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لحظ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of looking or glancing, particularly with the corner of the eye. It also extends to the anatomical part of the eye itself and the concept of observing or paying attention to someone.

Derived headwords

لَحَظَverb
  1. 1.
    he looked at himboth

    he looked at him

لَحَظَ إِلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to look towardsboth

    To direct one's gaze towards someone, implying a specific act of looking.

اللَّحَاظُnoun
  1. 1.
    the corner of the eyeboth

    the corner of the eye

اللِّحَاظُnoun
  1. 1.
    the corner of the eyeboth

    the corner of the eye

لَاحَظَverb
  1. 1.
    to observeboth

    To watch someone carefully, to pay attention to them, or to observe their actions.

Parallel reading

لحظه ولحظ إليه
He looked at him and looked towards him.
أي نظر إليه بمؤخر عينيه
Meaning, he looked at him with the corner of his eyes.
واللحاظ بالفتح: مؤخر العين
And al-laḥāẓu (with fatḥa) is the corner of the eye.
واللحاظ بالكسر: مصدر لاحظته
And al-liḥāẓu (with kasra) is the masdar of 'I observed him'.
إذا راعيته
If you observed him.