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لقب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of a title, epithet, or nickname. It describes the act of bestowing or adopting such an appellation, and the appellation itself.

Derived headwords

لَقَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    title, epithetboth

    A name or designation given to a person or thing, often descriptive or honorific, or a nickname.

أَلْقَابٌnoun
  1. 1.
    the space between the notch and the handle of a bow, and the measure.both

    the space between the notch and the handle of a bow, and the measure.

  2. 2.
    the grip and the horn of a bow.both

    the grip and the horn of a bow.

أَنْبَازٌnoun
  1. 1.
    nicknames, epithetsclassical

    A plural noun referring to epithets or nicknames, used synonymously with 'alqāb'.

لَقَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    to give a title/nicknameboth

    To bestow an epithet, title, or nickname upon someone.

تَلَقَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    to adopt a title/nicknameboth

    To take on or be known by a particular title, epithet, or nickname.

Parallel reading

اللقب: واحد الألقاب، وهي الأنباز.
Al-laqab: singular of al-alqāb, which are al-anbāz.
تقول: لقبته بكذا فتلقب به.
You say: 'I gave him the epithet of such-and-such, and he adopted it.'