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لصص

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of theft and thieves. It also extends to describe physical closeness or proximity, particularly in the context of body parts, and has a secondary meaning related to building construction.

Derived headwords

اللِّصّnoun
  1. 1.
    one of the thievesboth

    one of the thieves

  2. 2.
    with a damma is a variant pronunciation of itboth

    with a damma is a variant pronunciation of it

اللُّصّnoun
  1. 1.
    one of the thievesboth

    one of the thieves

  2. 2.
    with a damma is a variant pronunciation of itboth

    with a damma is a variant pronunciation of it

لِصّnoun
  1. 1.
    he was a thief among thievesboth

    he was a thief among thieves

لُصُوصِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    thieveryboth

    The act or practice of stealing; the state of being a thief.

تَلَصَّصَverb
  1. 1.
    to steal stealthilyboth

    To act as a thief, often in a stealthy or secretive manner.

مَلِصَةadjective
  1. 1.
    infested with thievesclassical

    Describing land that is known to be inhabited or frequented by thieves.

الأَلَصّadjective
  1. 1.
    close-set shouldersclassical

    Describing someone whose shoulders are close-set, appearing to nearly touch their ears.

  2. 2.
    close-set molarsclassical

    Describing teeth, specifically molars, that are set very close together.

لَصَصnoun
  1. 1.
    closenessclassical

    A state of being close-set or proximate, used to describe physical attributes.

تَرْصِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    pavingclassical

    The act of paving or laying stones, particularly in construction.

التَّلْصِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    pavingclassical

    A variant term for paving or laying stones, used in building.

Parallel reading

اللص: واحد اللصوص.
The thief: one of the thieves.
واللص بالضم: لغة فيه.
And 'al-luṣṣ' with dammah: a pronunciation for it.
وهو يتلصص.
And he is stealing stealthily.
وأرض ملصة: ذات لصوص.
And a land 'malisah': full of thieves.
والألص: المتقارب المنكبين يكادان يمسان أذنيه.
And 'al-alass': one whose shoulders are close-set, almost touching his ears.
والألص أيضا: المتقارب الأضراس.
And 'al-alass' also: one whose molars are close-set.
وفيه لصص.
And in him is closeness (of teeth).
والتلصيص في البنيان: لغة في الترصيص.
And 'al-talṣīṣ' in construction: a pronunciation for 'al-tarṣīṣ'.