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لجج

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of depth, intensity, and persistence, particularly in disputes, sounds, and water. It also extends to meanings of hesitation or repetition, and the core or bulk of something.

Derived headwords

لَجَجْتُverb
  1. 1.
    I persisted (with kasra), persistenceboth

    I persisted (with kasra), persistence

  2. 2.
    with fatḥa, you persist with kasra, a linguistic variantboth

    with fatḥa, you persist with kasra, a linguistic variant

  3. 3.
    the ship was made to enter the deep, it plunged into the deepboth

    the ship was made to enter the deep, it plunged into the deep

لَجَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    persistence in disputeboth

    The state or act of being persistent and stubborn in a dispute or quarrel.

لَجَاجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    with the opening of the lām in both, so you are persistentboth

    with the opening of the lām in both, so you are persistent

لَجُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    persistent in disputeboth

    One who is persistent, stubborn, or quarrelsome, especially in a dispute.

لَجُوجَةadjective
  1. 1.
    and the letter hāʾ is for emphasisboth

    and the letter hāʾ is for emphasis

لَجَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be persistent in disputeboth

    To engage deeply and persistently in a quarrel or dispute.

مُلَاجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    persistence in disputeclassical

    The act of continuing or persisting in a dispute or quarrel.

لَجْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    on the pattern of humaza, meaning persistentboth

    on the pattern of humaza, meaning persistent

لُجَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    the depth of the evening, with ḍamma: its greater partboth

    the depth of the evening, with ḍamma: its greater part

لُجّnoun
  1. 1.
    depth of waterboth

    The deep part or bulk of a body of water, such as a sea or ocean.

  2. 2.
    swordclassical

    A sword.

بَحْرٌ لَجِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    deep seaboth

    Describing a sea or body of water that is deep.

لَجَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to enter the deep waterboth

    To cause a ship to enter or navigate through the deep part of the sea (the 'lujjah').

الْتَجَّverb
  1. 1.
    to mix (sounds)both

    To become mixed or confused, especially referring to sounds or voices.

  2. 2.
    to become deep (sea)classical

    To become deep or turbulent, referring to the sea.

الْتِجَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    mixing of soundsclassical

    The state of sounds or voices being mixed and confused.

  2. 2.
    turbulent seaclassical

    The condition of the sea being deep and turbulent.

يَلَنْجُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    incense woodclassical

    A type of fragrant wood used for burning as incense.

يَلَنْجِجnoun
  1. 1.
    incense woodclassical

    A type of fragrant wood used for burning as incense.

أَلَنْجَجnoun
  1. 1.
    incense woodclassical

    A type of fragrant wood used for burning as incense.

لَجْلَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to hesitate in speechboth

    To hesitate, stammer, or repeat oneself while speaking.

  2. 2.
    to move food in mouthclassical

    To move or roll a piece of food around in the mouth while chewing.

لَجْلَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hesitation in speechboth

    The act of hesitating, stammering, or repeating oneself in speech.

تَلَجْلَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to hesitate in speechboth

    To hesitate, stammer, or repeat oneself while speaking.

  2. 2.
    to move food in mouthclassical

    To move or roll a piece of food around in the mouth while chewing.

رَجُلٌ لَجَجَةadjective
  1. 1.
    hesitant speakerclassical

    A man who is hesitant or unclear in his speech.

Parallel reading

تلج لجاجا ولجاجة
he persists in dispute with persistence and intensity.
فهو لجوج ولجوجة
and he is persistent and extremely persistent.
ويلجلج المضغة في فمه
and he rolls the morsel in his mouth.
أي يرددها فيه للمضغ
meaning he moves it around in his mouth for chewing.
واللجلجة، والتلجلج: التردد في الكلام
And 'lajlajah' and 'talajlaj': hesitation in speech.
الحق أبلج والباطل لجلج
The truth is clear, and falsehood is hesitant/unclear.
أي يردد من غير أن ينفذ
meaning it is repeated without being effective or penetrating.
وسمعت لجة الناس بالفتح
And I heard the clamor of the people (with fatha).
أي أصواتهم وضجتهم
meaning their voices and their uproar.
في لجة أمسك فلانا عن فل
In the midst of the clamor, someone held so-and-so back from so-and-so.
والتخت الأصوات، أي اختلطت
And the voices became mixed, meaning they became confused.
ولجة الماء بالضم: معظمه
And the 'lujjah' of the water (with dammah): its bulk or deep part.
وكذلك اللج
And likewise 'al-lajj'.
ولججت السفينة، أي خاضت اللجة
And the ship 'lajajat', meaning it entered the deep water.
والتج البحر التجاجا
And the sea became turbulent ('altajja' with 'ittijaj').
ويلنجوج: عود يتبخر به
And 'yalanjuj': wood that is burned for incense.
لا تصطلي النار إلا مجمرا أرجا قد كسرت من يلنجوج له وقصا
Do not warm yourself by the fire except with fragrant incense, which has been broken from 'yalanjuj' for it and for its purpose.