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لبن

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to milk, its production, and its properties. It also extends to concepts of whiteness, paleness, and sometimes to a state of being curdled or thick.

Derived headwords

لَبَنٌnoun
  1. 1.
    milkboth

    The white nutritious fluid secreted by the mammary glands of mammals, especially cows, goats, and sheep.

  2. 2.
    curdled milkclassical

    Milk that has thickened or coagulated, often due to souring or fermentation.

لَبِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to curdleclassical

    To turn milk into curd or cause it to thicken.

  2. 2.
    to be paleclassical

    To become white or very light in color, like milk.

لَبِنَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    brickboth

    A rectangular block of baked clay or other material, used in building.

  2. 2.
    a portion of milkclassical

    A quantity or serving of milk.

لَبَنِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    milkyboth

    Resembling milk in color or consistency.

  2. 2.
    made of milkboth

    Derived from or consisting of milk.

أَلْبَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to give milkboth

    To produce milk, especially referring to a female animal.

  2. 2.
    to make paleclassical

    To cause something to become white or very light in color.

مَلْبَنٌnoun
  1. 1.
    place of milkclassical

    A place where milk is kept or sold.

لَبَنَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    curdled milkclassical

    Milk that has coagulated or thickened.

لَبَنٌnoun
  1. 1.
    palenessclassical

    Whiteness or lack of color.

Parallel reading

لَبَنٌ عكلد، كعلبط وعلابط: خاثر
Curdled, thick, and coagulated: curdled.
وَقِيلَ: لَامُهُ زَائِدَةٌ
And it is said: its 'lam' is extra.