لغم

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of spitting or ejecting something from the mouth, particularly saliva or froth. It also extends to concepts of deception, spreading rumors, and specific anatomical parts around the mouth, as well as certain types of perfumes and a specific physical characteristic of a sheep.

Derived headwords

لَغَمَverb

1.
to spit frothboth
The camel spat out its froth and saliva.
2.
to inform deceitfullyclassical
He informed his companion of something without certainty, implying deception or spreading unverified information.

لُغَامnoun

1.
froth, salivaboth
The froth or saliva that a camel or other animal ejects.

مَلَاغِمnoun

1.
area around the mouthboth
The parts surrounding the mouth, including the lips and cheeks.

تَلَغَّمَverb

1.
to apply perfumeboth
To apply perfume to oneself or something.
2.
to speakclassical
They moved their mouths (malahim) with speech, implying speaking or uttering words.

اللُّغَمَاءadjective

1.
white-faced sheepclassical
A sheep whose face is white.

اللَّغَمnoun

1.
small amount of perfumeclassical
A small quantity of perfume or fragrant substance.
2.
tongueclassical
The tongue, specifically referring to the organ of speech and its roots.
3.
sharp rumorclassical
A sharp or acute rumor, often implying something alarming or inflammatory.

Parallel reading

لغم الجملُ بلغامه

The camel spat out its froth.

فلانٌ أخبر صاحبه بشيء لا عن يقين

So-and-so informed his companion of something without certainty.

وتلغم بالطيب

And he applied perfume to it.

وتلغم بالكلام

And they moved their mouths with speech.

واللغماء: شاة ابيض وجهها

And Al-Lughma' is a sheep whose face is white.

واللغم: الطيب القليل

And Al-Lughm is a small amount of perfume.

وقصبة اللسان

And the reed of the tongue.

وعروقه

And its roots.

والإرجاف الحاد

And the sharp rumor.