ليق

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of sticking, adhering, or being suitable. It extends to ideas of attachment, closeness, and appropriateness, as well as the opposite of being detached or unsuitable. It also touches upon concepts of sustenance and attachment to land.

Derived headwords

لاقتverb

1.
it stuckboth
it stuck

تليقverb

1.
sticks, adheresboth
The inkwell sticks or adheres to something.

ألقىverb

1.
the desertboth
the desert

مليقةadjective

1.
meaning, its ink has been mendedboth
meaning, its ink has been mended

ألاقةnoun

1.
preparation of inkclassical
The act of preparing ink, making it suitable for use. This is a less common variant.

ليقةnoun

1.
preparation of inkclassical
The act of preparing ink, making it suitable for use.

عاقverb

1.
he is disobedientboth
he is disobedient
2.
he hindered him from such and suchboth
he hindered him from such and such

لاقتverb

1.
it stuckboth
it stuck

لاذverb

1.
he sought refuge with him and took shelter with himboth
he sought refuge with him and took shelter with him

لبقverb

1.
the skillful, gentle man in what he doesboth
the skillful, gentle man in what he does
2.
from the verb pattern of 'salima'both
from the verb pattern of 'salima'
3.
the garment suited him, meaning it fit himboth
the garment suited him, meaning it fit him

يعلقverb

1.
suits, is appropriate forboth
This matter does not suit you or is not appropriate for you.

يمسكverb

1.
holds onto, keepsboth
Someone does not hold onto or keep a dirham due to their generosity.

يلصقverb

1.
sticks toboth
Money does not stick to him; he is very generous.

لياَقnoun

1.
grazing land, pastureclassical
Land that is suitable for grazing livestock.

ألزقوهverb

1.
made him clingclassical
They made him cling to them or become attached to them.

استلاطوهverb

1.
made him dominateclassical
They made him dominate or gain power over them.

ألاقهverb

1.
made him clingclassical
He made him cling to them or become attached to them.

Parallel reading

لاقت الدواة تليق، أي لصقت.

The inkwell stuck, meaning it adhered.

ولقتها أنا، يتعدى ولا يتعدى، فهي مليقة، إذا أصلحت مدادها.

And I prepared its ink, it is transitive and intransitive, and it is 'maliqah' if its ink is prepared.

وألقتها إلاقة لغة فيه قليلة، والاسم منه الليقة.

And 'alaqah' is a rare linguistic variant for it, and the noun from it is 'al-liyah'.

ويقال للمرأة إذا لم تحظ عند زوجها: ما عاقت عند زوجها ولا لاقت، أي ما لصقت بقلبه.

And it is said of a woman if she does not gain favor with her husband: she did not 'aqa' with her husband nor 'laqat', meaning she did not stick to his heart.

ولاقت به فلان، أي لاذبه.

And so-and-so 'laqa' with him, meaning he clung to him.

ولاقت به الثوب، أي لبق به.

And the garment 'laqat' with him, meaning it suited him.

وهذا الأمر لا يليق بك، أي لا يعلق بك.

And this matter does not 'yaliqu' with you, meaning it does not suit you.

وفلان ما يليق درهما من جوده، أي ما يمسكه ولا يلصق به.

And so-and-so does not 'yaliqu' a dirham from his generosity, meaning he does not hold onto it nor does it stick to him.

كفاه كف (1) ما تليق درهما جودا وأخرى تعط بالسيف دما (2)

His hand is a hand that does not hold onto a dirham due to its generosity, and another that spills blood with the sword.

وما بالارض لياق، أي مرتع.

And there is no 'liyaq' in the land, meaning a pasture.

وألا قوة بانفسهم، أي ألزقوه واستلاطوه.

And they 'alaqū' them, meaning they made them cling to them and made them dominate them.

وهل كنت إلا حوتكيا ألاقه بنو عمه حتى بغى وتجبرا

And was I not but a Hūtaki, whose paternal uncles 'alaqūhu' him until he became oppressive and tyrannical?