

وهن من الإخلاف والولعان أي من أهل الخلف والكذب، وجعلهن من الإخلاف لملازمتهن له

And they are from breaking promises and lying, meaning from the people of falsehood and deceit, and he made them from breaking promises due to their constant adherence to it.

وهن من الإخلاف قبلك والمطل

And they are from breaking promises before you and delaying.

ويقال: ولع والع كما يقال عجب عاجب.

And it is said: 'Wala'' 'Walac' just as it is said 'Ajab 'Aajib'.

والوالع: الكذاب، والجمع ولعة مثل فاسق وفسقة

And 'al-waali'' is the liar, and the plural is 'walacah' like 'faasiq' and 'fasqah'.

متى يقل تنفع الأقوام قولته، إذا اضمحل حديث الكذب الولعه

When will his saying benefit people, when the talk of the liar 'al-walacah' fades away?

ويقال: قد ولع فلان بحقي ولعا أي ذهب به.

And it is said: So-and-so took my right with 'walan', meaning he took it away.

والتوليع: التلميع من البرص وغيره.

And 'at-tawlii'' is the mottling from vitiligo and other things.

وفرس مولع: تلميعه مستطيل وهو الذي في بياض بلقه استطالة وتفرق

And a 'mula'' horse: its mottling is elongated, and it is that which in the white of its blaze is elongated and scattered.

مولع بسواد في أسافله، منه اكتسى، وبلون مثله اكتحلا

Mottled with blackness at its lower parts, from it it was clothed, and with a color like it, it was lined.

والمولع: كالملمع إلا أن التوليع استطالة البلق

And 'al-mula'' is like 'al-mulamma'', except that 'at-tawlii'' is the elongation of the blaze.

فيها خطوط من سواد وبلق، كأنه في الجلد توليع البهق

In it are lines of blackness and white, as if in the skin it is the mottling of vitiligo.

كأن ذا، ويلك، توليع البهق

As if this, woe to you, is the mottling of vitiligo.

فإذا كان في الدابة ضروب من الألوان من غير بلق، فذلك التوليع.

And if there are various colors on the animal other than white markings, then that is 'at-tawlii''.

برذون مولع، وكذلك الشاة والبقرة الوحشية والظبية

A 'mula'' mule, and likewise a sheep, a wild cow, and a gazelle.

مولعة بالطرتين دنا لها جنى أيكة، تضفو عليها قصارها

Mottled on its two sides, it approached it, the fruit of a thicket, its short ones covering it.

عبل الشوى، بالطرتين مولع

Thick-legged prey, mottled on its two sides.

ورجل مولع: أبرص

And a 'mula'' man: leprous.

كأنها في الجلد توليع البهق

As if it is in the skin the mottling of vitiligo.

ولع الله جسده أي برصه.

May God afflict his body, meaning make him leprous.

والوليع: الطلع، وقيل: الطلع ما دام في قيقائه كأنه نظم اللؤلؤ في شدة بياضه

And 'al-wali'' is the spathe; and it is said: the spathe as long as it is in its sheath, like pearls strung together in its intense whiteness.

ووليع: الطلع قبل أن يتفتح

And 'wali'' is the spathe before it opens.

وتبسم عن نير كالوليع، تشقق عنه الرقاة الجفوفا

And he smiled revealing teeth like 'al-wali'', from which the climbers opened the dry sheaths.

الوليع ما دام في الطلعة أبيض.

'Al-wali'' is as long as it remains white in the spathe.

الوليع ما في جوف الطلعة، واحدته وليعة.

'Al-wali'' is what is inside the spathe, its singular is 'wali'ah'.

وليعة: اسم رجل وهو من ذلك.

'Wali'ah': the name of a man, and it is from that.

وأخوالي الملوك، بنو وليعه

And my maternal uncles are kings, the sons of Wulai'ah.

هم منعوا ذماري، يوم جاءت كتائب مسرف، وبنو اللكيعه

They protected my honor, on the day that the armies of Musrif came, and Banu Al-Lakii'ah.

وأخذ ثوبي وما أدري ما والعته وما ولع به أي ذهب به.

And he took my garment, and I do not know what 'wa'latuhu' is and what 'wuli'a bihi' is, meaning it was taken away.

وفقدنا غ لاما لنا ما أدري ما ولعه أي ما حبسه، وما أدري ما والعته بمعناه أيضا.

And we lost a young man of ours, I do not know what his 'walacah' is, meaning what detained him, and I do not know what 'wa'latuhu' is with the same meaning.

يقال ولع فلانا والع، وولعته والعة، واتلعته والعة أي خفي علي أمره فلا أدري أحي أم ميت، وإن لا تدري بمن يولع هرمك؛ حكاه يعقوب.

It is said: 'Wala'' so-and-so 'Walac', and 'Wala'atuhu' a 'Waali'ah', and 'Itla'atuhu' a 'Waali'ah', meaning his matter was hidden from me, so I do not know if he is alive or dead. And you do not know who your old age is attached to; Ya'qub narrated it.

تمنى، ولم أقذف لديه مجربا لقائل سوء يستجير الولائعا

He wished, and I did not accuse him of being tested by a slanderer seeking refuge with the 'Walaa'i''.