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لقته

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of making something smooth, soft, or palatable, often through preparation or mixing. It also extends to meanings of time, foolishness, and a lack of stability.

Derived headwords

لَقِتَverb
  1. 1.
    to softenboth

    To make something soft or tender, often through preparation or cooking.

  2. 2.
    to prepare inkclassical

    To prepare or mix the ink in an inkwell.

  3. 3.
    to strikeclassical

    To strike or hit something, specifically the eye.

لَوْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hourclassical

    A specific period of time; an hour.

  2. 2.
    butter/ghee with datesboth

    A mixture of butter or ghee with dates, used as a food.

أَلْوُقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    butter/ghee with datesclassical

    A mixture of butter or ghee with dates, similar to لوقة.

تَلْوِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    preparation of foodclassical

    The act of preparing or improving food, often using a mixture like لوقة.

لَوَّاقnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessboth

    Foolishness, stupidity, or lack of sense.

أَلْوُقadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishboth

    Characterized by foolishness or lack of intelligence.

لَاقَverb
  1. 1.
    to not settleclassical

    To be unstable, not to settle or remain in place.

لِوَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    anythingclassical

    A thing, often used in the negative to mean 'nothing at all'.

Parallel reading

لَقِتَ لينته
It softened its tenderness.
و عينه: ضربتها
And its eye: I struck it.
و الدواة: أصلحت مدادها
And the inkwell: I prepared its ink.
واللوقة: الساعة
And al-lawqah: the hour.
وبالضم: الزبدة أو بالرطب، أو السمن بالرطب، كالألوقة، كملولة
And with dammah: butter or with dates, or ghee with dates, like al-awqah, like malwlah.
وتلويق الطعام: إصلاحه بها
And talwiq of food: preparing it with it (the mixture).
وما ذاق لواقا: شيئا
And he did not taste liwaqan: anything.
ولا يلوق: لا يقر
And yaloq: it does not settle.
واللوق، محركة: الحمق
And al-lawq, with harakah: foolishness.
وهو ألوق
And he is aloq (foolish).