لعل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to expressing hope, possibility, or expectation. It often appears in constructions that convey a sense of 'perhaps' or 'it may be that'. The core meaning suggests a degree of uncertainty or a future possibility.

Derived headwords

لعلparticle

1.
a variant of ʿalla with the same meaningboth
a variant of ʿalla with the same meaning
2.
a word of doubt, its origin is *ʿalla* and the *lām* at its beginning is extraboth
a word of doubt, its origin is *ʿalla* and the *lām* at its beginning is extra

علother

1.
a variant of laʿalla with the same meaningboth
a variant of laʿalla with the same meaning

لعلىparticle

1.
meaning 'perhaps I'both
meaning 'perhaps I'

لعلنيparticle

1.
meaning 'perhaps I'both
meaning 'perhaps I'

Parallel reading

لعل كلمة شك

Perhaps the word is doubt.

وأصلها عل

And its origin is 'عل'.

واللام في أولها زائدة

And the 'lam' at its beginning is an addition.

يقول أناس عل مجنون عامر

People say, 'Is 'Amir mad?'

يروم سلوا

He seeks to be consoled.

قلت إنى لمابيا

I said, 'Indeed, I am not one to be consoled.'

ويقال لعلى أفعل

And it is said 'لعلى أفعل' (perhaps I will do).

ولعلنى أفعل

And 'لعلني أفعل' (perhaps I will do).

بمعنى

With the same meaning.