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لزج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a sticky, viscous, or tenacious quality, often related to texture or adherence. It can also refer to a lingering or clinging presence, and in a more specific context, to a poorly cleaned state.

Derived headwords

لَزِجَverb
  1. 1.
    the thing became sticky and numerous, so it is stickyboth

    the thing became sticky and numerous, so it is sticky

لَزِجadjective
  1. 1.
    the thing became sticky and numerous, so it is stickyboth

    the thing became sticky and numerous, so it is sticky

فهو شئ لزج — it is a sticky thing
لَزِجَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to cling toboth

    To adhere closely to someone or something, to be attached.

تَلَزَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to become viscousclassical

    Used for food or perfume when it becomes thick and viscous, like the marshmallow plant's texture.

  2. 2.
    to remain dirtyclassical

    Used when washing one's head but the dirt does not come off.

  3. 3.
    to become dry and toughclassical

    Referring to plants when their moisture thickens as they begin to dry, becoming tough.

تَلَزُّجnoun
  1. 1.
    viscosityboth

    The state or quality of being viscous or sticky.

  2. 2.
    adherenceboth

    The act or state of clinging or sticking to.

تَلَزَّجَ النَّبَاتُverb
  1. 1.
    the plant became viscousclassical

    The plant's moisture thickened as it began to dry, making it tough.

Parallel reading

لزج الشئ، أي تمطط وتمدد
The thing was sticky, meaning it stretched and elongated.
فهو شئ لزج
It is a sticky thing.
ولزج به، أي غري به
And it clung to him, meaning it stuck to him.
ويقال للطعام أو الطيب إذا صار كالخطمي: قد تلزج
And it is said of food or perfume when it becomes like the marshmallow plant: it has become viscous.
وتلزج رأسه أيضا، إذا غسله فلم ينق وسخه
And his head became dirty, if he washed it and the dirt did not come off.
وتلزج النبات: تلجن
And the plant became viscous: it became tough.
وفرغا من رعي ما تلزجا
And they finished grazing what had become tough.
لأن النبات إذا أخذ في اليبس غلظ ماؤه فصار كلعاب الخطمى
Because when the plant begins to dry, its moisture thickens and becomes like the saliva of the marshmallow plant.