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الءليغ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of speech impediment, foolishness, and a specific type of deception or enticement. It describes individuals who cannot speak clearly or whose speech is nonsensical, as well as the state of complete foolishness.

Derived headwords

الأَلْيَغadjective
  1. 1.
    Inarticulateboth

    Describing someone who cannot articulate their speech clearly.

  2. 2.
    Foolishboth

    Describing someone who is foolish or nonsensical in their speech.

اللَّيَغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Inarticulatenessclassical

    The state or quality of being unable to speak clearly, often associated with foolishness.

اللَّيْغnoun
  1. 1.
    Complete foolishnessmodern

    The state of utter foolishness or idiocy.

لَوَّغَverb
  1. 1.
    To enticeclassical

    To attempt to dissuade someone from something through enticement or persuasion.

أَلِيغَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To entice awayclassical

    To attempt to dissuade someone from something by enticing them away from it.

تَلَوَّغَverb
  1. 1.
    To act foolishlymodern

    To behave in a foolish or idiotic manner.

Parallel reading

من لا يبين الكلام
One who does not articulate speech clearly
أو يرجع كلامه إلى الياء
Or whose speech reverts to the letter 'ya'
والأحمق
And the foolish one
كاللياغة، بالكسر
Like al-liyāghah, with kasrah
والليغ، محركة: الحمق التام
And al-laygh, with vowel movement: complete foolishness
ولغته الشيء بالكسر، أليغه: راودته عنه
And I dissuaded him from the thing with kasrah, I enticed him away from it: I attempted to turn him away from it.
وتليغ: تحمق
And talawwagha: he acts foolishly