لمع

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root لمع (lamaʿa) primarily relates to shining, flashing, and glistening. It extends to concepts of quick movement, pointing, and even deception or intelligence, often metaphorically linked to a flash or sparkle. It also describes specific physical characteristics like patches of color or a soft spot on an infant's head.

Derived headwords

لَمَعَverb

1.
to shine, flashboth
The lightning flashed or shone brightly.
2.
to go, departclassical
He went or departed quickly.
3.
to point, gestureclassical
He pointed or gestured with his hand.
4.
to flap wingsclassical
The bird flapped its wings.
5.
to emerge fromclassical
He emerged or appeared from the door.

لمع البرق — The lightning flashed.

لَمَعًاnoun

1.
shining, flashingboth
The act of shining or flashing, particularly of lightning.

لَمَعَانًاnoun

1.
shining, flashingboth
The act of shining or flashing, particularly of lightning.

الْتَمَعَverb

1.
to shine, flashboth
To shine or flash brightly, similar to لمع.

اللِّمَاعَةnoun

1.
vultureclassical
A type of bird, specifically a vulture.

اللَّامِعَةnoun

1.
mirageclassical
A mirage seen in a desert.
2.
soft spot on infant's headclassical
The fontanelle of a baby's head while it is still soft.

اليَلْمَعnoun

1.
deceptive lightningclassical
False or deceptive lightning.
2.
mirageclassical
A mirage.
3.
liarclassical
A liar, someone who is deceptive.

الأَلْمَعadjective

1.
intelligent, sharpclassical
Intelligent, quick-witted, and perceptive.

الأَلْمَعِيّadjective

1.
intelligent, sharpclassical
Intelligent, quick-witted, and perceptive.
2.
liarclassical
A liar, someone who is deceptive.

اليَلْمَعِيّadjective

1.
intelligent, sharpclassical
Intelligent, quick-witted, and perceptive.
2.
liarclassical
A liar, someone who is deceptive.

اليَلَامِعadjective

1.
gleaming (weapon)classical
Weapons that gleam or shine, like a polished sword or helmet.

اللِّمْعَةnoun

1.
patch of dry plantclassical
A patch of vegetation that has started to dry out.
2.
group of peopleclassical
A group or gathering of people.
3.
dry spot (ablution)classical
A spot of skin that remains dry and unwashed during ritual purification.
4.
sufficiencyclassical
Enough of something, a sufficiency, especially of provisions.
5.
color sheenclassical
A sheen or luster of color on the skin.

مَلْمَعَا الطَّائِرnoun

1.
bird's wingsclassical
The wings of a bird.

أَلْمَعَ الفَرَسverb

1.
to be near foalingclassical
A mare, donkey, or lioness is near giving birth, indicated by swollen teats.

مُلَمَّعَةadjective

1.
marked (pregnant)classical
A female animal whose tail is raised to indicate pregnancy.

مُلَمَّعadjective

1.
marked (pregnant)classical
A female animal whose tail is raised to indicate pregnancy.

تَلَمَّعَverb

1.
to move quickly, snatchclassical
To snatch or seize something quickly and stealthily.

تَمَلَّعَverb

1.
to move quickly, snatchclassical
To snatch or seize something quickly and stealthily.

اخْتَلَسَverb

1.
to snatch, stealclassical
To snatch or steal something quickly and stealthily.

أَلْمَعَ البِلَادverb

1.
to have patches of vegetationclassical
The land became dotted with patches of vegetation.

التَّلْمِيعnoun

1.
spotted (horse)classical
A condition in horses where there are patches of color different from the rest of the body.

Parallel reading

لمع البرق، كمنع، لمعا ولمعانا، محركة: أضاء

The lightning flashed, like 'man'a', with 'lamaʿan' and 'lamaʿānan', vocalized: it shone.

و بالشيء: ذهب

And with a thing: he went.

و بيده: أشار

And with his hand: he pointed.

و الطائر بجناحيه: خفق

And the bird with its wings: flapped.

و فلان الباب: برز منه

And so-and-so from the door: emerged.

واللماعة، مشددة: العقاب

And 'al-limāʿah', with shaddah: the vulture.

والفلاة يلمع فيها السراب

And the desert where the mirage shimmers.

ويافوخ الصبي ما دام لينا، كاللامعة

And the soft spot of the child as long as it is soft, like 'al-lāmiʿah'.

واللمعة، بالضم: قطعة من النبت أخذت في اليبس

And 'al-lumʿah', with dammah: a piece of vegetation that has begun to dry.

والجماعة من الناس

And a group of people.

والموضع لا يصيبه الماء في الوضوء أو الغسل

And the place that water does not reach during ablution or washing.

والبلغة من العيش

And sufficiency of livelihood.

وألمع الفرس، والأتان، وأطباء اللبؤة: إذا أشرف للحمل

And the mare, the she-ass, and the lioness 'al-maʿat': if they are near to foaling.

و الشاة بذنبها، فهي ملمعة وملمع: رفعته ليعلم أنها قد لقحت

And the ewe with its tail, so she is 'mulammaʿah' and 'mulammaʿ': it was raised to show that she had conceived.

والأنثى: تحرك الولد في بطنها

And the female: the offspring moved in her womb.

والبلاد: صارت فيها لمعة من النبت

And the land: patches of vegetation appeared in it.

والتلميع في الخيل: أن يكون في الجسد بقع تخالف سائر لونه

And 'al-talmīʿ' in horses: is for there to be spots on the body that differ from the rest of its color.