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اللمال

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of applying kohl to the eyes. It also extends to the action of licking or tasting with the tongue.

Derived headwords

الكَحْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Kohlboth

    A dark cosmetic powder, typically antimony sulfide, used to line the eyes.

تَلَمَّظَverb
  1. 1.
    to lickboth

    To move the tongue over something, especially to taste it or to moisten the lips.

Parallel reading

اللمال، كسحاب: الكحل، ويضم.
Al-lamāl, like saḥāb: kohl, and it is pronounced with dammah on the lām.
وتلمل بفمه: تلمظ.
And 'talammala' with his mouth: means 'talamẓa'.