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لعقه

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of licking or tasting something with the tongue. It extends to meanings related to small amounts, scarcity, and even specific historical alliances based on a ritualistic act.

Derived headwords

لَعِقَهُ، كَسَمِعَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to lickboth

    To take something into the mouth with the tongue.

لَعْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a lickboth

    The act of licking, or a single instance of licking.

  2. 2.
    a small amountclassical

    A small quantity of something moist, especially on the ground.

لُعْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    what is taken with a spoonclassical

    The amount of food or liquid that can be held in a spoon.

لَعُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    what is lickedclassical

    That which is licked or tasted.

لَعْقَقadjective
  1. 1.
    little senseclassical

    Having little intelligence or understanding.

لُعَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    food residueclassical

    The remnants of food left in the mouth after licking.

لَعُوقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    quickness of actionclassical

    Speed and agility in performing tasks.

وَعِقَadjective
  1. 1.
    greedyclassical

    Extremely desirous of acquiring or possessing; avaricious.

وَعِقٌ لَعِقadjective
  1. 1.
    very greedyclassical

    Intensely desirous of acquiring or possessing; very avaricious.

لَعْقَةُ الدَّمِname
  1. 1.
    alliance nameclassical

    A historical designation for certain tribes (Abd Dar, Makhzum, Adi, Sahm, Jumah) who formed an alliance by slaughtering a camel and licking its blood.

تُعِقَ لَوْنُهُverb
  1. 1.
    color changedclassical

    Its color was altered or changed.

Parallel reading

واللعقة: المرة الواحدة
And al-la'qah: the single instance.
وفي الأرض لعقة من ربيع: قليل من الرطب
And on the ground is a la'qah of spring: a little of the moist.
وبالضم: ما تأخذه في الملعقة
And with dammah: what you take in the spoon.
وكصبور: ما يلعق
And like sabur: what is licked.
وكجرول: القليل العقل
And like jarwal: the one with little sense.
وكغراب: ما بقي في فيك من طعام لعقته
And like ghurab: what remains in your mouth of food that you licked.
واللعوقة: سرعة العمل، وخفته
And al-lu'uqah: quickness of action, and its lightness.
ورجل وعق لعق، ككتف: حريص
And a man is wa'iq la'iq, like katif: greedy.
ولعقة الدم، محركة: عبد الدار ومخزوم وعدي وسهم وجمح، لأنهم تحالفوا، فنحروا جزورا، فلعقوا دمها، أو غمسوا أيديهم فيه
And la'qat al-dam, harrakah: Abd al-Dar, Makhzum, Adi, Sahm, and Jumah, because they allied, slaughtered a camel, and licked its blood, or dipped their hands in it.
والتعق لونه، مبنيا للمفعول: تغير
And its color was changed, passive: it changed.