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اللغوس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of deception, untrustworthiness, and immaturity or rawness. It describes a deceitful person, a plant that is not fully developed, and something that is not yet confirmed or solid.

Derived headwords

اللغوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Deceitful, treacherous personclassical

    A sly, treacherous, and wicked person.

  2. 2.
    Grazing herbclassical

    A type of herb that is grazed upon.

  3. 3.
    Delicate, light plantclassical

    A delicate and light type of plant.

  4. 4.
    Shimmering with prosperityclassical

    Someone who is swaying or shimmering due to their abundance and prosperity.

اللعوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Deceitful personclassical

    Synonymous with اللغوس, referring to a sly, treacherous, and wicked person.

الملغوسadjective
  1. 1.
    Raw, uncookedmodern

    Refers to something that is raw or uncooked, not yet matured or prepared.

لغوسةnoun
  1. 1.
    Unconfirmed matterclassical

    Used to describe a matter or piece of news that is not confirmed or verified.

Parallel reading

اللغوس: اللعوس، واللص الختول الخبيث، وعشبة ترعى، والرقيق من النبات الخفيف، والمترئد الذي يهتز من نعمته.
Al-Lughūs: Al-La'ūs, and the treacherous, wicked thief, and a grazing herb, and the delicate of light plants, and the swaying one who shakes from his bounty.
والملغوس، كمطربل: النيء الذي لم ينضج.
And al-malghūs, like muṭarbil: the raw that has not ripened.
وهو لغوسة من خبر: إذا لم يتحقق شيء منه.
And it is a lughūsah of news: if something from it has not been verified.