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لحط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the act of sprinkling or splashing water, often in a gentle or light manner. It describes the action of moistening something by scattering small drops.

Derived headwords

لَحَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to sprinkleboth

    To scatter small drops of liquid, typically water, onto a surface or object.

  2. 2.
    to splash lightlyclassical

    To cause a light splashing motion, as with water.

لَحْطnoun
  1. 1.
    sprinklingboth

    The act or instance of sprinkling.

  2. 2.
    a light splashclassical

    A small, gentle splash of liquid.

Parallel reading

لحط المكن لحطا: رشه
The bucket sprinkled it with a sprinkling.