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لغلغ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of moistening or enriching food, particularly with fats or oils. It also extends to describe a lisp or impediment in speech and refers to a specific type of bird.

Derived headwords

لَغْلَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to moisten foodclassical

    To moisten food, especially by adding fat or oil, making it rich and palatable.

لَغْلَغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    impediment in speechclassical

    A lisp, impediment, or unclear pronunciation in speech, often due to a foreign accent or a speech defect.

  2. 2.
    richness of foodclassical

    The quality of food being rich and moist, typically due to the addition of fats or oils.

اللَّغْلَغnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of birdclassical

    A known type of bird. Its Arabic origin is questioned by some scholars.

Parallel reading

لغلغ الطعام: أدمه بالسمن والودك
To moisten food: to enrich it with ghee and fat.
لغلغ ثريده وسغسغه وروغه رواه من الأدم
He moistened his tharid (a type of bread soaked in broth) and made it succulent and rich with fats.
في كلامه لغلغة ولخلخة
In his speech, there is a lisp and an impediment.
اللغلغ طائر معروف
The laghlagh is a known bird.