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لهس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root relates to the act of licking or a light touch of the tongue. It is presented as a variant of another root and describes a small amount or a brief licking action.

Derived headwords

لَهَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to lickboth

    To lick something, similar to the verb 'lahasa'.

لَهْسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a lickboth

    A single instance of licking, or a light touch of the tongue.

  2. 2.
    a small amountclassical

    Figuratively, a small quantity or a slight portion of something.

Parallel reading

اللهس: لغة في اللحس أو ههة
Al-lahsa: A dialectal variant of al-lahsa (licking) or hahha (a sound).
ويقال: مالك عندي لهسة بالضم، مثل لحسة أي شئ
And it is said: You have not from me a lahsa (with damma), like a lahsa (licking) of anything.