← Back to Al-Qamus al-Muhit

اللهيعة

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of heedlessness, laziness, and slowness, particularly in commercial dealings leading to disadvantage. It also encompasses speech-related meanings like excessive talk or mumbling, and a specific historical figure.

Derived headwords

اللهيعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heedlessnessclassical

    A state of being heedless or unmindful.

  2. 2.
    slowness in tradeclassical

    Slowness or sluggishness in business transactions, leading to being cheated or disadvantaged.

اللهاعةnoun
  1. 1.
    heedlessnessclassical

    Similar in meaning to اللهيعة, referring to a state of heedlessness.

الكَسَلnoun
  1. 1.
    lazinessboth

    A state of being lazy or indolent.

الفَتْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    slownessboth

    A period of inactivity, weakness, or slowness, especially in trade.

عبد الله بن لهيعة الحضرميname
  1. 1.
    Abdullah ibn Layhi'a al-Hadramiclassical

    A judge of Egypt, a narrator of hadith, and considered trustworthy.

لهيعverb
  1. 1.
    to be slowclassical

    To be slow or sluggish, particularly in trade.

لهعverb
  1. 1.
    to be slowclassical

    To be slow or sluggish, particularly in trade.

اللهَعnoun
  1. 1.
    excessive talkclassical

    To speak excessively or to babble.

تلهيعverb
  1. 1.
    to speak excessivelyclassical

    To speak excessively or to babble, to overdo it in speech.

Parallel reading

اللهيعة: الغفلة
Al-Lah'i'ah: heedlessness.
كاللهاعة
Like al-Laha'ah.
والكسل
And laziness.
والفترة في البيع حتى يغبن
And slowness in trade until one is cheated.
وعبد الله بن لهيعة الحضرمي: قاضي مصر، محدث وثق.
And Abdullah ibn Layhi'a al-Hadrami: the judge of Egypt, a narrator of hadith and trustworthy.
وككتف: الرجل المسترسل إلى كل أحد.
And like 'katif': the man who is too trusting of everyone.
وقد لهع، كفرح.
And he was slow, like 'farah'.
واللهع، محركة: التشدق في الكلام.
And al-La'a', with harakah: excessive talk.
وتلهيع في كلامه: أفرط وتبلتع.
And 'talhay'a' in his speech: he exaggerated and babbled.