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لشا

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a decline in status or fortune after a period of prominence. It also has a specific meaning related to abundant milk production.

Derived headwords

لَشَاverb
  1. 1.
    declined, fellclassical

    To decline in status, fortune, or prestige after having been elevated or prominent.

لَشِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant milkclassical

    Describing an animal, particularly a female one, that produces a large quantity of milk.

Parallel reading

لشا إذا خس بعد رفعة
Lasha means to decline after elevation.
واللشي الكثير الحلب
And al-lashi is the one that gives abundant milk.