اللجذ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of eating, particularly the initial grazing of animals and the consumption of grass. It also extends to taking small amounts, persistent questioning, and licking or stirring.

Derived headwords

لَجَذَverb

1.
to eatboth
To consume food.
2.
to grazeboth
For livestock to eat grass with the tips of their tongues.
3.
to take a littleclassical
To take a small amount of something.
4.
to question persistentlyclassical
To ask many questions after having already been given something once.
5.
to lickboth
To move the tongue over something.
6.
to stirboth
To move something around.

لَجْذٌnoun

1.
eatingboth
The act of consuming food.
2.
first grazingclassical
The initial act of livestock eating grass.
3.
taking a littleclassical
The act of taking a small amount.
4.
persistent questioningclassical
The act of asking many questions after receiving something.
5.
lickingboth
The act of licking.

لَجَاذٌnoun

1.
persistent questioningclassical
The act of asking many questions after having already been given something once.

لَجَاذَةٌnoun

1.
persistent questioningclassical
The act of asking many questions after having already been given something once.

مِلْجَاذٌadjective

1.
grazing animalclassical
An animal that takes grass with the front of its mouth.

لِجَازٌnoun

1.
glueclassical
A sticky substance used for adhesion.

Parallel reading

الأكل

Eating.

وأول الرعي

And the first grazing.

وأكل الماشية الكلأ بأطراف ألسنتها

And the livestock eating grass with the tips of their tongues.

والأخذ اليسير

And taking a small amount.

وأن يكثر من السؤال بعد أن يعطى مرة

And to ask many questions after having been given something once.

والتحضيض

And urging/inciting.

واللحس

And licking.

ويحرك

And he stirs.

فعل الكل: كنصر وفرح

The verb pattern is like 'nasara' and 'faraha'.

ودابة ملجاذ: تأخذ البقل بمقدم فيها

And a 'miljadh' animal: it takes the grass with the front of its mouth.

وككتاب: الغراء

And like 'kitab': glue.