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لاغه

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of moving something around in the mouth before speaking or spitting it out. It also extends to the idea of sticking to or adhering to someone.

Derived headwords

لَاغَ يَلُوغُ لَوْغًاverb
  1. 1.
    to move around in the mouthboth

    To move something around in one's mouth before spitting it out or speaking.

  2. 2.
    to stick toclassical

    To adhere to someone persistently, to cling to them.

لَوْغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    moving around in mouthboth

    The act of moving something around in the mouth, as described in the verb sense.

لَائِغٌadjective
  1. 1.
    tastyclassical

    Pleasant to taste, palatable.

لَائِحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    fittingclassical

    Suitable, appropriate, fitting.

سَائِغٌadjective
  1. 1.
    easy to swallowboth

    Easily swallowed, palatable, agreeable.

  2. 2.
    permissibleboth

    Allowable, permissible, legitimate.

لَائِقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    fittingboth

    Suitable, proper, worthy, befitting.

سِيغٌnoun
  1. 1.
    easy to swallowclassical

    That which is easily swallowed or palatable.

لِيغٌnoun
  1. 1.
    easy to swallowclassical

    That which is easily swallowed or palatable.

كَهِينٌadjective
  1. 1.
    meanclassical

    Contemptible, base, mean.

Parallel reading

لَاغَهُ في فِيهِ ثُمَّ لَفَظَهُ
He moved it around in his mouth then spat it out.
لَاغَهُ
He stuck to him.
وهو سَائِغٌ لَائِقٌ
And it is palatable and fitting.
وَسِيغٌ لِيغٌ
And it is easily swallowed and palatable.
وَكَهِينٌ
And contemptible.