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لثء

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the action of a dog licking or lapping with its tongue. It specifically describes the characteristic way a dog drinks water or cleans itself with its tongue.

Derived headwords

لَثَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to lickboth

    To lap or lick, especially referring to a dog's action of using its tongue to drink or clean itself.

لَثْءnoun
  1. 1.
    lickingclassical

    The act of licking or lapping, as performed by a dog.

Parallel reading

لثأ الكلب، كمنع: ولغ.
A dog licked, like 'man'a': it lapped.