لبس

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root 'لبس' primarily relates to the act of wearing clothing, covering, and dressing. It extends metaphorically to concepts of confusion, mixing, deception, and entanglement, as well as to the idea of experiencing something intensely or for a prolonged period.

Derived headwords

لَبِسَverb

1.
to wearboth
To put on clothing or a garment.
2.
to enjoy/experienceclassical
To enjoy something for a period of time, or to experience it intensely.
3.
to mix upclassical
To confuse or mix up a matter.

لبس الثوب — He wore the garment

لبس القوم — He ruled over people for a long time

لبس عليه الأمر — He confused the matter for him

لِبَاسٌnoun

1.
clothingboth
What is worn; garments, attire.
2.
coveringboth
Something that covers or conceals.
3.
piety/modestyclassical
Referring to faith, modesty, or the covering of one's private parts, as in 'the clothing of piety'.

ولباس التقوى — And the clothing of piety

لِبَاسٌnoun

1.
clothingboth
What is worn; garments, attire.
2.
coveringboth
Something that covers or conceals.
3.
piety/modestyclassical
Referring to faith, modesty, or the covering of one's private parts, as in 'the clothing of piety'.

ولباس التقوى — And the clothing of piety

لِبَاسٌnoun

1.
clothingboth
What is worn; garments, attire.
2.
coveringboth
Something that covers or conceals.
3.
piety/modestyclassical
Referring to faith, modesty, or the covering of one's private parts, as in 'the clothing of piety'.

ولباس التقوى — And the clothing of piety

لُبُوسٌnoun

1.
clothingboth
What is worn; garments, attire.
2.
armorclassical
Specifically, a coat of mail or armor.

واللبوس: الدرع — And al-lubūs: the armor

لِبْسٌnoun

1.
clothingboth
What is worn; garments, attire.
2.
confusionclassical
Ambiguity, confusion, or a state of being mixed up.
3.
membraneclassical
A thin membrane, specifically the one between the skin and the flesh (al-samḥāq).

واللبس، بالكسر: السمحاق — And al-libs, with kasra: the membrane

مَلْبَسٌnoun

1.
clothingboth
What is worn; garments, attire.
2.
garmentboth
A specific piece of clothing.
3.
pride/arroganceclassical
Something that causes pride or arrogance.

والملبس، كمقعد — And al-malbas, like maqʿad

وإن فيه لملبسا — And indeed, in him is something that causes pride

لِبْسَةٌnoun

1.
state of wearingclassical
A state or condition related to wearing something.
2.
type of garmentclassical
A kind or style of clothing.
3.
ambiguityclassical
Ambiguity or confusion.

واللبسة: حالة من حالات اللبس — And al-libsah: a state of wearing

واللبسة، بالضم: الشبهة — And al-libsah, with damma: ambiguity

كِتَابٌnoun

1.
spouseclassical
A husband or wife.
2.
mixingclassical
The act of mixing or mingling.
3.
gatheringclassical
The act of coming together or assembling.

وككتاب: الزوج، والزوجة، والاختلاط، والاجتماع — And like kitāb: the husband, the wife, mixing, and gathering

لَبُوسٌnoun

1.
armorclassical
A coat of mail or armor.

واللبوس: الدرع — And al-lubūs: the armor

لَبِيسٌnoun

1.
worn-out garmentclassical
A garment that has been worn extensively and is old.
2.
equal/matchclassical
An equal, counterpart, or match.

واللبيس: الثوب قد اكثر لبسه، فأخلق — And al-labīs: the garment that has been worn a lot, so it is old

والمثل ليس له لبيس — And the proverb has no equal

لَبِسَاءadjective

1.
terrible/monstrousclassical
Describing a calamity or misfortune that is terrible or monstrous.

وداهية لبساء — And a terrible calamity

لِبْسَةٌnoun

1.
herbclassical
A type of herb or green plant.

واللبسة، محركة: بقلة — And al-libsah, with haraka: a herb

مَلْبَسٌnoun

1.
cause of prideclassical
Something that causes pride or arrogance.

وإن فيه لملبسا — And indeed, in him is something that causes pride

مَلْبَسٌnoun

1.
proverbial phraseclassical
Referring to a proverbial saying about someone accused by many.

"أعرض ثوب الملبس" — "The garment of the accused is exposed"

لَبَسَverb

1.
to confuseclassical
To mix up or confuse a matter for someone.

لبس عليه الأمر يلبسه — He confused the matter for him

أَلْبَسَverb

1.
to coverboth
To cover something or someone.

وألبسه: غطاه — And to cover him: to conceal him

مُلَبَّسٌadjective

1.
confusedclassical
Confused, ambiguous, or mixed up.

وأمر ملبس وملتبس — And a confused and ambiguous matter

مُلْتَبِسٌadjective

1.
confusedclassical
Confused, ambiguous, or mixed up.

