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لتب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of steadfastness, adherence, and being fixed or attached. It also extends to meanings of sticking or adhering to something, and in a more specific context, to piercing or striking.

Derived headwords

اللَّاتِبnoun
  1. 1.
    steadfastboth

    The one who is firm, stable, or steadfast.

لَتَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be steadfastboth

    To be firm, stable, or steadfast in one's position or resolve.

لَتَبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    steadfastnessboth

    The state or quality of being firm, stable, or steadfast.

لُتُوبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    steadfastnessclassical

    The state or quality of being firm, stable, or steadfast.

لَاتِبadjective
  1. 1.
    adheringclassical

    Sticking or adhering to something, similar to 'lazib'.

  2. 2.
    fixedclassical

    Firmly attached or fixed in place.

لَتَبَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to pierceclassical

    To pierce or stab, specifically used in the context of striking the throat of a she-camel.

Parallel reading

لتب لتبا ولتوبا
He was steadfast, steadfastness, and steadfastness.
فإني من شرب النبيذ لتائب
For I am repentant from drinking wine.
صداع وتوصيم العظام وفترة وغم مع الاشراق في الجوف لاتب
A headache, bone-chilling, languor, and gloom with the sunrise in the stomach, adhering.
واللاتب أيضا: اللازق، مثل اللازب
And 'al-latib' also means: adhering, like 'al-lazib'.
ولتبت في منحر الناقة، أي طعنت، مثل لتمت
And I pierced the throat of the she-camel, meaning I stabbed, like 'latamt'.