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اللغز

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns deviation, obscurity, and hiddenness. It describes things veering off course, unclear meanings, and concealed places. It also extends to deceptive or tricky situations and individuals.

Derived headwords

أَلْغَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to deviateboth

    To cause something to deviate from its intended course or purpose.

  2. 2.
    to obscure meaningclassical

    To make one's intended meaning unclear or hidden.

اللُّغْزnoun
  1. 1.
    deviationboth

    The act of deviating or veering something away from its proper course or direction.

  2. 2.
    riddleboth

    Something that is obscure, enigmatic, or difficult to understand; a puzzle or riddle.

  3. 3.
    burrowboth

    A hole or burrow dug by animals like the desert monitor, jerboa, or mouse.

اللُّغْزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    obscurityclassical

    That which causes obscurity or concealment; something that hides or obscures.

الأُلْغُوزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    obscurityclassical

    That which causes obscurity or concealment; something that hides or obscures.

ألْغَازnoun
  1. 1.
    riddlesboth

    Plural of 'lighz', referring to puzzles or enigmatic statements.

  2. 2.
    obscuritiesclassical

    Plural of 'lighza' or 'ulghuza', referring to things that cause obscurity or concealment.

لَغَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to deviateboth

    To deviate or veer away from its proper course or direction.

لُغَازadjective
  1. 1.
    deceptiveclassical

    A person who is deceptive or causes trouble among people.

لَغَّازadjective
  1. 1.
    deceptiveclassical

    A person who is deceptive or causes trouble among people.

ابن ألْغَزname
  1. 1.
    a man known for sexual desireclassical

    A man known for his strong sexual desire, described with a peculiar anecdote about animal behavior.

ألْغَازnoun
  1. 1.
    winding pathsclassical

    Paths that twist and turn, making them difficult for travelers to navigate.

Parallel reading

مِيلُكَ بالشَّيْءِ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ
Your deviation of a thing from its proper course.
مَا يُعْمَى بِهِ
That by which one is obscured or made blind.
جَحْرُ الضَّبِّ والفَأْرِ واليَرْبُوعِ
The burrow of the desert monitor, mouse, and jerboa.
رَجُلٌ أَيْزُ نِكَاحٍ
A man eager for sexual intercourse.
كَانَ يَسْتَلْقِي، ثُمَّ يَنْعَظُ، فَيَجِيءُ الفَصِيلُ، فَيَحْتَكُّ بِذَكَرِهِ، يَظُنُّهُ الجَذْلَ المَنْصُوبَ، لِتَحْتَكَّ بِهِ الجَرْبَى
He would lie down, then become erect, and a young camel would come and rub against his penis, thinking it was a planted post, so that mangy animals would rub against it.
أَنْكَحُ مِنْ ابْنِ ألْغَز
More lustful than Ibn Algaz.
رَجُلٌ لَغَّازٌ: وَقَّاعٌ فِي النَّاسِ
A deceptive man: one who causes discord among people.
طُرُقٌ تَلْتَوِي وتُشَكِّلُ عَلَى سَالِكِهَا
Paths that twist and pose a challenge to their traveler.
وَالأَصْلُ فِيهَا أَنَّ اليَرْبُوعَ يَحْفِرُ بَيْنَ النَّافِقَاءِ والقَاصِعَاءِ مُسْتَقِيمًا إِلَى أَسْفَلَ، ثُمَّ يَعْدِلُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وشِمَالِهِ عُرُوضًا يَعْتَرِضُهَا، فَيَخْتَفِي مَكَانُهُ
And the origin of this is that the jerboa digs between the entrance (nafiqa') and the main chamber (qasi'a') straight down, then turns right and left across paths it encounters, so its location is hidden.
ألْغَزَ كَلَامَهُ
He made his speech obscure.
عَمَى مُرَادَهُ
Obscurity of his intended meaning.