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تلعسم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a variant or less common form related to stammering or speaking with difficulty. It is directly equated with another root that signifies this meaning.

Derived headwords

تَلَعْثَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to stammerboth

    To speak with pauses and repetitions, or with difficulty, often due to nervousness or a speech impediment.

تَلَعْثُمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    stammeringboth

    The act or condition of stammering; a speech impediment characterized by difficulty in producing fluent speech.

Parallel reading

تلعسم في أمره
He stammered in his affair.
تلعثم
He stammered.