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لعم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very rare, with limited attestations. It is primarily associated with the meaning of saliva or spittle, and secondarily with the concept of not hesitating or delaying.

Derived headwords

اللَّعَمnoun
  1. 1.
    salivaclassical

    The watery fluid secreted by glands in the mouth, also known as spittle.

تَلَعْثَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to hesitatemodern

    To pause or falter in speaking or acting due to uncertainty or indecision.

  2. 2.
    to delayclassical

    To be slow or tardy in doing something; to postpone or put off.

تَلَعْلَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to hesitateclassical

    To pause or falter in speaking or acting due to uncertainty or indecision.

  2. 2.
    to delayclassical

    To be slow or tardy in doing something; to postpone or put off.

Parallel reading

لم أسمع فيه شيئا غير حرف واحد وجدته لابن الأعرابي
I have not heard anything concerning it except one word that I found attributed to Ibn al-A'rabi.
اللَّعَم اللعاب، بالعين
Al-la'am is saliva, with the 'ayn.
ويقال لم يتلعثم في كذا
And it is said, he did not hesitate in such-and-such.
ولم يتلعلم في كذا
And he did not delay in such-and-such.
أي لم يتمكث
Meaning, he did not linger or delay.
ولم ينتظر
And he did not wait.