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لثث

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of persistence, insistence, and lingering, often in a negative or stubborn sense. It also extends to meanings of staying in a place, hesitation, and prolonged duration, particularly for rain.

Derived headwords

ألَثَّverb
  1. 1.
    He stayed in the place, he resided there.both

    He stayed in the place, he resided there.

إلْثَاثًاnoun
  1. 1.
    insistenceboth

    The act of being insistent or persistent.

لَثَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to hesitateclassical

    To hesitate or waver in an affair.

  2. 2.
    to lingerclassical

    To linger or remain in a place.

تَلَثَّثَverb
  1. 1.
    to hesitateclassical

    To hesitate or waver in an affair.

  2. 2.
    to roll aroundclassical

    To roll around or wallow in dust or mud.

مُلَثْلَثadjective
  1. 1.
    hesitantclassical

    One who hesitates or is indecisive, particularly in matters of friendship or commitment.

لَثَّثْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to detainclassical

    To detain or hold someone back from their needs or desires.

Parallel reading

ألث عليه إلثاثا: ألح عليه.
He insisted upon him insistently: he was persistent with him.
ألث بالمكان: أقام به.
He stayed in the place: he resided there.
لا تلثوا بدار معجزة
Do not linger in the land of a miracle (i.e., do not stay where divine punishment has occurred).
ولثلث مثله.
And he lingered like him.
ولثلث في الأمر
And he hesitated in the matter.
وتلثلث بمعنى
And he hesitated, meaning the same.
لا خير في ود امرئ ملثلث
There is no good in the friendship of a hesitant man.
ولثلثته عن حاجته
And I detained him from his need.
وتلثلث في الدقعاء
And he rolled around in the dust.
وألث المطر، أي دام أياما لا يقلع.
And the rain persisted, meaning it lasted for days without stopping.