ءلح

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to persistence, insistence, and clinging. It extends to concepts of being stuck, slow, or difficult, and also describes physical closeness or tightness, and even specific food items.

Derived headwords

أَلَحَّverb

1.
to insistboth
To persist in asking or demanding something persistently.
2.
to persist (rain)classical
Said of clouds when their rain is continuous and prolonged.
3.
to become stubbornclassical
Said of a camel when it becomes stubborn and refuses to move.
4.
to become barrenclassical
Said of a female camel when she becomes infertile or difficult to conceive.
5.
to become wearyclassical
Said of a mount when it becomes tired and slows down.
6.
to injure the backclassical
Said of a saddle when it injures the camel's back.

ألح في السؤال — He insisted in the questioning

أَلْحَفَverb

1.
to be persistentclassical
To be insistent and persistent, often in a demanding way.

ألح في السؤال: ألحف — He insisted in the questioning: he was persistent

دَامَ مَطَرُهُverb

1.
its rain persistedclassical
Said of clouds when their rain is continuous and prolonged.

و السحاب: دام مطره — And the clouds: their rain persisted

حَرَنَverb

1.
to be stubbornclassical
Said of a camel when it becomes stubborn and refuses to move.

و الجمل: حرن — And the camel: it became stubborn

خَلَأَتْverb

1.
she became barrenclassical
Said of a female camel when she becomes infertile or difficult to conceive.

و الناقة: خلأت — And the she-camel: she became barren

كَلَّتْ فَأَبْطَأَتْverb

1.
became weary and slowed downclassical
Said of a mount when it becomes tired and slows down.

و المطي: كلت فأبطأت — And the mounts: they became weary and slowed down

عَقَرَ ظَهْرَهَاverb

1.
injured its backclassical
Said of a saddle when it injures the camel's back.

و القتب: عقر ظهرها — And the saddle: it injured its back

مِلْحَاحadjective

1.
insistentboth
One who is persistently asking or demanding.

وهو ملحاح — And he is insistent

لَحْلَحُواverb

1.
to remain in placeclassical
To not move from one's place, to stay put.

ولحلحوا: لم يبرحوا مكانهم — And they remained in place: they did not leave their spot

تَلَحْلَحُواverb

1.
to remain in placeclassical
To not move from one's place, to stay put.

كَتَلْحَلَحُوا — As if they remained in place

لَحَّتْ عَيْنُهُverb

1.
eye stuck with dischargeclassical
Said of an eye when it is stuck shut by rheum or discharge.

ولححت عينه — And his eye was stuck with discharge

لَاحٍadjective

1.
narrowclassical
Describing a place that is narrow or constricted.

ومكان لاح — And a narrow place

لَاحِحadjective

1.
narrowclassical
Describing a place that is narrow or constricted.

ولاحح — And narrow

لَحْلَحٌadjective

1.
narrowclassical
Describing a place that is narrow or constricted.

ولحلح — And narrow

لَحَاadjective

1.
closely relatedclassical
Describing a very close or inseparable kinship.

وهو ابن عمي لحا — And he is my closely related cousin

لَحّadjective

1.
closely relatedclassical
Describing a very close or inseparable kinship.

وابن عم لح — And a closely related cousin

لَحَاnoun

1.
closeness of kinshipclassical
The state of having a very close or inseparable kinship.

ولحت القرابة بيننا لحا — And the kinship between us was very close

كَلَالَةnoun

1.
distant relativeclassical
A relative who is not a direct descendant or ascendant, often referring to collateral relatives.

ابن عم الكلالة — Cousin of the distant relative

خُبْزَةٌ لَحْلَحَةٌadjective

1.
dry breadclassical
Describing bread that is dry and hard.

وخبزة لحلحة — And dry bread

مِلْحَلِحnoun

1.
chiefclassical
A leader or chief of a group or tribe.

والملحلح — And the chief

لُحُوحnoun

1.
type of breadclassical
A type of bread similar to qata'if, eaten with yogurt, made in Yemen.

واللحوح، بالضم: شبه خبز القطائف يؤكل باللبن، يعمل باليمن — And al-luḥūḥ, with damma: a type of bread similar to qata'if, eaten with yogurt, made in Yemen.

Parallel reading

ألح في السؤال: ألحف

He insisted in the questioning: he was persistent.

و السحاب: دام مطره

And the clouds: their rain persisted.

و الجمل: حرن

And the camel: it became stubborn.

و الناقة: خلأت

And the she-camel: she became barren.

و المطي: كلت فأبطأت

And the mounts: they became weary and slowed down.

و القتب: عقر ظهرها

And the saddle: it injured its back.

وهو ملحاح

And he is insistent.

ولحلحوا: لم يبرحوا مكانهم

And they remained in place: they did not leave their spot.

كَتَلْحَلَحُوا

As if they remained in place.

ولححت عينه

And his eye was stuck with discharge.

ومكان لاح ولحح، ككتف، ولحلح: ضيق

And a narrow place, and narrow, like 'katif', and narrow: constricted.

وهو ابن عمي لحا

And he is my closely related cousin.

وابن عم لح

And a closely related cousin.

ولحت القرابة بيننا لحا

And the kinship between us was very close.

فإن لم يكن لحا، وكان رجلا من العشيرة، قلت: ابن عم الكلالة، وابن عم كلالة

If it was not close kinship, and he was a man from the clan, you would say: cousin of the distant relative, and cousin of a distant relative.

وخبزة لحلحة: يابسة

And dry bread: hard.

والملحلح، كمحمد: السيد

And al-milḥalḥ, like Muḥammad: the chief.

واللحوح، بالضم: شبه خبز القطائف يؤكل باللبن، يعمل باليمن

And al-luḥūḥ, with damma: a type of bread similar to qata'if, eaten with yogurt, made in Yemen.