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اللعذمة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of greed or eagerness, particularly in the context of eating or consuming something. It also has a specific usage indicating a lack of eating.

Derived headwords

اللَّعْثَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Greedinessclassical

    The state or quality of being greedy or excessively eager, especially for food.

تَلَعَذَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    To eat greedilyclassical

    To consume something with excessive eagerness or greed.

  2. 2.
    To eatclassical

    A general term for eating, used in the negative to mean 'did not eat'.

ما تلعذمنا شيئا — We did not eat anything
اللَّعْذَمِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Greedyclassical

    Characterized by intense desire or eagerness, particularly for food or possessions.

Parallel reading

اللَّعْذَمَة: اللَّعْثَمَة.
Al-La'dhama: Al-La'thama.
واللَّعْذَمِيّ: الحَرِيص.
And Al-La'dhmiyy: the greedy one.
وما تَلَعَذَّمْنَا شَيْئًا: ما أَكَلْنَاهُ.
And we did not eat anything: we did not eat it.