لوس

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of tasting or experiencing something, often in a literal sense. It can also refer to the quantity or quality of what is tasted, sometimes implying a lack of significant experience.

Derived headwords

اللَّوْسnoun

1.
tastingboth
The act of tasting or experiencing a flavor.

لَؤُوسadjective

1.
one who tastesclassical
A man who tastes, often used in the context of experiencing something.

لاسَverb

1.
to tasteclassical
To experience a taste or flavor.

لَوَاسًاnoun

1.
a tasteclassical
The experience of tasting something, often used in negation to indicate not tasting anything at all.

عَلُوسًاnoun

1.
a tasteclassical
Similar to 'lawasan', referring to the experience of tasting, often used in conjunction with it.

لَوَاسَةnoun

1.
small biteclassical
A small amount of food, less than a mouthful; a small bite.

Parallel reading

اللَّوْس: الذَّوْق.

Al-lawsu: tasting.

ورجل لَؤُوس على فَعُول.

And a man la'us, following the pattern fa'ul.

ما لاسَ لَوَاسًا بالفتح، أي ما ذاقَ ذَوَّاقًا.

He did not taste lawasan (with fatha), meaning he did not taste any taste.

وقال أبو صاعد الكلابي: ما ذاقَ عَلُوسًا ولا لَؤُوسًا.

And Abu Sa'id al-Kilabi said: He did not taste 'alousan nor la'usan.

وما لَسْنَا عندهم لَوَاسًا.

And we did not taste lawasan with them.

واللَّوَاسَة بالضم أقل من اللُّقْمَة.

And al-lawasatu (with damma) is less than a mouthful.