اللهق

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of intense whiteness, particularly in animals like camels and bulls. It extends to describing anything exceptionally white, even if lacking luster, and can also refer to boastfulness or exaggeration.

Derived headwords

اللهقnoun

1.
White camelclassical
A camel that is white, specifically described as 'a'ys (greyish-white).
2.
White bullclassical
A bull that is white.
3.
Anything whiteclassical
A general term for anything that is white.
4.
Intense whitenessclassical
The quality of being intensely white, especially in the context of animals or objects.

لهقاتnoun

1.
White camelsclassical
Plural of 'allahaq', referring to white camels.
2.
White bullsclassical
Plural of 'allahaq', referring to white bulls.

لهاقnoun

1.
White camelclassical
An alternative plural form for 'allahaq', referring to white camels.
2.
White bullclassical
An alternative plural form for 'allahaq', referring to white bulls.

أبيض لهقadjective

1.
Intensely whiteclassical
Describing something as intensely white, often without a strong sheen.

لهقةadjective

1.
Intensely whiteclassical
Feminine form of 'abyad lahiq', describing something intensely white.

لهقةnoun

1.
Boastfulnessclassical
The act of presenting oneself with qualities one does not possess; pretentiousness.

لهقverb

1.
To be intensely whiteclassical
To become intensely white, often used to describe objects or animals.

تلهقverb

1.
To be intensely whiteclassical
A verb form indicating the state of being intensely white, synonymous with 'lahuqa'.

رجل لهوقadjective

1.
Boastful manclassical
A man who is boastful or pretentious, claiming qualities he lacks.

اللهوقةnoun

1.
Pretentiousnessclassical
The act of claiming virtues or qualities that one does not possess; boastfulness.
2.
Exaggerationclassical
An act or statement that exaggerates something; overstatement in speech or action.

لهوقتهverb

1.
To exaggerateclassical
To exaggerate in an action or speech, to overstate one's capabilities or qualities.

تلهوقتverb

1.
To exaggerateclassical
A verb form indicating the act of exaggeration or pretentiousness.

ملهق اللونverb

1.
To whitenclassical
To make something white, specifically referring to the color of something.

Parallel reading

البعير الأعيس

The greyish-white camel.

وهي: بهاء

And it [the white color] is beauty.

والثور الأبيض

And the white bull.

وكل أبيض، كاللهاق فيهما

And everything white, like the intensely white [color] in them [the bull and camel].

وأبيض لهق، كجبل وكتف وسحاب وكتاب: شديد البياض

And intensely white, like Jabal, Katif, Sahab, and Kitab: intensely white.

وهي لهقة، كفرحة وكتاب

And she [the intense whiteness] is 'lahiqah', like 'farhah' and 'kitab'.

أو اللهق: الأبيض ليس بذي بريق، وصف في الثور والثوب والشيب

Or 'allahaq': the white that is not lustrous, described in the bull, the garment, and grey hair.

وابيض لهق، كجبل وكتف وسحاب وكتاب: شديد البياض

And it became intensely white, like Jabal, Katif, Sahab, and Kitab: intensely white.

ولهق، كفرح ومنع: ابيض شديدا، كتلهق

And 'lahuqa', like 'faraha' and 'mana'a': to become intensely white, like 'talhaqa'.

ورجل لهوق، كجرول: مطرمذ فياش

And a boastful man, like 'jarwal': pretentious and boastful.

واللهوقة: التحسن بما ليس فيك

And 'allahuqah': to present oneself with what is not in you.

وكل ما لم تبالغ فيه من عمل وكلام فقد: لهوقته

And whatever you have not exaggerated in action or speech, you have 'lahuqta-hu'.

وتلهوقت فيه

And you exaggerated in it.

ومنهق اللون، كمعظم: أبيضه

And 'malhaqa al-lawn': to whiten it.