← Back to Al-Qamus al-Muhit

لدغته

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of stinging or biting, particularly by venomous creatures like scorpions and snakes. It extends metaphorically to sharp words or actions that provoke or hurt someone, and also describes thorny or sharp objects.

Derived headwords

لَدَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to stingboth

    To inflict a sting or bite, typically with venom, as a scorpion or snake does.

  2. 2.
    to provokeclassical

    To incite or provoke someone with a sharp word or action.

تَلَدَّغَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stungboth

    The passive form of the verb 'ladagha', indicating the state of having been stung or bitten.

مَلْدُوغadjective
  1. 1.
    stungboth

    The state of having been stung or bitten by a venomous creature.

لَدِيغadjective
  1. 1.
    stungclassical

    Similar to 'maldugh', describing someone who has been stung or bitten.

لَدْغَىnoun
  1. 1.
    people stungclassical

    A collective noun referring to people who have been stung or bitten.

لَدْغَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    people stungclassical

    Another plural form for people who have been stung or bitten, often implying a multitude.

لَدْغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stingboth

    The act or effect of being stung or bitten by a venomous creature.

لَدَغَهُ بِكَلِمَةٍverb
  1. 1.
    to provoke with a wordclassical

    To hurt or incite someone through a sharp or provocative remark.

مِنْفَذnoun
  1. 1.
    thornclassical

    A sharp, pointed part of a plant, like a thorn.

زِنَارnoun
  1. 1.
    thornclassical

    A sharp, pointed object, often referring to a thorn.

  2. 2.
    sharp tipclassical

    The pointed end or tip of something.

بَهَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    sharp manclassical

    A man who is sharp, biting, or cutting in his words or actions.

Parallel reading

لدغته العقرب والحية
The scorpion and the snake stung him.
فهو ملدوغ ولديغ
So he is stung and bitten.
وقوم لدغى ولدغاء
And a people stung and stung ones.
وقاع في الناس
And a multitude among the people.
ولدغه بكلمة
And he provoked him with a word.
نزغه بها
He incited him with it.
وكزنار: الشوك
And like a thorn: the thorns.
وطرفه المحدد
And its sharp tip.
وبهاء: القارصة من الرجال
And like a sharp one: the biting ones among men.