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لمل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of applying kohl to the eyes and the sound or action of licking or smacking the lips. It also touches upon the concept of fatigue or exhaustion.

Derived headwords

اَللِّمَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Kohlclassical

    Refers to kohl, the cosmetic powder used to line the eyes.

اَللِّمَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Mineral kohlclassical

    Specifically refers to kohl made from minerals.

اَللِّمَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Licking/smackingclassical

    The act of licking or smacking the lips.

تَلَمَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    To lick/smack lipsclassical

    To lick or smack one's lips, similar to the act of 'talammaz'.

Parallel reading

اللمال: الكحل؛ حكاه أبو رياش؛ وأنشد:
Al-limāl: Kohl; Abu Riyash narrated it; and he recited:
لها زفرات من بوادر عبرة، ... يسوق اللمال المعدني انسجالها
She has sighs from the precursors of tears, ... the mineral kohl drives their flow.
وقيل: إنما هو اللمال، بالضم، وكذلك حكاه كراع.
And it was said: It is only al-limāl, with dammah, and thus did Kara' narrate it.
والتلمل بالفم: كالتلمظ؛
And al-talammul with the mouth: is like al-talammaz (licking/smacking lips);
قال كعب بن زهير:
Ka'b ibn Zuhayr said:
وتكون شكواها إذا هي أنجدت، ... بعد الكلال، تلمل وصريف
And her complaint would be, when she had ascended to higher ground, ... after exhaustion, licking lips and a turning away.