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لقس

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns negative character traits and actions, such as being malicious, ill-tempered, deceitful, and mocking. It also extends to feelings of disgust or nausea.

Derived headwords

اللاقسnoun
  1. 1.
    slandererboth

    One who is a slanderer or backbiter, someone who speaks ill of others.

لقسهverb
  1. 1.
    to slanderclassical

    To slander or backbite someone.

يلقسهverb
  1. 1.
    to slanderclassical

    He slanders or backbites.

لقساnoun
  1. 1.
    slanderingclassical

    The act of slandering or backbiting.

اللقسnoun
  1. 1.
    malicious personboth

    A person who nicknames people, mocks them, and sows discord among them.

  2. 2.
    ill-temperedboth

    Someone who is harsh, ill-tempered, and difficult to deal with.

لقستverb
  1. 1.
    to feel disgustedboth

    My soul felt disgusted or nauseated by something.

تلقسverb
  1. 1.
    to feel disgustedboth

    My soul feels disgusted or nauseated by something.

لقساnoun
  1. 1.
    disgustboth

    A feeling of disgust or nausea.

Parallel reading

اللاقس: العياب.
Al-lāqis: the slanderer.
وقد لقسه (1) يلقسه لقسا بالضم، حكاه أبو زيد.
And he slandered him, he slanders him, a slandering, as narrated by Abu Zayd.
واللقس: الذى يلقب الناس ويسخر منهم ويفسد بينهم.
And al-laqas is one who nicknames people, mocks them, and sows discord among them.
قال ابن السكيت: يقال فلان لقس، أي شكس عسر.
Ibn al-Sikkit said: It is said, 'So-and-so is laqas,' meaning harsh and difficult.
ولقست نفسي من الشئ تلقس لقسا، أي غثت وخبثت.
And my soul felt disgusted by the thing, it feels disgusted, a disgust, meaning it became nauseated and corrupted.