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لسا

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of eating, particularly in small amounts or with a specific manner. It also extends to describing animals that eat a lot or a little.

Derived headwords

لَسَاverb
  1. 1.
    to eatboth

    To consume food. This is the fundamental meaning of the root.

لَسَاverb
  1. 1.
    to eat littleclassical

    To eat a small amount of food, to be a light eater.

لَسَاverb
  1. 1.
    to eat muchclassical

    To eat a large quantity of food, to be a heavy eater.

لَسَاnoun
  1. 1.
    eatingboth

    The act or process of consuming food.

لَسَاadjective
  1. 1.
    eating a lotclassical

    Describing an animal that consumes a large amount of food.

لَسَاadjective
  1. 1.
    eating littleclassical

    Describing an animal that consumes a small amount of food.

Parallel reading

اللسا الكثير الأكل من الحيوان
Al-lasā is the one that eats a lot from the animals.
وقال: لسا إذا أكل أكلا يسيرا
And he said: lasā if it eats a little.
أصله من اللس وهو الأكل
Its origin is from al-las, which is eating.