وأمر ملبس وملتبس — And a confused and ambiguous matter

تَلْبِيسٌnoun

1.
confusionclassical
The act of confusing or mixing up.
2.
deceptionclassical
Deception, trickery, or fraud.

والتلبيس: التخليط، والتدليس — And al-talbīs: confusion, and deception

لَبَّاسٌadjective

1.
fond of clothesclassical
One who wears clothes frequently or is fond of wearing fine clothes.
2.
confusedclassical
One who is prone to confusion or causes confusion.

ورجل لباس، كشداد — And a man who is very fond of clothes, like shaddād

تَلَبَّسَverb

1.
to be mixed withboth
To be mixed with, entangled with, or involved in.
2.
to stick toclassical
For food to stick to the hand.

وتلبس بالأمر، وبالثوب: اختلط — And to be mixed with the matter, and with the garment: to be entangled

والطعام باليد: التزق — And food with the hand: to stick

لَابَسَverb

1.
to associate withboth
To associate closely with someone, to mingle with them.
2.
to know intimatelyclassical
To know someone's inner state or true nature.

ولابسه: خالطه — And to associate with him: to mingle with him

وفلانا: عرف باطنه — And so-and-so: to know his inner self

Parallel reading

لبس الثوب، كسمع، ms0756 لبسا، بالضم

He wore the garment, as in samʿa, lubsan, with damma.

وامرأة: تمتع بها زمانا

And a woman: to enjoy her for a time.

وقوما: تملى بهم دهرا

And people: to rule over them for an age.

وفلانة عمره: كانت معه شبابه كله

And so-and-so his life: she was with him his entire youth.

واللباس واللبوس واللبس، بالكسر، والملبس، كمقعد ومنبر: ما يلبس

And al-libās, al-lubūs, and al-libs, with kasra, and al-malbas, like maqʿad and minbar: what is worn.

واللبس، بالكسر: السمحاق، (وهو جليدة رقيقة تكون بين الجلد واللحم)

And al-libs, with kasra: the membrane (which is a thin skin between the flesh and the skin).

ولبس الكعبة: كسوتها

And the covering of the Kaaba: its clothing.

واللبسة: حالة من حالات اللبس، وضرب من الثياب، كاللبس، وبالضم: الشبهة

And al-libsah: a state of wearing, and a type of garment, like al-libs, and with damma: ambiguity.

وككتاب: الزوج، والزوجة، والاختلاط، والاجتماع

And like kitāb: the husband, the wife, mixing, and gathering.

{ولباس التقوى}: الإيمان، أو الحياء، أو ستر العورة

{And the clothing of piety}: faith, or modesty, or covering the private parts.

و {فأذاقها الله لباس الجوع}، لما بلغ بهم الجوع الغاية، ضرب له اللباس مثلا لاشتماله

And {Allah made them taste the clothing of hunger}, when hunger reached its extreme for them, clothing was used as a metaphor for its encompassing nature.

واللبوس: الدرع

And al-lubūs: the armor.

واللبيس: الثوب قد اكثر لبسه، فأخلق

And al-labīs: the garment that has been worn a lot, so it is old.

والمثل ليس له لبيس، أي: نظير

And the proverb has no equal, meaning: a counterpart.

وداهية لبساء: منكرة

And a terrible calamity: monstrous.

واللبسة، محركة: بقلة

And al-libsah, with haraka: a herb.

وإن فيه لملبسا، كمقعد، أي: ما به كبر

And indeed, in him is something that causes pride, like maqʿad, meaning: what causes arrogance.

"أعرض ثوب الملبس"، كمقعد ومنبر ومفلس: مثل يضرب لمن كثر من يتهمه

"The garment of the accused is exposed", like maqʿad, minbar, and muflis: a proverb used for someone who is accused by many.

ولبس عليه الأمر يلبسه: خلطه

And he confused the matter for him, mixing it.

وألبسه: غطاه

And he covered him: he concealed him.

وأمر ملبس وملتبس: مشتبه

And a confused and ambiguous matter: questionable.

والتلبيس: التخليط، والتدليس

And al-talbīs: confusion, and deception.

ورجل لباس، كشداد: كثير اللباس، أو اللبس، ولا تقل: ملبس

And a man who is very fond of clothes, like shaddād: wearing clothes a lot, or prone to confusion, and do not say: malbas.

وتلبس بالأمر، وبالثوب: اختلط

And he became involved with the matter, and with the garment: he became entangled.

والطعام باليد: التزق

And food with the hand: it stuck.

ولابسه: خالطه

And he associated with him: he mingled with him.

وفلانا: عرف باطنه

And so-and-so: he knew his inner self.

وفي الحديث: "فخفت أن يكون قد التبس بي"، أي: خولطت، من قولك: في رأيه لبس، أي: اختلاط

And in the hadith: "I feared that he had become confused with me", meaning: I had become mixed up, from your saying: in his opinion there is confusion, meaning: mixing.