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لكءه

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with actions of striking, overcoming, and fulfilling obligations. It also extends to meanings of staying, adhering, becoming ill, and delaying.

Derived headwords

لَكَأَهverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeboth

    To hit or strike someone.

  2. 2.
    to give one's dueclassical

    To give someone their full right or entitlement.

  3. 3.
    to knock downboth

    To strike someone down or topple them.

لَكِئَverb
  1. 1.
    to stayboth

    To remain in a place and adhere to it.

تَلَكَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to become illclassical

    To fall ill or become unwell.

  2. 2.
    to delayboth

    To be slow or to delay in doing something.

Parallel reading

لَكَأَه، كمنعه: ضربه
He struck him, as in preventing him: he hit him.
وأعطاه حقه كله
And he gave him his full right.
وصرعه
And he knocked him down.
وكفرح: أقام ولزم
And he stayed, as in remaining and adhering.
وتلكأ عليه: اعتل
And he became ill upon him: he fell ill.
وعنه: أبطأ
And he delayed from him: he was slow.