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لحك

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

The root لحك (l-ḥ-k) primarily relates to the concept of intermingling, insertion, or close adherence. It describes things fitting together tightly or one thing entering into another, often with a sense of being stuck or joined.

Derived headwords

لَحَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to intermingle, to insertboth

    To insert something into another thing or to intermingle with it, causing them to adhere closely.

لُحِكَverb
  1. 1.
    to be intermingledboth

    Passive form indicating that something has been inserted or intermingled with something else.

تَلَاحَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to intermingle, to fit togetherboth

    To intermingle or fit together closely, often used to describe things that are tightly joined or inserted into one another.

مُلَاحَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tightly built she-camelclassical

    A description of a she-camel that is strongly and tightly built, implying a robust and compact physique.

لُحْكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small lizard-like creatureclassical

    A small creature, resembling a lizard, often described as having blue iridescence and short legs, and lacking a long tail.

مُلَاحِكadjective
  1. 1.
    intermingled, intertwinedboth

    Describing something that is intermingled, intertwined, or closely fitted together.

Parallel reading

مداخلة الشى والتزاقة به
Intermingling of a thing and adhering to it.
لوحك فقار ظهره، إذا دخل بعضها في بعض
The vertebrae of its back intermingled, meaning some entered into others.
وشى متلاحك
Intertwined fabric.
أي متداخل
Meaning intertwined or intermingled.
الملاحكة: الناقة الشديدة الخلق
Al-Malahikah: The she-camel of strong build.
واللحكة (1) ، دويبة أظنها مقلوبة من الحلكة
And al-Luhkah (1), a small creature I think is an inversion of al-Halkah.
وقال ابن السكيت، اللحكة، دويبة شبيهة بالعظاية تبرق زرقاء
And Ibn al-Sikkit said, al-Luhkah is a small creature resembling a lizard that shines blue.
وليس لها ذنب طويل مثل ذنب العظاية
And it does not have a long tail like the tail of a lizard.
وقوائمها خفية
And its legs are hidden/short.