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لزك

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the healing or mending of a wound. It describes a stage where the flesh has become even but the wound is not yet fully healed.

Derived headwords

لَزَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to heal (wound)classical

    Said of a wound, meaning its flesh has become even and level, but it is not yet fully healed.

لُزْكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    healing (stage)classical

    The state of a wound where its flesh has become even, indicating a stage of healing but not complete recovery.

أَرَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to heal (wound)classical

    Said of a wound, meaning it has become sound and even.

يَأْرِكُverb
  1. 1.
    to heal (wound)classical

    Said of a wound, meaning it has become sound and even.

أُرُوكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    healing (state)classical

    The state of a wound becoming sound and even, indicating healing.

Parallel reading

لزك الجرح لزكا
The wound healed (to the stage where its flesh became even).
تم استواء لحمه ولم يبرأ بعد
Its flesh became even, but it was not yet healed.
والصواب بهذا المعنى الذي ذهب إليه لليث أرك الجرح يأرك ويأرك أروكا إذا صلح وتماثل
And the correct term for this meaning, as attributed to Al-Layth, is 'ark the wound ya'rik and ya'rik arukan if it became sound and even.
هو أن تسقط جلبته وينبت لحما
It is when its scab falls off and flesh grows.