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لمز

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of finding fault, criticizing, or disparaging someone, often through subtle gestures or direct verbal attacks. It can also extend to physical actions like striking or pushing.

Derived headwords

لَمَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to criticizeboth

    To find fault with someone, to disparage or speak ill of them.

  2. 2.
    to mockboth

    To ridicule or make fun of someone, often through insinuation or gesture.

  3. 3.
    to strikeclassical

    To hit or strike someone forcefully.

  4. 4.
    to pushclassical

    To shove or push someone.

لَمْزًاnoun
  1. 1.
    criticismboth

    The act of finding fault or disparaging someone.

  2. 2.
    strikingclassical

    The act of hitting or pushing someone.

لَمَّازadjective
  1. 1.
    meaning, a fault-finderboth

    meaning, a fault-finder

لَمْزَةadjective
  1. 1.
    meaning, a fault-finderboth

    meaning, a fault-finder

Parallel reading

اللمز: العيب
Criticism: faultfinding.
وأصله الإشارة بالعين ونحوها.
And its origin is pointing with the eye and the like.
وقد لمزه يلمزه ويلمزه لمزا.
And he criticized him, he criticizes him, and he criticizes him, with criticism.
ومنهم من يلمزك في الصدقات
And among them are those who criticize you regarding the charities.
ورجل لماز ولمزة، أي عياب.
And a man is a faultfinder and a faultfinder, meaning a backbiter.
ويقال أيضا: لمزه يلمزه لمزا، إذا ضربه ودفعه.
And it is also said: he struck him, he strikes him, with a striking, if he hit him and pushed him.