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لطء

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of sticking, adhering, or being attached to something. It can also extend to meanings of striking or a specific type of wound or abscess.

Derived headwords

لَطَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to stick, adhereboth

    To be attached or fixed firmly to something, like glue or a parasite.

لَطْءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    sticking, adherenceboth

    The act or state of being stuck or adhering to something.

لُطُوءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    sticking, adherenceclassical

    A state of being stuck or adhering, often used as a masdar.

لَطَأَ بالعصاverb
  1. 1.
    to strike with a stickboth

    To hit someone with a stick, specifically mentioned as potentially targeting the back.

اللاطئةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of woundclassical

    A severe type of head wound, specifically the 'samhaq' layer of the skull, or an abscess that is difficult to heal.

  2. 2.
    type of abscessclassical

    An abscess related to the sting of a 'thata' (a type of insect or creature).

Parallel reading

لَطَأَ بالأرض
It stuck to the ground.
لصق، لطئا ولطوءا
It stuck, with the masdars 'lata' and 'lutoo'.
لَطَأَ بالعصا
He struck with a stick.
أو خاص بالظهر
Or it specifically targeted the back.
واللاطئة من الشجاج: السمحاق
And the 'laati'ah' from wounds is the samhaq (a layer of the skull).
وخراج لا يكاد يبرأ منه
Or an abscess from which it is difficult to recover.
أو هي من لسع الثطأة
Or it is from the sting of the 'thata'.