اللث

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to persistence, insistence, and slowness. It encompasses concepts like clinging, staying, continuous rain, and dew. It also touches upon weakness, large armies, hesitation, unclear speech, and rolling in dust.

Derived headwords

اللَثّnoun

1.
insistenceboth
The act of being insistent or persistent.
2.
residenceboth
The act of staying or residing in a place.
3.
continuous rainclassical
Rain that falls without stopping for a prolonged period.

الإلْثاثnoun

1.
insistenceboth
The act of being insistent or persistent.

اللَثْلَثَةnoun

1.
weaknessclassical
A state of being weak or lacking strength.
2.
armyclassical
A large organized body of armed personnel.
3.
hesitationboth
The act of pausing or delaying in making a decision or taking action.
4.
unclear speechclassical
Speech that is not clear or easily understood.
5.
rolling in dustclassical
The act of rolling or wallowing in dust or dirt.

اللَثّnoun

1.
dewboth
Fine drops of water that condense from the air onto cool surfaces, especially at night.

لَثَّverb

1.
to be affected by dewclassical
When plants or trees are covered or touched by dew.

ولث الشجر — and the trees were affected by dew

التلثلثnoun

1.
rolling in dustclassical
The act of rolling or wallowing in dust or dirt.

اللَثلاثadjective

1.
slowclassical
Moving or acting with little or no speed; not quick or fast.

اللَثلاثةadjective

1.
slowclassical
Moving or acting with little or no speed; not quick or fast.

لَثْلَثَverb

1.
to make slowclassical
To cause something or someone to be slow or hesitant.

لَثْلَثْتُverb

1.
to make stubbornclassical
To make a camel stubborn or difficult to manage.

ولثلثت البعير — and I made the camel stubborn

لَثْلَثُواverb

1.
to rest a littleclassical
To take a short period of rest or respite.

ولثلثوا بنا — and they rested a little with us

Parallel reading

اللث والإلثاث واللثلثة: الإلحاح، والإقامة، ودوام المطر.

Al-lathth, al-ilthath, and al-lathlathah mean insistence, residence, and continuous rain.

واللث: الندى.

And al-lathth means dew.

ولث الشجر: أصابه.

And when al-lathth affects trees, it means they were touched by dew.

واللثلثة: الضعف، والجيش، والتردد في الأمر، كالتلثلث، وعدم إبانة الكلام، والتمريغ في التراب.

And al-lathlathah means weakness, army, hesitation in a matter, like al-talathluth, unclear speech, and rolling in the dust.

والتلثلث: التمرغ.

And al-talathluth means rolling in the dust.

واللثلاث واللثلاثة: البطيء، كلما ظننت أنه أجابك إلى حاجتك تقاعس.

And al-lathlaath and al-lathlaathah describe someone slow, who, whenever you think they will fulfill your need, they hold back.

ولثلثت البعير: لددته.

And I made the camel stubborn: I made it difficult to manage.

ولثلثوا بنا: روحوا قليلا.

And they rested a little with us: they took a short respite.