لمع

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of shining, flashing, or gleaming. It extends to describe things that appear bright or shimmering, such as lightning, mirages, and even certain types of vegetation when drying. It also encompasses the idea of quick intelligence or sharpness.

Derived headwords

لَمَعَverb

1.
it shoneboth
it shone

لَمَعٌnoun

1.
it shoneboth
it shone

لَمَعَانٌnoun

1.
shining, gleamboth
The state or quality of being shiny or gleaming; a bright flash.

الْتَمَعَverb

1.
like itboth
like it

يَلْمَعُverb

1.
to shimmer, to appear brightboth
Used to describe the shimmering appearance of a mirage, or something that appears bright and attractive but may be deceptive.

اللِّمَاعَةnoun

1.
desert, plainclassical
A vast, open, and often barren plain or desert, characterized by its expanse.
2.
hawkclassical
A type of bird, specifically a hawk.

لُمْعَةnoun

1.
patch of dry vegetationboth
A piece or patch of plants that has begun to dry out and turn yellow or white.
2.
white patch on vegetationclassical
Specifically refers to a patch of dry grass or plants that has turned white, indicating it is ready to be harvested or grazed.

أَلْمَعَverb

1.
to become white/dry (vegetation)classical
To reach a state where vegetation turns white or dry, indicating readiness or dryness.
2.
to be fertile/abundantclassical
Said of land that has become fertile or abundant with vegetation, often implying it has turned white or dry.

أَلْمَعِيّadjective

1.
singular of al-amʿāʾ (intestines)both
singular of al-amʿāʾ (intestines)

يَلْمَعِيّadjective

1.
intelligent, sharpboth
Synonymous with 'al-ma'i', denoting someone who is intelligent, quick, and perceptive.

Parallel reading

لمع البرق لمعا و لمعانا، أي أضاء.

Lightning flashed a flash and a flashing, meaning it illuminated.

والتمع مثله.

And 'altama'a' is similar to it.

ويقال للسراب يلمع، ويشبه به الكذوب.

And it is said of a mirage that it shimmers, and the liar is likened to it.

إذا ما شكوت الحب كيما تثيبني * بودي قالت إنما أنت يلمع *

When I complained of love so that she might reward me * with affection, she said, 'You are merely shimmering/deceptive.'

واللماعة: الفلاة، ومنه قول ابن أحمر: كم دون ليلى من تنوفية * لماعة تنذر فيها النذر *

And 'al-limma'ah' is the desert. And concerning this is the saying of Ibn Ahmar: How far from Layla is a vast desert where vows are warned against.

واللماعة أيضا: العقاب.

And 'al-limma'ah' is also the hawk.

واللمعة بالضم: قطعة من النبت إذا أخذت في اليبس.

And 'lum'ah' (with dammah) is a piece of vegetation when it begins to dry.

يقال هذه لمعة قد أحشت، أي قد أمكنت لان تحش، وذلك إذا يبست.

It is said, 'This is a patch of dry vegetation that has been gathered,' meaning it has become ready to be gathered, and that is when it has dried.

واللمعة من الخلى، وهو نبت. ولا يقال لها لمعة حتى تبيض.

And 'al-lum'ah' is from 'al-khala' (a type of plant). And it is not called 'lum'ah' until it turns white.

ويقال هذه بلاد قد ألمعت، وهي ملمعة.

And it is said, 'These are lands that have become fertile/dry,' and they are 'mulamma'ah' (fertile/dry).

والألمعي: الذكي المتوقد.

And 'al-al-ma'i' is the intelligent, sharp one.

الألمعي الذي يظن لك الظ * ن كأن قد رأى وقد سمعا *

The intelligent one who suspects of you what you suspect, as if he has seen and heard.

وكائن ترى من يلمعي محظرب * وليس

And how many intelligent ones you see who are restrained, and not...