لعثم

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns hesitation, delay, and slowness in action or speech. It can also imply contemplation, waiting, or being deliberate. In some contexts, it signifies a lack of delay or falsehood.

Derived headwords

تَلَعْثَمَverb

1.
to hesitateboth
To pause, delay, or be slow in acting or speaking, often due to contemplation or uncertainty.
2.
to delayboth
To be late or tardy in responding or acting.
3.
to ponderclassical
To think carefully and deliberately before acting or speaking.

وما تلعثم عن شيء أي ما تأخر ولا كذب — He did not hesitate about anything, meaning he did not delay or lie.

تَلَعْذَمَverb

1.
to hesitateclassical
Similar to تلعثم, meaning to pause, hesitate, or be slow in speech or action.
2.
to stopclassical
To cease moving or acting, to halt.

وما تلعثم وما تلعذم أي ما توقف ولا تمكث ولا تردد — He did not hesitate or falter, meaning he did not stop, delay, or waver.

تَلَعْثُمnoun

1.
hesitationboth
The act of hesitating, pausing, or delaying.
2.
deliberationclassical
The state of being slow and deliberate in action or thought.

تَلَعْذُمnoun

1.
hesitationclassical
The act of hesitating or faltering, often in speech.

تَتَمْتَمَverb

1.
to stammerboth
To speak with pauses and repeated sounds, often due to hesitation or difficulty.
2.
to mutterboth
To speak indistinctly or in a low voice.

فلم يتلعثم ولم يتلعذم ولم يتتمتم ولم يتمرغ ولم يتفكر أي لم يتوقف حتى أجابني — He did not hesitate, falter, stammer, delay, or ponder, meaning he did not stop until he answered me.

تَتَمْتُمnoun

1.
stammeringboth
The act or habit of speaking with hesitation and repetition.
2.
mutteringboth
The act of speaking indistinctly or in a low voice.

تَمَرَّغَverb

1.
to delayclassical
To procrastinate or put off action.
2.
to roll aroundboth
To wallow or roll oneself, often in dust or mud.

تَفَكَّرَverb

1.
to ponderboth
To think deeply or carefully about something.
2.
to contemplateboth
To consider something thoughtfully.

لَعْثَمَةnoun

1.
hesitationclassical
A state of being slow, hesitant, or uncertain.
2.
slownessclassical
The quality of being slow or tardy.

فليست فيه لعثمة إلا أنه ابن أمة — There is no hesitation in him except regarding his lineage, as he is of slave descent.

Parallel reading

تلعثم عن الأمر: نكل وتمكث وتأنى وتبصر

He hesitated about the matter: he faltered, delayed, took his time, and considered.

وقيل: التلعثم الانتظار.

And it was said: Al-talathum is waiting.

وما تلعثم عن شيء أي ما تأخر ولا كذب.

And he did not hesitate about anything, meaning he did not delay or lie.

وقرأ فما تلعثم وما تلعذم أي ما توقف ولا تمكث ولا تردد

And he recited 'He did not hesitate nor falter,' meaning he did not stop, delay, or waver.

وقيل: ما تلعثم أي لم يبطئ بالجواب.

And it was said: He did not hesitate, meaning he did not delay in answering.

إلا أن أبا بكر ما تلعثم أي أجاب من ساعته أول ما دعوته ولم ينتظر ولم يتمكث وصدق بالإسلام ولم يتوقف.

Except that Abu Bakr did not hesitate, meaning he responded immediately when I invited him, did not wait, did not delay, believed in Islam, and did not stop.

فليست فيه لعثمة إلا أنه ابن أمة ؛ أراد أنه لا توقف عن ذكر مناقبه إلا عند ذكر صراحة نسبه فإنه يعاب بهجنته.

There is no hesitation in him except that he is the son of a slave woman; he meant that he did not pause in mentioning his virtues except when mentioning his clear lineage, as he is criticized for his mixed ancestry.

ويقال: سألته عن شيء فلم يتلعثم ولم يتلعذم ولم يتتمتم ولم يتمرغ ولم يتفكر أي لم يتوقف حتى أجابني.

And it is said: I asked him about something, and he did not hesitate, falter, stammer, delay, or ponder, meaning he did not stop until he answered me.