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Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the beard and its hair, extending to related concepts like growth, scraping, and even metaphorical meanings of contention and condemnation. It also encompasses terms for tree bark, specific locations, and names.

Derived headwords

لِحْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    beardboth

    The hair on the chin and cheeks of a man's face.

لِحَىnoun
  1. 1.
    beardsboth

    Plural of لِحْيَة (beard).

لَحْيَوِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    related to the beardboth

    Pertaining to or derived from the beard.

أَلْحَىadjective
  1. 1.
    long-beardedboth

    A man with a long beard.

  2. 2.
    large-beardedboth

    A man with a large or thick beard.

لَحْيَانِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    long-beardedboth

    Describing a man with a long beard.

  2. 2.
    large-beardedboth

    Describing a man with a large or thick beard.

لَحْيnoun
  1. 1.
    hairline of the beardboth

    The place where the beard grows on the face.

لَحْيَانnoun
  1. 1.
    two beardsboth

    A dual form referring to two beards.

  2. 2.
    waterfallclassical

    A small waterfall or stream.

  3. 3.
    cheeksclassical

    The cheeks that are eroded by a flood.

  4. 4.
    a tribal ancestorclassical

    A name for an ancestor of a tribe.

أَلْحَاnoun
  1. 1.
    many beardsboth

    A plural form referring to many beards.

لِحَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    tree barkboth

    The outer covering or skin of a tree.

قَشَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to peel barkboth

    To remove the bark from a tree.

لَاحَىverb
  1. 1.
    to contend withboth

    To dispute or argue with someone.

  2. 2.
    to reproachclassical

    To blame or criticize someone.

مُلَاحَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    contentionboth

    The act of disputing or arguing.

  2. 2.
    reproachclassical

    The act of blaming or criticizing.

لِحَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    contentionboth

    A dispute or argument.

أَلْحَى عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to reproach himboth

    To blame or criticize someone persistently.

مُلْحَىadjective
  1. 1.
    reproachedclassical

    One who is blamed or criticized.

أَلْحَى اللهُ فُلَانًاverb
  1. 1.
    God cursed himclassical

    A divine condemnation or curse upon someone.

  2. 2.
    God disfigured himclassical

    A divine alteration of someone's appearance for the worse.

أَتَى مَا يُلْحَى عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to do what he is reproached forboth

    To commit an act that warrants blame or criticism.

آنَ لِلْعُودِ أَنْ يُقَشَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    the wood is ready to be peeledclassical

    The time has come for the wood to have its bark removed.

لَحًىnoun
  1. 1.
    a valley in Medinaclassical

    A specific valley located in the city of Medina.

لُحْيَانnoun
  1. 1.
    two valleysclassical

    A dual form referring to two valleys.

لَحْيَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Al-Nu'man's palaceclassical

    A palace belonging to Al-Nu'man, located in Al-Hira.

ذُو لَحْيَانname
  1. 1.
    Dhu Lihyanclassical

    A name, specifically referring to As'ad bin 'Awf.

ذُو اللِّحْيَةname
  1. 1.
    Dhu al-Lihyahclassical

    A name referring to two individuals.

لِحْيَةُ التَّيْسnoun
  1. 1.
    goat's beard (plant)both

    A type of plant known as goat's beard.

Parallel reading

اللِّحْيَة، بالكسر: شعر الخدين والذقن
The beard, with kasra: the hair of the cheeks and chin.
ج: لِحًى ولِحًى
Plural: lihā and lihā.
والنسبة: لَحْوِيّ
And the nisbah: lahwiyy.
ورجل أَلْحَى ولَحْيَانِيّ: طويلها، أو عظيمها
And a man alḥā and laḥyānī: long-bearded, or large-bearded.
واللَّحْي: مَنْبِتُها
And al-laḥy: its growth place.
وهما لَحْيَان، وثلاثة أَلْح، والكثير لِحْيَة
And the dual is laḥyān, and three are alḥ, and the many are liḥyah.
واللَّحْيَان، بالكسر: الوَشَل، وخدود خدها السيل، واللَّحْيَانِيّ، وأبو قبيلة
And al-laḥyān, with kasra: the waterfall, and cheeks eroded by the flood, and al-laḥyānī, and a tribal ancestor.
وكِسَاء: قِشْر الشجر
And as kisā': the bark of trees.
وكَسَعَتْهُ: قَشَرْتَه
And I peeled it: I removed its bark.
وفلاناً أَلْحَاهُ: لَمَتْهُ
And I reproached someone: I blamed him.
فهو مُلْحَى
And he is reproached.
والله فلاناً: قَبَّحَهُ، ولَعَنَهُ
And God cursed someone: He disfigured him, and cursed him.
ولاحَاهُ مُلَاحَاةً ولِحَاءً: نَازَعَهُ
And I contended with him, contention and dispute: I argued with him.
وأَلْحَى: أَتَى مَا يُلْحَى عَلَيْهِ
And he did what he is reproached for: he committed what he is blamed for.
والعُود: آنَ له أن يُقَشَّرَ
And the wood: it is time for it to be peeled.
ولَحًى، كُهَدَى ويُمَدّ: وَادٍ بالمدينة
And Laḥā, like hudā and yummadd: a valley in Medina.
ولُحْيَان، بالضم: وَادِيَان، وبالفتح: قصر النعمان بالحيرة
And Luḥyān, with damma: two valleys, and with fatha: the palace of Al-Nu'man in Al-Hira.
وذو لَحْيَان: أسعد بن عوف
And Dhu Lihyān: As'ad bin 'Awf.
وذو اللِّحْيَة: رجلان
And Dhu al-Lihyah: two men.
ولِحْيَةُ التَّيْس: نَبْت
And the goat's beard: a plant.