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لثن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe a quality of sweetness or pleasantness, particularly in taste. It is noted as a dialectal term from Yemen, signifying something agreeable and sweet.

Derived headwords

لَثِنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    sweet, pleasantclassical

    Describing something that has a sweet taste or is pleasant to the palate. This term is specifically attributed to the dialect of the people of Yemen.

Parallel reading

شيء لثن أي حلو، بلغة أهل اليمن
Something is 'lathin' meaning sweet, in the dialect of the people of Yemen.
بغضكم عندنا مر مذاقته، ... ، وبغضنا عندكم، يا قومنا، لثن
Your hatred tastes bitter to us, ... and our hatred for you, O our people, is sweet.