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لم

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to negation, specifically the past tense negation particle 'lam'. It can also be used in derived forms to indicate lack, deficiency, or absence.

Derived headwords

لَمْparticle
  1. 1.
    not (past)both

    A particle used to negate a verb in the past tense, often implying that the action did not happen.

يَقْنُشُverb
  1. 1.
    to lack, to be deficientclassical

    To be lacking in something, to be deficient or insufficient.

اقْتَرَىverb
  1. 1.
    to acquire, to earnboth

    To acquire something, to earn or gain it, often through effort or procurement.

  2. 2.
    to be poor, to be needyclassical

    To be poor, indigent, or in need of sustenance.

قَنَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to lack, to be deficientclassical

    To be lacking, deficient, or insufficient in quantity or quality.

نَقَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to decrease, to diminishboth

    To become less in quantity, size, or intensity; to diminish or reduce.

Parallel reading

لم يقنش، بفتح القاف والنون المشددة، أي: لم يقتر، ولم ينقص.
Lam yaqnash, with fatha on the qaf and shadda on the nun, means: lam yaqtar, and lam yanqus.
لم يقتر
he did not acquire/earn/was not poor
لم ينقص
he did not decrease/diminish