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لحجم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to the concept of being wide, spacious, or expansive. It is primarily used to describe paths or roads that are broad and clear.

Derived headwords

لَحْجَمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    wide, spaciousboth

    Describing a path or road that is wide and clear, allowing for easy passage.

Parallel reading

طريق لحجم: واسع واضح
A wide and clear road.
حكاه اللحياني
Al-Lihyani narrated it.
قال ابن سيده: وأرى حاءه بدلا من هاء لهجم
Ibn Saydah said: And I think its 'ḥā' is a substitution for the 'hā' of 'lahama'.