لمءه

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of taking, seizing, or covering something, often with an implication of stealth or exclusivity. It extends to concepts of encompassing, concealing, and even denying or falsifying.

Derived headwords

لَمَأَهُverb

1.
to strike his hand upon itboth
To strike one's hand upon something openly or secretly.
2.
to take it allboth
To take a thing entirely, to seize it completely.
3.
to glimpse itboth
To catch a brief sight of something.

تَلَمَّأَتْverb

1.
it encompassed itboth
The land encompassed or surrounded something.
2.
it became levelboth
The land became level, even, or smooth.
3.
it concealed itboth
The land concealed or covered something.

أَلْمَأَverb

1.
to take it away stealthilyboth
To take something away secretly or stealthily.
2.
to deny itboth
To deny the truth or reality of something.
3.
it left it emptyboth
Animals left a place completely empty and barren.
4.
it encompassed itboth
To encompass or surround something, especially when the verb is transitive with 'bi' (بِ).
5.
to take it awayboth
To take something away, especially when the verb is transitive with 'bi' (بِ) and implies removal.

الْتَمَأَverb

1.
to take exclusivelyboth
To take what is in a dish exclusively for oneself, to hoard.

الْتَمَأَ لونهverb

1.
its color changedboth
The color of something changed, often implying a fading or alteration.

المَلْمَأَةnoun

1.
place of takingclassical
A place where something is taken or seized.
2.
netclassical
A net, likely used for catching or trapping.

Parallel reading

ضرب عليه يده مجاهرة وسرا

He struck his hand upon it openly and secretly.

والشيء: أخذه أجمع

And the thing: he took it all.

ولمحه

And he glimpsed it.

وتلمأت الأرض به، و عليه: اشتملت، واستوت، ووارته

And the land encompassed it, and upon it: it surrounded it, became level, and concealed it.

وألمأ عليه: ذهب به خفية

And he took it away stealthily.

وعلى حقي: جحده

And my right: he denied it.

والدواب المكان: تركته صعيدا خاليا

And the animals left the place: they left it barren and empty.

وعليه: اشتمل

And upon it: it encompassed.

أو إذا عدي بالباء فبمعنى ذهب به

Or if it is made transitive with 'bi' (بِ), it means to take it away.

وبعلى فبمعنى اشتمل

And with 'ala' (على), it means to encompass.

والتمأ بما في الجفنة: استأثر

And he took exclusively what was in the dish: he hoarded it.

كألمأ وتلمأ

Like 'almaa' and 'talammaa'.

والتمئ لونه: تغير

And its color changed.

والملمؤة: الموضع يؤخذ فيه الشيء

And the malma'ah: the place where something is taken.

والشبكة

And the net.