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اللحز

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of insistence, stinginess, and narrowness. It extends to meanings of being constricted, holding back, and also includes specific actions like preparing for a journey or fight, and a type of verbal exchange.

Derived headwords

اللحزnoun
  1. 1.
    insistenceclassical

    The act of insisting or being persistent, similar to the meaning of الإلحاح.

الإلحاحnoun
  1. 1.
    insistenceboth

    The act of being insistent, persistent, or importunate.

لحزadjective
  1. 1.
    stingyboth

    A person who is miserly or stingy.

  2. 2.
    narrow-mindedboth

    Someone who is narrow in disposition or temper.

لحزverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingyboth

    To be characterized by stinginess or miserliness.

  2. 2.
    to be narrow-temperedboth

    To exhibit a constricted or ill-tempered disposition.

تلحزverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingyboth

    To act in a stingy or miserly manner.

  2. 2.
    to be narrow-temperedboth

    To exhibit a constricted or ill-tempered disposition.

الملاحزnoun
  1. 1.
    narrow placesclassical

    Places that are constricted, narrow, or difficult to pass through.

  2. 2.
    difficultiesclassical

    Situations or circumstances that are constricting or problematic.

التلحزnoun
  1. 1.
    delayclassical

    The act of being delayed or falling behind.

  2. 2.
    cravingclassical

    A desire or craving, particularly one induced by eating something sour like a pomegranate.

  3. 3.
    preparationclassical

    The act of tucking up or rolling up one's clothes, in preparation for a fight or a journey.

اللحيزاءnoun
  1. 1.
    storeclassical

    A reserve or store of provisions or valuables.

تلاحزواverb
  1. 1.
    to argueclassical

    To engage in a dispute or argument, characterized by contention.

  2. 2.
    to exchange rhymesclassical

    Specifically used for children exchanging rhymes or poetic verses.

شجر متلاحزadjective
  1. 1.
    intertwined treesclassical

    Trees that are densely packed and intertwined, growing close together.

Parallel reading

كالمنع: الإلحاح
Like 'al-man'' (preventing): insistence.
وبالكسر وككتف: البخيل
And with kasra and like 'katif': the stingy one.
الضيق الخلق
Narrow in disposition.
وقد لحز، كفرح، وتلحز
And he was stingy, like 'faraha', and he acted stingy.
والملاحز: المضايق
And 'al-malāḥiz': the narrow places.
والتلحز: التأخر
And 'al-talḥḥuz': the delay.
وتحلّب فيك من أكل رمانة حامضة ونحوها شهوة لذلك
And a craving for it wells up in you from eating a sour pomegranate or the like.
وتشمير الثياب لقتال أو سفر
And tucking up the clothes for a fight or a journey.
واللحيزاء، كغبيراء: الذخيرة
And 'al-luḥayzā', like 'ghubayrā': the store.
وتلاحزوا في القول: تعاوصوا
And they disputed in speech: they argued.
والصبيان: ناقلوا بالقوافي
And the children: exchanged rhymes.
وشجر متلاحز: متضايق داخل
And intertwined trees: densely packed inside.