لمسه

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of touching, both physically and metaphorically. It extends to concepts of sexual intercourse, seeking or searching, and identifying something by touch. It also encompasses descriptions of physical attributes and specific idiomatic uses.

Derived headwords

لَمَسَverb

1.
to touchboth
To make physical contact with something or someone, typically with the hand.
2.
to have sexual intercourseclassical
Specifically used in reference to a man having sexual intercourse with a young woman.

يَلْمِسُverb

1.
he touchesboth
The present tense form of the verb 'to touch'.
2.
he has sexual intercourseclassical
The present tense form of the verb referring to sexual intercourse.

لَمَسْنَا السَّمَاءَverb

1.
we reached for the heavensclassical
An idiomatic expression meaning to attempt to gain knowledge of the unseen or to try to attain something beyond one's reach.

لمسنا السماء : عالجنا غيبها، فرمنا استراقه — We touched the sky: we dealt with its unseen, attempting to steal knowledge of it.

مَلْمُوسُ الأَحْنَاءِadjective

1.
smoothed outclassical
Describing something, like a saddle (إكاف), that has had its unevenness or raised parts smoothed down.

وإكاف ملموس الأحناء: نحت ما كان فيه من أود وارتفاع — And a saddle smoothed out: its unevenness and raised parts were carved away.

لاَ تَمْنَعُ يَدُ لاَمِسٍphrase

1.
does not refuse a toucherclassical
A description of a woman who is promiscuous and easily accessible for sexual relations, or a person with a yielding disposition.

وامرأة لا تمنع يد لامس: تزني وتفجر، وتزن بلين الجانب، وفي الرجل، أي: ليست فيه منعة — And a woman who does not refuse a toucher: she commits adultery and fornication, and is characterized by a yielding side; and in a man, meaning: he lacks restraint.

لاَمِسnoun

1.
toucherboth
One who touches.
2.
promiscuous womanclassical
A woman who is easily accessible for sexual relations.

لَمْسnoun

1.
touchboth
The act of touching.

مَسnoun

1.
touchboth
The act or sensation of touching.

الدَّعِيُّnoun

1.
illegitimate childclassical
A child whose paternity is uncertain or disputed, or one whose lineage is questionable.

الطَّرِيقُnoun

1.
roadboth
A path or way for travel.

وبهاء: الطريق، لأن الضال يلمسه ليجد أثر السفر، فيعرف الطريق — And splendor: the road, because the lost person touches it to find traces of travel, and thus knows the road.

لَيِّنُ المَلْمَسِadjective

1.
soft to the touchboth
Describing something, particularly a woman, that has a soft and pleasant texture.

وكأمير: المرأة اللينة الملمس، وعلم للنساء — And like 'ameer: the woman soft to the touch, and a name for women.

مُلْتَمَسnoun

1.
sought-after placeclassical
The place or point where something is sought or found.

المُتَلَمِّسُnoun

1.
one who touchesclassical
Someone who touches or seeks.

التِمَاسnoun

1.
requestboth
The act of seeking or asking for something.
2.
contactboth
The act of touching or coming into contact.

تَلَمَّسَverb

1.
to seek repeatedlyboth
To search for something diligently and repeatedly.
2.
to feel one's wayboth
To try to find something by touching, especially in the dark.

المُتَلَمِّسُname

1.
Al-Mutalabbisclassical
A nickname given to Jarir ibn Abd al-Masih, referring to his poetic description.

والمتلمس: لقب جرير بن عبد المسيح، لقوله: وذاك أوان العرض طن ذبابه ... زنابيره والأزرق المتلمس — And Al-Mutalabbis: the nickname of Jarir ibn Abd al-Masih, due to his saying: And that was the time when its flies buzzed... its wasps and the blue Al-Mutalabbis.

المُلَامَسَةُnoun

1.
touchingboth
The act of touching or mutual contact.
2.
sexual intercourseboth
The act of sexual intercourse.
3.
sales contract by touchclassical
A type of sales contract where the sale is concluded upon touching the goods, without visual inspection.

والملامسة: المماسة، والمجامعة، و في البيع: أن يقول: إذا لمست ثوبك أو لمست ثوبي، فقد وجب البيع بكذا، أو هو أن يلمس المتاع من وراء الثوب، ولا ينظر إليه — And Al-Malamasah: mutual touching, and sexual intercourse, and in sales: saying, 'If I touch your garment or you touch my garment, the sale is binding for such-and-such price,' or it is touching the merchandise through the garment, without looking at it.

Parallel reading

لمسه يلمسه ويلمسه: مسه بيده، و الجارية: جامعها.

He touched it, he touches it, and he touches it: he touched it with his hand, and the young woman: he had intercourse with her.

و {لمسنا السماء} : عالجنا غيبها، فرمنا استراقه.

And {we touched the sky}: we dealt with its unseen, attempting to steal knowledge of it.

وإكاف ملموس الأحناء: نحت ما كان فيه من أود وارتفاع

And a saddle smoothed out: its unevenness and raised parts were carved away.

وامرأة لا تمنع يد لامس: تزني وتفجر، وتزن بلين الجانب، وفي الرجل، أي: ليست فيه منعة.

And a woman who does not refuse a toucher: she commits adultery and fornication, and is characterized by a yielding side; and in a man, meaning: he lacks restraint.

وبهاء: الطريق، لأن الضال يلمسه ليجد أثر السفر، فيعرف الطريق، فعولة بمعنى مفعولة.

And splendor: the road, because the lost person touches it to find traces of travel, and thus knows the road, a pattern like 'f'a'oola' meaning 'maf'oola'.

وكأمير: المرأة اللينة الملمس، وعلم للنساء.

And like 'ameer: the woman soft to the touch, and a name for women.

وكزبير: للرجال.

And like 'zubayr: for men.

وكواه لماس، كقطام، والمتلمسة، أي: أصاب موضع دائه.

And like 'kawaah for a toucher, like 'qattaam, and Al-Mutalabbisah, meaning: she hit the spot of her ailment.

والتمس: طلب.

And 'talaba': to seek.

وتلمس: تطلب مرة بعد أخرى.

And 'talabbasa': to seek one time after another.

والمتلمس: لقب جرير بن عبد المسيح، لقوله: وذاك أوان العرض طن ذبابه ... زنابيره والأزرق المتلمس.

And Al-Mutalabbis: the nickname of Jarir ibn Abd al-Masih, due to his saying: And that was the time when its flies buzzed... its wasps and the blue Al-Mutalabbis.

والملامسة: المماسة، والمجامعة، و في البيع: أن يقول: إذا لمست ثوبك أو لمست ثوبي، فقد وجب البيع بكذا، أو هو أن يلمس المتاع من وراء الثوب، ولا ينظر إليه.

And Al-Malamasah: mutual touching, and sexual intercourse, and in sales: saying, 'If I touch your garment or you touch my garment, the sale is binding for such-and-such price,' or it is touching the merchandise through the garment, without looking at it.