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لجذ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes actions related to eating, licking, and giving/asking for things. It encompasses the act of consuming food, the specific action of a dog licking a vessel, and the dynamic of a person giving something and then persistently asking for more.

Derived headwords

لَجَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to give and then ask for moreclassical

    To give something to someone, and then they ask for more, implying persistence or greed.

يَلْجَذُverb
  1. 1.
    to give and then ask for moreclassical

    The present tense form of the verb indicating the act of giving and then persistently asking for more.

لَجْذًاnoun
  1. 1.
    giving and askingclassical

    The act of giving something and then persistently asking for more.

لَجَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to lickclassical

    To lick a vessel or container, as a dog does.

لَجَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to eatclassical

    To eat or consume fodder/pasture.

لَجَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to lickclassical

    To lick something, similar to the verb 'lasa' (لَسَه).

Parallel reading

لجذنى فلان يلجذ بالضم لجذا، إذا أعطيته، ثم سألك فأكثر.
So-and-so gave to me, and then asked for more, implying persistence or greed.
ولجذ الكلب الإناء بالكسر لجذا ولجذا، أي لحسه.
And the dog licked the vessel, meaning it licked it.
لجذ الكلا
The livestock ate the fodder.
لجذه، مثل لسه.
He licked it, similar to 'lasahu'.