لمك

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of tasting, licking, or making a sound with the tongue and lips, often in the context of eating or drinking. It can also describe a specific movement of the jaw or lips, particularly in animals.

Derived headwords

لَمَكَverb

1.
to lickboth
To run the tongue over something, often to taste or clean it.
2.
to tasteclassical
To experience the flavor of something, often by licking or tasting.

لَمْكnoun

1.
lickingclassical
The act of licking.
2.
tastingclassical
The act of tasting, often by licking.

لِمَاكnoun

1.
tasteclassical
The sensation of flavor, or the act of tasting.

تَلَمَّكَverb

1.
to lickclassical
To lick repeatedly or with effort.
2.
to move lips/jawclassical
To move the lips and jaw, especially in a way that suggests tasting or licking.

تَلَمُّكnoun

1.
lickingclassical
The act of licking, often implying repetition or intensity.
2.
jaw movementclassical
A movement of the jaw or lips, as when tasting or licking.

Parallel reading

ما ذقت لماكا، كما يقال: ما ذقت لماجا.

I did not taste its licking, just as it is said: I did not taste its licking.

ما تلمك عندنا بلماك

You do not lick with us with your licking.

والتلمك مثل التلمظ.

And the licking is like the licking of the lips.

وتلمك البعير، إذا لوى لحييه.

And the camel licks, if it twists its jaws.

فلما رأني قد حمت ارتحاله تلمك لو يجدي عليه التلمك

So when he saw me preparing his departure, he licked his lips as if licking would benefit him.