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لوغ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of moving something around in the mouth and then expelling it. It also extends to the concept of adhering to or staying with something, and metaphorically to a dark discoloration around a nipple.

Derived headwords

لَاغَverb
  1. 1.
    to move in mouth and spit outboth

    To move something around in one's mouth and then expel it.

  2. 2.
    to adhere toclassical

    To stick to or remain with something persistently.

لَوْغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    moving in mouth and spittingboth

    The act of moving something around in the mouth and then expelling it.

  2. 2.
    adherenceclassical

    The act of sticking to or remaining with something.

يَلُوغُverb
  1. 1.
    moves in mouth and spits outboth

    He moves something around in his mouth and then expels it.

  2. 2.
    adheres toclassical

    He sticks to or remains with something.

اللَّوْغnoun
  1. 1.
    darkness around nippleclassical

    The dark discoloration that surrounds a woman's nipple.

Parallel reading

لَاغَ الشَّيْءَ لَوْغًا: أَدَارَهُ فِي فِيهِ ثُمَّ لَفَظَهُ.
He moved the thing around in his mouth and then spat it out.
لَاغَ يَلُوغُ لَوْغًا إِذَا لَزِمَ الشَّيْءَ.
He adheres to something when he persistently stays with it.
اللَّوْغُ السَّوَادُ الَّذِي حَوْلَ الْحَلَمَةِ
The 'lawgh' is the darkness that surrounds the nipple.
بَلَغَ ثَدْيٍ كَأَنَّفِ الْكَلْبِ دِمَاعٌ
A breast reaching [its fullness] like a dog's nose, dripping.
إِنَّ أُمَّكَ تَرَكَتْكَ صَغِيرًا فَأَرْضَعَتْكَ كَلْبَةٌ مَجْرِيَّةٌ فَقَبَّلْتَ لَوْغَهَا.
Your mother left you when you were young, and a bitch from the Banu Majra nursed you, so you kissed her nipple.
لَمْ تَغُذُهُ سَوْدَاءُ مُقْرِفَةٌ
A dark-skinned, noble woman did not nurse it.