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لبك

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

The root لبك (labaka) primarily denotes the act of mixing, blending, or confusing things together. This can apply to physical substances like food or abstract concepts like affairs and situations.

Derived headwords

لَبَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to mix, to blendboth

    To mix or blend substances together, such as mixing flour with honey.

  2. 2.
    to confuse, to jumbleboth

    To mix up or confuse matters, affairs, or situations, making them disordered.

لَبْكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    mixing, blendingboth

    The act of mixing or blending, used as a verbal noun for the verb لبك.

  2. 2.
    confusion, disorderboth

    The state of being mixed up or confused, a verbal noun describing the state of affairs.

أَمْرٌ لَبِكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    confused, mixed upboth

    Describing an affair or situation that is confused, disordered, or mixed up.

لَبَّكْتُverb
  1. 1.
    I mixedboth

    Past tense first-person singular of لبك, meaning 'I mixed' or 'I blended'.

يُلَبِّكُverb
  1. 1.
    he mixesboth

    Present tense third-person masculine singular of لبك, meaning 'he mixes' or 'he blends'.

التَبَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to become mixed, to become confusedboth

    To become mixed up, confused, or disordered, often used for abstract matters.

لَبِيكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a portion of tharidclassical

    A piece or portion of tharid (a dish of bread soaked in broth or soup).

لَبْكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    confusion, disorderboth

    A state of confusion or disorder, often referring to a muddled situation or state of mind.

  2. 2.
    a portion of tharidclassical

    A piece or portion of tharid (a dish of bread soaked in broth or soup).

Parallel reading

اللبك: الخلط
Labaka: mixing.
وقدلبكت الامر أمر البكه لبكا.
And I confused the matter, the matter was confused for me, with confusion.
وأمر لبك، أي مختلط.
And a confused matter, meaning mixed.
ردالقيان جمال الحى فاحتملوا إلى الظهيرة أمر بينهم لبك
The singing girls stirred up the camels of the tribe, so they carried them to the midday heat a matter mixed among them.
ولبكت السويق بالعسل: خلطته
And I mixed the fine flour with honey: I blended it.
يُلبك بالشهاد
It is mixed with honey.
والتبك الامر، أي اختلط
And the matter became confused, meaning it became mixed.
أقول لبيكة من غنم.
I say to a portion of sheep.
وقد لبكوا بين، الشاء، أي خلطوا بينه
And they mixed among the sheep, meaning they mixed among them.
واللبكة بالتحريك: القطعة من الثريد
And al-labkah (with harakah): the piece of tharid.
ما ذقت عنده عبكة ولا لبكة
I did not taste from him any confusion or disorder.