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لطخه

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of smearing, staining, or soiling something. It extends to meanings related to throwing something at someone, a small amount of something, and derogatory terms for foolish or dirty individuals.

Derived headwords

لَطَخَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to smear itboth

    To apply a substance to something, causing it to become soiled or stained.

  2. 2.
    to stain itboth

    To mark something with a spot or smear.

تَلَطَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be smearedboth

    To become soiled or stained with a substance.

  2. 2.
    to get dirtyboth

    To become covered in dirt or a similar substance.

لَطَخَ بِشَرٍّverb
  1. 1.
    to throw dirt atclassical

    To hurl dirt or a similar substance at someone, often with intent to defame or insult.

لَطْخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    a smearboth

    A mark or stain made by smearing.

  2. 2.
    a stainboth

    A discoloration that is difficult to remove.

لَطْخٌ مِن سَحَابٍnoun
  1. 1.
    a little bit of cloudclassical

    A small, sparse amount of clouds in the sky.

لَطِيخٌadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    Lacking sense or judgment; stupid.

لَطِيخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    the dirty eaterclassical

    A person who eats in a messy or unclean manner.

لُطَخَاتٌnoun
  1. 1.
    foolsclassical

    Plural of 'foolish person'.

لَطُوخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    smearing substanceclassical

    A substance used for smearing or staining something.

Parallel reading

لَطَخَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ: لَوَّثَهُ، فَتَلَطَّخَ.
He smeared it, like he prevented it: he soiled it, and it became smeared.
وَلَطَخَ بِشَرٍّ، كَعُنِيَ: رُمِيَ بِهِ.
And he threw dirt at it, like he was afflicted: he was pelted with it.
وَلَطَخٌ مِن سَحَابٍ وَنَحْوِهِ: قَلِيلٌ مِنْهُ.
And a latkh of clouds and the like: a small amount of it.
وَكَهُزَّةٍ وَسِكِّينٍ: الأَحْمَقُ، ج: لُطَخَاتٌ.
And like huzza and sikkin: the foolish one, plural: lutakhat.
وَكَكُتُفٍ: القَذِرُ الآكِلُ.
And like kutuf: the dirty eater.
وَاللَّطُوخُ: مَا يُلْطَخُ بِهِ الشَّيْءُ.
And the latookh: that by which a thing is smeared.