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لظظ

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

The root لظظ primarily relates to the concept of sticking to, adhering to, or persisting in something. This includes concepts like clinging, insistence, and unwavering presence, whether in a physical or abstract sense.

Derived headwords

ألظّverb
  1. 1.
    he clung to it and did not leave itboth

    he clung to it and did not leave it

ملظّ بهadjective
  1. 1.
    clingingclassical

    Describing someone who is inseparable or who sticks closely to another person.

اللاظاظnoun
  1. 1.
    adherenceclassical

    The act of sticking to something or persisting in it.

الإلظاظnoun
  1. 1.
    insistenceclassical

    The act of urging or pressing someone persistently, often in supplication.

الملاظةnoun
  1. 1.
    persistence in battleclassical

    The act of holding one's ground or fighting tenaciously in warfare.

ملظّadjective
  1. 1.
    stubbornclassical

    Describing a person who is difficult, stubborn, or unyielding.

ملظاظadjective
  1. 1.
    very insistentclassical

    An intensified form of 'ملظ', describing someone who is extremely persistent or importunate.

لظّadjective
  1. 1.
    harshclassical

    Describing someone who is harsh, severe, or unyielding in disposition.

Parallel reading

ألظ فلان بفلان، إذا لزمه.
So-and-so clung to so-and-so, meaning he stuck to him.
هو ملظ به، أي لا يفارقه.
He is clinging to him, meaning he does not leave him.
ألظوا في الدعاء بيا ذا الجلال والإكرام
Persist in supplication, O possessor of majesty and generosity.
أي الزموا ذلك.
Meaning, adhere to that.
الالظاظ: لزوم الشئ والمثابرة عليه.
Al-laẓāẓ: sticking to something and persevering in it.
الإلظاظ: الإلحاح.
Al-ilẓāẓ: insistence.
ألظ بهن يحدوهن حتى * تبينت الحيال (1) من الوساق *
He persisted with them, driving them until the camels' gait became clear from their load.
ومننه الملاظة في الحرب.
And from this is al-milāẓah in war.
يقال رجل ملظ أي ملح، وملظاظ أي ملحاح.
It is said a man is malẓ, meaning persistent, and malẓāẓ, meaning very persistent.
جاريته بسابح ملظاظ * يجري على قوائم أيقاظ *
I raced my mare with a very persistent one * which runs on alert legs *
وألظ المطر، أي دام.
And the rain persisted, meaning it lasted.
وألظ بالمكان، أي أقام به.
And he persisted in the place, meaning he stayed there.
ورجل لظ كظ، أي عسر متشدد.
And a man is laẓẓ kaẓẓ, meaning harsh and severe.