لدغ

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of being bitten or stung, particularly by venomous creatures like snakes and scorpions. It extends to metaphorical uses, signifying being harmed or provoked by words or actions.

Derived headwords

لَدَغَverb

1.
to sting, to biteboth
To inflict a sting or bite, typically by a venomous animal like a snake or scorpion.
2.
to provoke, to inciteclassical
To provoke someone with words or actions, causing them harm or distress.

اللَّدْغnoun

1.
stinging, bitingboth
The act or instance of being stung or bitten by a venomous creature.
2.
venomous biteclassical
Specifically refers to the bite of a snake or scorpion.

تَلْدَغُverb

1.
it stings, it bitesboth
The present tense form indicating that a creature, such as a scorpion, is stinging or biting.

تَلْدَغُهُverb

1.
it stings it, it bites itboth
The present tense form indicating the action of stinging or biting directed at a specific object or person.

تَلْدَغَاnoun

1.
stinging, bitingclassical
A masdar (verbal noun) form, synonymous with 'al-ladgh', referring to the act of stinging or biting.

مَلْدُوغadjective

1.
stung, bittenboth
The passive participle, describing someone or something that has been stung or bitten by a venomous creature.

لَدِيغadjective

1.
stung, bittenboth
Synonymous with 'maldugh', referring to one who has been stung or bitten.
2.
one who has been stungclassical
Specifically refers to a person or animal that has suffered a venomous bite or sting.

لَدْغَىnoun

1.
those stungclassical
A broken plural for 'maldugh' or 'lidiigh', referring to a group of people or animals who have been stung.

لَدْغَاءnoun

1.
those stungclassical
Another broken plural form for 'maldugh' or 'lidiigh', referring to multiple individuals who have been stung.

أَلْدَغْتَverb

1.
you sent a snake to stingclassical
The past tense form of the IV form, meaning to send a venomous creature to sting someone.

يَلْدَغُهُverb

1.
he stings him, he bites himboth
The present tense form indicating the action of stinging or biting directed at a specific object or person.

مُلْدَغadjective

1.
one who stings othersclassical
An active participle, describing someone who habitually stings or bites others, or metaphorically, harms others with words.

لادِغadjective

1.
stinging, venomousboth
An active participle, describing something that stings or bites, often used for venomous creatures or metaphorically for harmful things.

Parallel reading

اللَّدْغ: عض الحية والعقرب

Al-ladgh: the bite of a snake and a scorpion.

وقيل: اللدغ بالفم واللسع بالذنب

And it is said: al-ladgh is by the mouth and al-las' is by the tail.

قال الليث: اللدغ بالناب

Al-Layth said: al-ladgh is by the fang.

وفي بعض اللغات: تلدغ العقرب

And in some languages: the scorpion stings.

قال أبو وجزة: اللدغة جامعة لكل هامة تلدغ لدغا

Abu Wajzah said: The sting is inclusive of every venomous creature that stings with a sting.

يقال: لدغته تلدغه لدغا وتلداغا

It is said: it stung him, it stings him, a stinging and a stinging.

ورجل ملدوغ ولديغ، وكذلك الأنثى

And a man stung and a stung one, and likewise the female.

والجمع لدغى ولدغاء

And the plural is ladghaa and ladghaa'.

والسليم: اللديغ

And al-salim: the stung one.

ويقال: ألدغت الرجل إذا أرسلت إليه حية تلدغه

And it is said: You sent a snake to sting a man if you sent a snake to sting him.

وأعوذ بك أن أموت لديغا

And I seek refuge in You from dying stung.

اللديغ: الملدوغ، فعيل بمعنى مفعول

Al-lidiigh: the maldugh, fa'iil in the sense of maf'uul.

ولدغه بكلمة يلدغه لدغا: نزغه بها

And he stung him with a word, he stings him with a stinging: he provoked him with it.

ورجل ملدغ: يفعل ذلك بالناس

And a man muldagh: he does that to people.

وأصابه منه ذباب لادغ أي شر، عن ابن الأعرابي؛ وهو على المثل

And a stinging fly, meaning evil, afflicted him from it, according to Ibn al-A'rabi; and it is proverbial.