اللعمظة

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of biting or grasping with the mouth, particularly with force or greed. It extends to describe a greedy or covetous person, and also has a meaning related to parasitic behavior.

Derived headwords

اللَّعْمَظَةnoun

1.
biting the boneclassical
The act of grasping a bone with the mouth, filling the mouth with it.

لَعْمَظَverb

1.
to bite greedilyclassical
To bite or grasp something, especially a bone, with the mouth forcefully and greedily.

اللِّعْمَاظnoun

1.
biting the boneclassical
Similar to اللعمظة, referring to the act of grasping a bone with the mouth, filling the mouth with it.

لَعْمَظٌadjective

1.
greedyclassical
A person who is intensely desirous and greedy, characterized by strong appetite.

اللَّعْمُوظnoun

1.
greedy personclassical
A very greedy and desirous person.

اللَّعْمُوظَةnoun

1.
greedy personclassical
A very greedy and desirous person.

لُعَامِظَةnoun

1.
greedy peopleclassical
Plural of لعموظ, referring to greedy and desirous people.

لُعَامِيظnoun

1.
greedy peopleclassical
Plural of لعموظ, referring to greedy and desirous people.

الطَّرْمَاذnoun

1.
parasiteclassical
A person who lives off others, a freeloader or parasite.

الطُّفَيْلِيّnoun

1.
parasiteclassical
A parasite, one who attaches themselves to others for sustenance.

Parallel reading

انتهاش العظم ملء الفم

Grasping the bone with the mouth full.

كاللعماظ، بالكسر

Like al-limāẓ, with kasrah.

وكجعفر: الحريص الشهوان

And like Ja'far: the greedy, the desirous.

كاللعموظ واللعموظة، بضمهما

Like al-lamūẓ and al-lamūẓah, with dammah on both.

ج: لعامظة ولعاميظ

Plural: lamāẓah and lamāmīẓ.

وكقرطاس: الطرماذ

And like qirṭās: al-ṭarmādh.

وكعصفور: الطفيلي

And like 'uṣfūr: al-ṭufaylī.