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لبج

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of striking, throwing down, and weakness or foolishness. It also includes terms for a specific hunting tool and a type of animal behavior.

Derived headwords

لَبَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to throw downboth

    To cause someone to fall or be thrown down forcefully.

  2. 2.
    to strikeboth

    To hit someone or something, particularly with a stick or similar object.

لَبَجَ بهverb
  1. 1.
    to throw downclassical

    To cause someone to fall or be thrown down forcefully.

لَبَجَ بالعصاverb
  1. 1.
    to strike with a stickclassical

    To hit someone with a stick.

لَبَجَ بهverb
  1. 1.
    to be thrown downclassical

    To be caused to fall or be thrown down forcefully.

لَبِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    animal that lies downclassical

    An animal, specifically a camel, that lies down or kneels, often around dwellings.

لَبْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hunting toolclassical

    A metal device with prongs used for hunting wolves.

اللَّبْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hunting toolclassical

    A metal device with prongs used for hunting wolves.

اللُّبْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hunting toolclassical

    A metal device with prongs used for hunting wolves.

اللَّبَاجadjective
  1. 1.
    foolish and weakclassical

    Describing someone who is foolish and lacks strength or capability.

Parallel reading

لبج به الأرض
He threw him down to the ground.
لبج بالعصا
He struck him with a stick.
وبرك لبيج
And a camel knelt down (around the houses).
واللبجة، بالضم وبضمتين، وبالتحريك: حديدة ذات شعب يصاد بها الذئب
And the libjah (with damma, or two dammas, or with haraka): a pronged iron tool used to hunt the wolf.
ج: لبج ولبج
Plural: libaj and libaj.
واللباج، بالكسر: الأحمق الضعيف
And the libbaj (with kasra): the foolish and weak one.
ولبج به، كعني: صرع
And he was thrown down, like 'ani: he was overcome/stricken.