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لتخه

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to actions of striking, smearing, and causing injury, often with a scraping or tearing effect. It also extends to describe a cunning person and a state of hunger.

Derived headwords

لَطَخَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to smear itboth

    To smear or stain something.

شَقَّهُverb
  1. 1.
    to split itboth

    To split or tear something apart.

فَلَانًا بِالسَّوْطِverb
  1. 1.
    to scourge someoneclassical

    To scourge someone with a whip, causing them to be dragged and their skin torn.

سَحَلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to drag himclassical

    To drag someone, often forcefully, causing abrasion.

قَشَّرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to peel itboth

    To peel or strip the outer layer from something.

تَلَطَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be smearedboth

    To become smeared or stained.

رَجُلٌ لَتَخَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    a cunning manclassical

    A man who is cunning, shrewd, or crafty.

اللَّتَخَانِnoun
  1. 1.
    the hungry onesclassical

    Those who are hungry; a plural referring to hungry people.

Parallel reading

لَطَخَهُ، وَشَقَّهُ، وَفَلَانًا بِالسَّوْطِ: سَحَلَهُ وَشَقَّ جِلْدَهُ، وَقَشَّرَهُ.
To smear it, and split it, and to scourge someone with a whip: to drag him and tear his skin, and peel it.
وَتَلَطَّخَ: تَلَطَّخَ.
And 'taltakha': to be smeared.
وَرَجُلٌ لَتَخَةٌ، كَفَرِحَةٍ: دَاهِيَةٌ.
And a man 'latakhah', like 'farahah': a cunning person.
وَاللَّتَخَانِ: الْجَائِعُ.
And 'al-latakhan': the hungry one.