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لوذ

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of seeking refuge, protection, or shelter. It extends to related ideas of proximity, adjacency, and the act of moving stealthily or discreetly.

Derived headwords

لاذَverb
  1. 1.
    he sought refuge with him and took shelter with himboth

    he sought refuge with him and took shelter with him

لواذاًnoun
  1. 1.
    verbal nounboth

    verbal noun

لِياذاًnoun
  1. 1.
    verbal nounboth

    verbal noun

اللوذnoun
  1. 1.
    side of a mountainclassical

    The side of a mountain or what surrounds it.

ألْواذnoun
  1. 1.
    sides of a mountainclassical

    The plural form of اللوذ, referring to the sides of mountains or their surroundings.

تَلاوُذَverb
  1. 1.
    to seek refuge togetherclassical

    To seek refuge with one another, to huddle together for protection.

مُلاوِذَةnoun
  1. 1.
    verbal nounboth

    verbal noun

المُلاوِذnoun
  1. 1.
    fewclassical

    Referring to a small or insignificant amount or number.

الوذانname
  1. 1.
    name of a manclassical

    A proper name for a male individual.

Parallel reading

لاذ به لواذاً ولياذاً، أي لجأ إليه وعاذ به.
He sought refuge with it, seeking refuge and protection, meaning he resorted to it and sought shelter with it.
واللوذ أيضاً: جانب الجبل وما يطيف به، والجمع ألواذ.
And Al-Lawdh also means the side of the mountain and what surrounds it, and its plural is Alwaadh.
ولاوذ القوم ملاوذة، أي لاذ بعضهم ببعض.
And the people sought refuge with each other, meaning some of them sought refuge with others.
يتسللون منكم لواذاً
They slip away from you stealthily.
ولو كان من لاذ لقال: لياذاً.
And if it were from Laadha, it would have said: Liyaadhan.
ولم تطلب الخير الملاوذ من عمرو
And the few did not seek good from Amr.