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لسب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

The root لسب (l-s-b) primarily relates to actions of licking, sticking, stinging, and striking. It encompasses the physical act of licking, the metaphorical sense of adhering or sticking to something, the sharp pain of a sting, and the forceful action of beating.

Derived headwords

لَسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to lickboth

    To lick something, particularly honey, with the tongue.

أَلْسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to lickclassical

    To cause something to be licked, or to lick it oneself.

لَسْبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    lickingboth

    The act or instance of licking.

لَسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to stick toboth

    To adhere or stick firmly to something.

لَسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to stingclassical

    To be stung by a scorpion.

لَسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to beatclassical

    To strike or beat someone, especially with whips or lashes.

Parallel reading

لَسَبْتُ العَسَلَ بالكَسْرِ
I licked the honey (with the kasra pronunciation).
أَلْسَبْتُهُ لَسْبًا
I licked it.
وَلَسَبَ بالشَّيْءِ
And he stuck to the thing.
مِثْلَ لَصَبَ بِهِ
Like he stuck to it.
وَلَسَبَتْهُ العَقْرَبُ بالفَتْحِ
And the scorpion stung him (with the fatḥa pronunciation).
تَلْسَبُهُ لَسْبًا
It stings him.
وَلَسَبْتُهُ أَسْوَاطًا
And I beat him with lashes.