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لعج

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the sensation of intense burning, pain, or stinging, often associated with physical blows or emotional distress. It can also refer to a burning sensation in the heart due to love.

Derived headwords

لَعَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to burn, stingboth

    To cause a burning or stinging pain, often to the skin.

أَلِيمًاadjective
  1. 1.
    painfulboth

    Causing or experiencing pain; sharp or severe.

يَلْعَجُverb
  1. 1.
    burns, stingsboth

    Present tense verb indicating a burning or stinging sensation.

الجِلْدَاnoun
  1. 1.
    the skinboth

    The outer covering of the body.

هَوَىًnoun
  1. 1.
    He lovedboth

    He loved

لَاعِجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    burning, searingboth

    Possessing a burning or searing quality, often used metaphorically for intense emotion.

حُرْقَةِnoun
  1. 1.
    a name for burningboth

    a name for burning

الفُؤَادِnoun
  1. 1.
    the heartboth

    the heart

Parallel reading

لعجه الضرب، أي آلمه وأحرق جلده.
The blow afflicted him, meaning it pained him and burned his skin.
ضربا أليما بسبت يلعج الجلدا
A painful striking with a whip that burns the skin.
ويقال هوى لاعج، لحرقة الفؤاد من الحب.
And it is said 'a burning love', for the burning sensation of the heart from love.