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رجل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being skillful, adept, and well-mannered. It extends to describing something as fitting or appropriate, and also includes the idea of softening or making something tender, particularly food.

Derived headwords

لَبِقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    skillfulboth

    Skillful and adept in one's work or actions.

  2. 2.
    well-manneredboth

    Possessing good manners, grace, and social adeptness.

  3. 3.
    fittingclassical

    Appropriate or suitable, especially for clothing.

  4. 4.
    cleverclassical

    Witty, intelligent, and quick-witted.

لَبِقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be skillfulboth

    To be skillful or adept in an action.

  2. 2.
    to fitclassical

    To be suitable or appropriate, especially for clothing.

  3. 3.
    to softenclassical

    To make something tender or soft, often by adding fat.

لَبَاقَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    skillfulnessboth

    Skillfulness and adeptness in performing a task or action.

  2. 2.
    adroitnessboth

    Skillful handling or management of affairs.

  3. 3.
    eleganceboth

    Gracefulness and good manners.

لَبِقَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    well-mannered womanclassical

    A woman who is graceful, elegant, and possesses good manners.

  2. 2.
    graceful appearanceclassical

    A pleasing and elegant demeanor or way of dressing.

لَبِقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    clevernessclassical

    Wit, intelligence, and quick-wittedness.

لَبِقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to softenclassical

    To make something tender or soft, often by adding fat.

مُلَبَّقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    softenedclassical

    Made tender or soft, especially food that has been enriched with fat.

Parallel reading

رجل لبق
A skillful man
حاذق بما عمل
Skillful in what he does
لبق، كفرح وكرم
Skillful, like 'faraha' (to be happy) and 'karuma' (to be generous)
لبقا ولباقة: حذق
Skillfulness and adroitness: to be skillful
وبه الثوب: لاق
And for the garment: it was fitting
فهو لبق
So he is skillful
والأنثى: بهاء فيهما
And the female: beauty in both (grace and appearance)
أو اللبيقة واللبقة: الحسنة الدل واللبسة
Or the graceful woman and the elegant woman: she of good demeanor and appearance
أو اللبق: الظرف
Or the clever one: the witty one
ولبقه: لينه، كلبقه
And to soften it: to make it tender, like softening
وثريد ملبق: ملين بالدسم
And a softened tharid: made tender with fat