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لات

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of informing or concealing, particularly in the context of speech or bread. It also refers to a place and a tribe.

Derived headwords

لَاتَverb
  1. 1.
    to inform contrary to questionclassical

    To inform someone about something other than what they specifically asked for, potentially misleading them.

  2. 2.
    to conceal breadclassical

    To hide or keep bread secret, implying a deliberate act of concealment.

لَوَاتَةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place located in Al-Andalus.

  2. 2.
    tribe nameclassical

    A tribe belonging to the Berbers.

Parallel reading

لات الرجل: أخبر بغير ما يسأل عنه
The man informed about something other than what he was asked.
و الخبز: كتمه
And the bread: he concealed it.
ولواتة، (كسحابة بالفتح) : ع بالأندلس
And Lawatah, (like Sahabah with the fath) is a place in Al-Andalus.
وقبيلة بالبربر
And a tribe among the Berbers.