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اللعص

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of difficulty, hardship, and excessive consumption, particularly in eating and drinking. It also extends to the idea of something becoming difficult or complicated.

Derived headwords

اللَّعَصnoun
  1. 1.
    Difficultyboth

    Refers to a state of hardship or difficulty.

  2. 2.
    Greedinessclassical

    Excessive eagerness or greed, especially in eating and drinking.

لَعِصَverb
  1. 1.
    to be difficultclassical

    To become difficult or hard to manage.

تَلَعَّصَverb
  1. 1.
    to become difficultclassical

    To become difficult or complicated, often used in the context of a situation or a person's behavior towards others.

Parallel reading

العسر
Difficulty
النهم في الأكل والشرب جميعا
Greediness in eating and drinking altogether.
وتلعص فلان علينا: تعسر
And so-and-so became difficult towards us: he became hard to deal with.