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لكز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of striking or hitting, often with a fist or a blunt object. It can refer to a forceful blow to a specific part of the body, like the chest, or a more general impact across the entire body. The root also appears in a proper noun context within a proverb.

Derived headwords

لَكَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike, to hitboth

    To strike someone or something with a fist or a blunt object, often forcefully.

لَكْزnoun
  1. 1.
    a blow, a strikeboth

    The act of striking or hitting, often with a fist or a blunt object. It can be a forceful impact.

  2. 2.
    striking the chestclassical

    Specifically refers to a blow delivered to the chest.

  3. 3.
    striking the bodyclassical

    A more general term for striking across the entire body.

لَكِيزname
  1. 1.
    Lakizclassical

    The name of one of the sons of Afsa bin Abd al-Qais, mentioned in a proverb.

Parallel reading

اللكز: الضرب بالجمع على الصدر.
Al-lakz: striking with the fist on the chest.
وقال أبو زيد: في جميع الجسد.
And Abu Zayd said: [it is] on the entire body.
يحمل شن ويفدى لكيز
He carries a waterskin and redeems Lakiz
هما ابنا أفصى بن عبد القيس بن أفصى ابن دعمى بن جديلة.
They are the two sons of Afsa bin Abd al-Qais bin Afsa bin Dumi bin Jadila.