لعب

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of play, amusement, and sport. It extends to related ideas like jesting, mockery, and lightheartedness. Figuratively, it can refer to things that are easily manipulated or insignificant, and also to specific objects or places associated with play.

Derived headwords

لَعِبَverb

1.
to playboth
To engage in playful activity, amusement, or sport.
2.
to jestboth
To engage in lighthearted banter or joking, as opposed to seriousness.

لَعِبًاnoun

1.
playboth
The act or state of playing; amusement or sport.
2.
jestingboth
The act of joking or engaging in lighthearted talk.

تَلَعَّبَverb

1.
to play aroundboth
To engage in playful activity, often with a sense of lightheartedness or lack of seriousness.

تَلَاعَبَverb

1.
to play withboth
To engage in playful interaction with someone or something.
2.
to manipulateboth
To handle or control something in a skillful or cunning way, often for personal gain.

لَعِبٌnoun

1.
playboth
Amusement, sport, or a game.
2.
jestboth
Something said or done for amusement or mockery.

أَلْعَبَانٌnoun

1.
playthingclassical
An object used for playing with.

لُعْبَةٌnoun

1.
toyboth
An object used by children for play.
2.
gameboth
A specific instance of play or sport, like chess.
3.
foolclassical
Someone who is easily tricked or made fun of.
4.
turnclassical
A period of playing or engaging in an activity.

تُلْعِبَةٌnoun

1.
playthingclassical
An object used for playing.

تِلْعَابٌadjective

1.
very playfulclassical
One who engages in a lot of play or jesting.

تِلْعَابَةٌadjective

1.
very playfulclassical
One who engages in a lot of play or jesting.

أُلْعُوبَةٌnoun

1.
toyclassical
An object used for play.
2.
playthingclassical
Something that is played with.

مَلْعَبٌnoun

1.
playgroundboth
A place where games or sports are played.
2.
playing fieldboth
An area designated for playing sports.

لَاعِبَverb

1.
to play withboth
To engage in play or interaction with someone.

أَلْعَبَverb

1.
to make playclassical
To cause someone to play.
2.
to bring something to play withclassical
To provide something for someone to play with.

لَعُوبٌadjective

1.
playfulboth
Given to play or jesting; lively and lighthearted.
2.
flirtatiousboth
Exhibiting playful or coquettish behavior, especially towards someone.

مِلْعَبَةٌnoun

1.
sleeveless garmentclassical
A garment without sleeves, often used by children for play.

مَلَاعِبُ الرِّيحِnoun

1.
wind currentsclassical
The paths or channels through which the wind moves.

مَلَاعِبُ ظِلِّهِnoun

1.
a type of birdclassical
A specific bird, possibly named for its playful or darting movements.

مَلَاعِبُ الْأَسِنَّةِname

1.
a name for individualsclassical
A descriptive epithet given to certain individuals, possibly related to their prowess or involvement in conflict.

لُعَابٌnoun

1.
salivaboth
The fluid secreted by glands in the mouth.
2.
honeyclassical
The sweet substance produced by bees from nectar.
3.
celestial phenomenonclassical
A substance that appears to descend from the sky during the hottest part of the day.

سَالَ لُعَابُهُverb phrase

1.
his saliva flowedboth
The act of saliva dripping from the mouth, often indicating desire or anticipation.

لَعِبَاءٌnoun

1.
stony placeclassical
A location characterized by numerous stones.
2.
salt marshclassical
A type of saline wetland.

اسْتِلْعَابٌnoun

1.
premature fruitclassical
The phenomenon of some dates ripening into a type of fruit after the main harvest.

مَلْعُوبٌadjective

1.
droolingclassical
Having saliva flowing from the mouth.

اللُّعْبَةُ الْبَرْبَرِيَّةُnoun

1.
a type of medicineclassical
A medicinal substance, similar to colchicum, used as a fattening agent.

رَجُلٌ لُعْبَةٌnoun phrase

1.
a man who is played withclassical
A man who is easily manipulated or made fun of.

Parallel reading

ضد جد.

Opposite of seriousness.

وهو لعب ولعب وألعبان ولعبة، كهمزة، وتلعيبة، وتلعاب وتلعابة، ويفتحان، و (تلعاب وتلعابة) : كثير اللعب.

And it is 'la'ib' and 'la'ib' and 'al'baan' and 'lu'bah', like 'humazah', and 'tul'ibah', and 'til'aab' and 'til'abah', and they are pronounced with either vowel, and ('til'aab' and 'til'abah'): one who plays a lot.

وبينهم ألعوبة، أي: لعب.

And among them is 'al'ubah', meaning: a toy or plaything.

والملعب: موضعه.

And 'al-mal'ab': its place (where something is played).

ولا عبها: لعب معها.

And 'la'abaha': he played with her.

وألعبها: جعلها تلعب، أو جاء بما تلعب به.

And 'al'abaha': he made her play, or he brought something for her to play with.

واللعوب: الحسنة الدل، وبلا لام: من أسمائهن.

And 'al-la'ub': the one with good demeanor, and without 'lam': among their names.

والملعبة، كمحسنة: ثوب بلا كم، يلعب به الصبي.

And 'al-mal'abah', like 'muhsinah': a garment without sleeves, with which a child plays.

واللعبة، بالضم: التمثال، وما يلعب به كالشطرنج ونحوه، والأحمق يسخر به، ونوبة اللعب.

And 'al-lu'bah', with dammah: the idol, and what is played with like chess and its like, and the fool is mocked with it, and a turn of play.

وملاعب الريح: مدارجها.

And 'mala'ib al-rih': its paths (of the wind).

وملاعب ظله، بالضم: طائر.

And 'mala'ib dhillihi', with dammah: a bird.

وملاعب الأسنة: عامر بن مالك، وعبد الله بن الحصين الحارثي، وأوس بن مالك الجرمي.

And 'mala'ib al-asinnah': 'Amir bin Malik, and 'Abd Allah bin al-Husayn al-Harithi, and Aws bin Malik al-Jarmi.

واللعاب، ككتان: فرس م.

And 'al-lu'ab', like 'kattan': a horse (proper name).

وكالغراب: ما سال من الفم.

And like 'ghurab': what flows from the mouth.

لعب، كمنع وسمع: سال لعابه، كألعب.

He experienced 'la'iba', like 'mana'a' and 'sami'a': his saliva flowed, like 'al'aba'.

ولعاب النحل: عسله.

And 'lu'ab al-nahl': its honey.

ولعاب الشمس: شيء كأنه ينحدر من السماء إذا قام قائم الظهيرة.

And 'lu'ab al-shams': something that seems to descend from the sky when the zenith is reached.

واللعباء: موضع كثير الحجارة بحزم بني عوال، وسبخة معروفة بالبحرين، منها: الكلاب اللعبانية، وأرض باليمن.

And 'al-la'ba'': a place with many stones in Hazm Bani 'Awal, and a known salt marsh in Bahrain, among them: Al-Kilab al-La'baniyyah, and land in Yemen.

والاستلعاب في النخل: أن ينبت فيه شيء من البسر بعد الصرام.

And 'al-istil'ab' in date palms: that something of unripe dates grows on it after the harvest.

وثغر ملعوب: ذو لعاب.

And a 'thaghr mal'ub': having saliva.

واللعبة البربرية: دواء كالسورنجان، مسمنة.

And 'al-lu'bah al-barbariyyah': a medicine like colchicum, a fattening agent.

ورجل لعبة، بالضم: يلعب به.

And a 'rajul lu'bah', with dammah: one who is played with.