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اللوك

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of chewing, particularly a tough or persistent chewing. It extends metaphorically to speaking ill of others or engaging in gossip. It also includes related concepts like the bit of a bridle.

Derived headwords

لَاكَverb
  1. 1.
    to chewboth

    To masticate food, especially something tough or requiring prolonged chewing.

  2. 2.
    to chew the bitclassical

    Said of a horse when it chews on the bit of its bridle.

لوكnoun
  1. 1.
    chewingboth

    The act of chewing, especially a light or tough chew.

  2. 2.
    masticationclassical

    The process of chewing something solid.

لواكnoun
  1. 1.
    masticated substanceclassical

    Something that has been chewed or is being chewed, like a cud or a piece of food.

Parallel reading

أهون المضغ
The lightest chewing.
أو مضغ صلب
Or chewing something solid.
أو علك الشيء
Or chewing something.
وقد لاك الفرس اللجام
And the horse chewed the bit.
وهو يلوك أعراضهم
And he speaks ill of their honor/reputation.
يقع فيهم
He falls into them (i.e., speaks ill of them).
وما ذاق لواكا
And he did not taste anything chewed.