لكي

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of sticking to, adhering to, or remaining in a place. It extends to the idea of being attached to something or someone, and by extension, to the act of staying or residing.

Derived headwords

لَكِيَverb

1.
to stick toboth
To adhere closely to something or someone, to be attached to it.
2.
to stayboth
To remain in a place, to reside there.

لَكِيَ بهverb

1.
to be attached toboth
To be closely attached to someone or something, to be obsessed with it.

أَوْلَعَ بهverb

1.
to be obsessed withboth
To be excessively fond of or attached to something, to be infatuated with it.

أَقَامَverb

1.
to stayboth
To remain in a place, to reside.

لَزِمَverb

1.
to adhere toboth
To stick closely to someone or something, to be inseparable from them.

يَلْكِيverb

1.
to stick toboth
Present tense of لَكِيَ, meaning to adhere closely or be attached.

لَكِيتُverb

1.
I adhered toboth
Past tense first-person singular of لَكِيَ, indicating adherence or attachment.

المُلَغّnoun

1.
the one who sticksclassical
A noun referring to someone who adheres or sticks to something, possibly in a negative or persistent way.

الأَمْلَغadjective

1.
verboseclassical
Describing someone who is excessively talkative or verbose.

Parallel reading

لكي به إذا لزمه وأولع به

He sticks to it if he adheres to it and is obsessed with it.

ولكي بالمكان: أقام

And he stayed in the place: he resided.

أوهى أديما حلما لم يدبغ، ... والملغ يلكى بالكلام الأملغ

He weakened a hide, a dream that was not tanned, ... and the one who sticks persists with verbose speech.

ولكيت بفلان: لازمته

And I adhered to so-and-so: I stayed with him.