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لحته

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of striking or hitting, often with a stick. It also extends to meanings related to the bark or peel of a stick and, in a more abstract sense, to truthfulness or sincerity.

Derived headwords

لَحَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeboth

    To hit or strike someone, typically with a stick.

العَصَاnoun
  1. 1.
    barkclassical

    The outer covering or peel of a stick.

بَحْتadjective
  1. 1.
    pureboth

    Pure, unadulterated, or genuine.

لَحْتadjective
  1. 1.
    truthfulclassical

    Truthful, sincere, or honest.

Parallel reading

لحته بالعصا
He struck him with the stick.
العصا: قشرها
The stick: its bark.
برد بحت لحت
A truthful, sincere cold.