اللطم

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of striking, particularly the face or side of the body with an open hand. It extends to related concepts like slapping, hitting, and the resulting marks, as well as metaphorical applications to inanimate objects and natural phenomena.

Derived headwords

لَطَمَverb

1.
to slapboth
To strike the face or the side of the body with an open hand.

لَطْمَةnoun

1.
a slapboth
The act of slapping or a single instance of it.

لَاطَمَverb

1.
to exchange slapsboth
To strike one another with slaps.

مُلَاطَمَةnoun

1.
mutual slappingboth
The act of exchanging slaps.

لَطَامnoun

1.
mutual slappingclassical
The act of exchanging slaps.

المُلَطَّمَانnoun

1.
the cheeksclassical
The two sides of the face, the cheeks.

مُلَطَّمadjective

1.
white-faced (horse)classical
A horse that is white on its face, often referring to a specific marking.
2.
fragrantclassical
Referring to musk or any pleasant perfume carried on the temple.

لُطُمnoun

1.
white-faced horsesclassical
Plural of 'mulattam', referring to white-faced horses.

لَطِيمَةnoun

1.
container of muskclassical
A vessel or container holding musk, or the musk itself.
2.
a giftclassical
Anything good or pleasant carried, often implying a gift or fine item.

تَلَطَّمَverb

1.
to become dark/cloudyclassical
Said of the face, meaning it became dark or troubled in appearance.

تَلْطِيمnoun

1.
sealingclassical
The act of sealing a book or document.

لَئِيمadjective

1.
base, ignobleboth
A person of low character, ignoble, or mean-spirited.

لِطَامnoun

1.
leather spread under a bagclassical
A piece of leather spread beneath a bag or container to protect it from dirt.

تَطَّلَمَverb

1.
waves to crashclassical
Said of waves, meaning they strike against each other.

لَاطِمname

1.
a given nameboth
A proper name for a male, derived from the root meaning 'to slap' or 'to strike'.

مُلَاطِمname

1.
a given nameboth
A proper name for a male, derived from the root meaning 'to slap' or 'to strike'.

Parallel reading

ضرب الخد وصفحة الجسد بالكف مفتوحة

To strike the cheek and the side of the body with an open hand.

لطمه يلطمه

He slapped him, he slaps him.

ولاَطَمَهُ مُلاَطَمَةً وَلَطَامًا

And he exchanged slaps with him, a mutual slapping and striking.

ومن الأمثال: "لو ذات سوار لطمتني"

And among the proverbs: 'If only a woman with bracelets had slapped me.'

قالت امرأة لطمتها امرأة غير كفؤها

A woman said, after another woman not her equal slapped her.

والملطمان: الخدان

And the mulattaman: the cheeks.

والفرس الأبيض الملطم

And the white horse with a marked face.

والمسك، كاللطيمة

And musk, like the latimah.

وكل طيب يحمل على الصدغ

And every perfume carried on the temple.

وفحل من الإبل

And a stud camel.

واليتيم، ومن يموت أبواه

And the orphan, and one whose parents die.

وعجي تموت أمه

And a young camel whose mother dies.

ما يؤخذ بأذنه عند طلوع سهيل، ويستقبل به، ثم يقول: أترى سهيلا؟ والله لا تذوق بعده قطرة لبن، ثم يلطم خده، ويرسله، ثم يصر أخلاف أمه كلها، يفصله عنها.

What is taken by its ear upon the rising of Suhail, and it is presented with it, then it says: 'Do you see Suhail? By God, you will not taste a drop of milk after it.' Then it slaps its cheek and releases it, then it milks all of its mother's teats, separating it from her.

ولطيم لطيم: دعاء للنعجة إلى الحلب

And latim latim: a call to the ewe for milking.

واللطيمة: وعاء المسك، أو سوقه، أو عير تحمله

And the latimah: a container of musk, or its market, or a camel carrying it.

وتلطم وجهه: اربد

And his face became dark: it became dusky.

ولطم الكتاب تلطيمًا: ختمه

And he sealed the book with taltim: he sealed it.

والأديم يفرش تحت العيبة لئلا يصيبها التراب

And the leather is spread beneath the bag so that dirt does not reach it.

والتطمت الأمواج: ضرب بعضها بعضا

And the waves crashed: they struck one another.

واللطم: الإلصاق

And al-latm: sticking or adhering.

وسموا: لاطمًا وملاطمًا

And they named (them): Latim and Mulatim.