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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of taking something entirely or as a whole. It also extends to meanings associated with groups, resemblance, and examples.

Derived headwords

لَمَاverb
  1. 1.
    to take entirelyclassical

    To seize or take something in its entirety, without leaving anything behind.

لِمَاverb
  1. 1.
    to take entirelyclassical

    To seize or take something in its entirety, without leaving anything behind.

لَمْوَىverb
  1. 1.
    to take entirelyclassical

    To seize or take something in its entirety, without leaving anything behind.

لِمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    groupboth

    A group of people, typically numbering between three and ten.

  2. 2.
    hairclassical

    Hair that reaches down to the earlobe.

  3. 3.
    likenessclassical

    Resemblance or similarity to someone or something.

  4. 4.
    exampleclassical

    An example or model to be followed.

Parallel reading

لما لموا: أخذ الشيء بأجمعه.
Lama, limawa: to take the thing in its entirety.
واللمة: الجماعة من الثلاثة إلى العشرة
And al-limmah: a group from three to ten.
وترب الرجل
And the man's peer
وشكله
And his likeness
والإسوة.
And the example.