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اللقب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of a title, epithet, or nickname. It covers the act of bestowing or assuming such an appellation, and the appellation itself, including its plural forms.

Derived headwords

اللَّقَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Title, epithetboth

    A name or designation given to a person or thing, often descriptive or honorific, or a nickname.

لَقَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Nickname, epithetboth

    A descriptive or familiar name given to a person or thing, often in addition to the real name.

أَلْقَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Titles, epithetsboth

    The plural form of 'laqab', referring to multiple titles, epithets, or nicknames.

لَقَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    To give a title/nicknameboth

    To bestow an epithet, title, or nickname upon someone.

تَلَقَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    To assume a title/nicknameboth

    To take on or be known by a title, epithet, or nickname.

تَلْقِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    Bestowing a title/nicknameboth

    The act or process of giving someone a title, epithet, or nickname.

Parallel reading

اللَّقَبُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: النَّبْزُ
The title, with vowels, is the epithet or nickname.
ج: أَلْقَاب
Its plural is 'alqāb'.
وَلَقَّبَهُ بِهِ تَلْقِيبًا
And he gave him that title/nickname as a bestowal.
فَتَلَقَّبَ
So he assumed that title/nickname.