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اللعاع

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to delicate, fine, or ephemeral things. It encompasses soft, young plants, light vegetation, and also refers to ephemeral phenomena like mirages. Additionally, it touches upon concepts of sustenance, worldly life, and even negative states like weakness or cowardice.

Derived headwords

اللِّعَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    tender young plantboth

    Refers to a soft, delicate plant in its early stages of growth.

  2. 2.
    chicoryclassical

    Specifically identified as chicory.

  3. 3.
    abundanceclassical

    Signifies abundance, particularly of vegetation or prosperity.

  4. 4.
    worldly lifeclassical

    Represents the transient nature of worldly life or existence.

  5. 5.
    sip of drinkclassical

    A small draught or sip of a beverage.

  6. 6.
    light herbageclassical

    Refers to light, sparse vegetation, whether grazed or not.

ألْعَتِ الأرْضُverb
  1. 1.
    the land sproutedboth

    The land produced tender, young vegetation.

تَلَعَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to takeboth

    To take or grasp something.

  2. 2.
    to eat lightlyclassical

    To eat or consume light herbage.

اللَّعْلَعnoun
  1. 1.
    mirageboth

    The shimmering appearance of heat or water in the distance.

  2. 2.
    mountainclassical

    A mountain, sometimes feminine.

  3. 3.
    a type of treeclassical

    A specific type of tree found in the Hijaz region.

  4. 4.
    water sourceclassical

    A water source or well in the desert.

  5. 5.
    wolfclassical

    A wolf.

اللَّعْلَاعadjective
  1. 1.
    cowardlyclassical

    Describing a person who is cowardly or lacks courage.

اللَّعَةadjective
  1. 1.
    chaste and beautifulclassical

    Describing a woman who is chaste, modest, and beautiful.

اللَّعَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    one who fakes melodiesclassical

    Someone who attempts to produce musical tunes artificially or incorrectly.

لَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be weakboth

    To be weak or feeble, often due to illness or fatigue.

لَعْلَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be weakclassical

    To be weak or feeble, similar to 'لَعَ'.

تَلَعْلَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to breakboth

    To break into pieces or fragments.

  2. 2.
    to writhe from hungerclassical

    To writhe and squirm due to intense hunger.

  3. 3.
    to droop tongue from thirstclassical

    For a dog to let its tongue hang out due to thirst.

  4. 4.
    to shimmerboth

    For a mirage to shimmer or appear.

  5. 5.
    to weakenboth

    To become weak from illness or fatigue.

مُتَلَعْلِعadjective
  1. 1.
    stretching honeyboth

    Describing honey that stretches or elongates when lifted.

مُتَلَعّadjective
  1. 1.
    stretching honeyboth

    Describing honey that stretches or elongates when lifted.

اللَّعِيعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    millet breadclassical

    Bread made from millet.

اللَّعْلَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bone breakingboth

    The sound or act of breaking a bone or similar object.

  2. 2.
    shimmering of mirageboth

    The shimmering or glistening appearance of a mirage.

  3. 3.
    distress from hungerclassical

    The feeling of distress or suffering caused by hunger.

  4. 4.
    vexationclassical

    A state of annoyance or vexation with everything.

Parallel reading

كغراب: نبت ناعم في أول ما يبدو
Like 'ghurab': a soft plant in its first appearance.
وبهاء: الهندباء
And 'bahaa': chicory.
والخصب
And abundance.
والدنيا
And the worldly life.
والجرعة من الشراب
And a sip from a drink.
والكلأ الخفيف رعي أو لم يرع
And light herbage, grazed or ungrazed.
وألعت الأرض: أنبتتها
And the land sprouted: it produced vegetation.
وتلعى: تناولها
And 'tal'a': to take it.
واللعلع: السراب
And 'al-lal'a': the mirage.
وجبل
And a mountain.
ويؤنث
And it is made feminine.
وع، وماء بالبادية
And a water source in the desert.
والذئب
And the wolf.
وشجر حجازي
And a Hijazi tree.
واللعلاع: الجبان
And 'al-lalaa'a': the coward.
واللعة: العفيفة المليحة
And 'al-la'ah': the chaste and beautiful (woman).
واللعاعة، مشددة: من يتكلف الألحان من غير صواب
And 'al-laa'aah', with shadda: one who fakes melodies without correctness.
ولع ولعلع: بمعنى لعا
And 'la'a' and 'lal'a'a': meaning 'la'a' (to be weak).
وتلعلعت به: قلت له ذلك
And 'talal'a'ta bihi': you said that to him.
وتلعلع: تكسر
And 'talal'a'a': to break.
ومن الجوع: تضور واضطرب
And from hunger: to writhe and be agitated.
والكلب: أدلع لسانه عطشا
And the dog: it drooped its tongue from thirst.
والسراب: تلألأ
And the mirage: it shimmered.
والرجل: ضعف من مرض أو تعب
And the man: he weakened from illness or fatigue.
وعسل متلعلع ومتلع: يمتد إذا رفع
And honey that is 'mutalal'i' and 'mutala'': it stretches when lifted.
واللعيعة: خبز الجاورس
And 'al-la'ee'ah': bread of millet.
واللعلعة: كسر العظم ونحوه
And 'al-lal'alah': the breaking of a bone and the like.
ومن السراب: بصيصه
And from the mirage: its shimmering.
والتحزن من الجوع
And the distress from hunger.
والضجر من كل شيء
And vexation with everything.