لقع

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of rapid movement, throwing, striking, and biting. It extends to encompass offensive or excessive speech, foolishness, and quick-wittedness. Some derived terms relate to coarse or thick materials.

Derived headwords

لَقَعَ، كَمَنَعَverb

1.
to pass quicklyboth
To pass by swiftly, moving rapidly.
2.
to throwboth
To throw something.
3.
to strike with the eyeclassical
To strike someone with one's eye, implying a targeted or intense gaze.
4.
to biteboth
To bite, specifically used for a snake's bite.

لَقْعَانًاnoun

1.
passing quicklyclassical
The act of passing by swiftly or moving rapidly.

المِلْقَاع، بِالكَسْرِnoun

1.
foul languageboth
Obscene or vulgar speech.

كَشَدَّادnoun

1.
fliesclassical
A term for flies.

لَقِعَهُverb

1.
to grasp with the noseclassical
To take something with the tip of the nose.

كَكِتَابnoun

1.
thick garmentclassical
A coarse or thick piece of clothing.

كَغُرَابnoun

1.
a type of birdclassical
A bird, or possibly a misspelling; the correct form is with 'f'.

كَهُزَمَةnoun

1.
empty talkerboth
One who throws words around without substance or meaning behind them.

التَّلْقَاع والتَّلْقَاعَةnoun

1.
talkative personboth
A person who talks excessively.

كَكُرْمَانَةnoun

1.
foolboth
An unintelligent or foolish person.
2.
nickname giverboth
One who gives nicknames to people.
3.
clever personboth
A shrewd and quick-witted man, especially one who speaks rapidly and effectively.
4.
quick-wittedboth
Someone who is ready with a response and speaks fluently.

لَقَاعَاتnoun

1.
deep throat speechclassical
Speech that comes from the back of the throat, implying a deep or guttural sound.

تَقَعَ لَوْنُهُ، مَجْهُولاًverb

1.
color changedclassical
The color of something changed, often implying a negative alteration.

لَاقَعَنِي بِالكَلامِ فَلَقَعْتُهُverb

1.
to out-argueboth
To engage in a verbal contest with someone and emerge victorious.

امْرَأَةٌ مُلَقَّعَةٌ، كَمِكْنَسَةٍadjective

1.
obscene womanboth
A woman who is characterized by foul or vulgar speech.

Parallel reading

مر مسرعا

He passed by quickly.

و الشيء: رمى به

And the thing: he threw it.

و فلانا بعينه: أصابه بها

And so-and-so with his eye: he struck him with it.

و الحية: لدغت

And the snake: it bit.

والملقاع، بالكسر: الفاحشة في الكلام

And al-milqā', with kasra: obscenity in speech.

وكشداد: الذباب

And like shaddād: flies.

ولقعه: أخذه الشيء بمتك أنفه

And he took it with his nose: he took the thing with the tip of his nose.

وككتاب: الكساء الغليظ

And like kitāb: the coarse garment.

وكغراب: ع، أو هو تصحيف؛ والصواب بالفاء

And like ghurāb: a bird, or it is a misspelling; and the correct is with fa'.

وكهمزة: من يرمي بالكلام، ولا شيء وراء ذلك الكلام

And like humza: one who throws words, and there is nothing behind those words.

والتلقاع والتلقاعة، مكسورتي التاء واللام، مشددتي القاف: الكثير الكلام

And al-tilqā' and al-tilqā'ah, with kasra on ta' and lam, and shadda on qaf: the much-talking one.

وكرمانة: الأحمق، والملقب للناس، كالتلقاعة فيهما

And like kurmānah: the fool, and the one who nicknames people, like al-tilqā'ah in both.

والرجل الداهية الذي يتلقع بالكلام، أي يرمي به رميا، والحاضر الجواب

And the shrewd man who throws words around, meaning he throws them rapidly, and is quick to respond.

وفي كلامه لقاعات، بالضم مشددة: إذا تكلم بأقصى حلقه

And in his speech are laqā'āt, with damma and shadda: when he speaks from the back of his throat.

والتقع لونه، مجهولا: تغير

And its color changed, passively: it changed.

ولاقعني بالكلام فلقعته: غالبني به فغلبته

And he contested with me in speech and I defeated him: he vied with me in it and I overcame him.

وامرأة ملقعة، كمكنسة: فحاشة

And a woman mulqa''ah, like miknasah: foul-mouthed.