لعن

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of cursing, invoking divine displeasure, and the resulting state of being expelled or rejected. It extends to related ideas of condemnation, malediction, and even physical manifestations of being cursed or ostracized.

Derived headwords

لَعَنَverb

1.
to curseboth
To invoke divine condemnation or ill will upon someone or something; to pronounce a curse.
2.
to expel, to banishclassical
To drive away or cast out, often from a state of grace or favor.

اللَّعْنُnoun

1.
expulsion and removal from goodboth
expulsion and removal from good

اللَّعْنَةُnoun

1.
the noun (curse)both
the noun (curse)

لَعَانnoun

1.
plural of 'laʿna'both
plural of 'laʿna'

لَعَنَاتnoun

1.
plural of 'laʿna'both
plural of 'laʿna'

لَعِينadjective

1.
a cursed manboth
a cursed man
2.
a cursed woman alsoboth
a cursed woman also

مَلْعُونadjective

1.
a cursed manboth
a cursed man

المَلْعُونُnoun

1.
cursed oneboth
A person or thing that is cursed.
2.
metamorphosedclassical
Transformed into an animal or other creature as a form of punishment.

شئ ينصب وسط المزارع تستطرد به الوحوشnoun

1.
lure for wild beastsclassical
An object placed in the middle of fields to attract and trap wild animals.

المُلَاعَنَةُnoun

1.
mutual cursing (in an oath)both
mutual cursing (in an oath)

المُلَاعَنُnoun

1.
meaning, at the time of defecation/urinationboth
meaning, at the time of defecation/urination

المَلْعَنَةُnoun

1.
the main road and dwelling place of peopleboth
the main road and dwelling place of people

رجل لعنةnoun

1.
frequent curserboth
A man who curses people often.

لعنة بالسكينnoun

1.
cursed by the peopleclassical
A person who is cursed by many people.

Parallel reading

الطرد والإبعاد من الخير.

Expulsion and banishment from goodness.

واللعنة الاسم، والجمع لعان ولعنات.

And 'la'nah' is the noun, and its plurals are 'la'an' and 'la'anaat'.

والرجل لعين وملعون، والمرأة لعين أيضا.

And a man is 'la'in' and 'mal'un', and a woman is also 'la'inah'.

واللعين: الممسوخ.

And 'al-la'in': the metamorphosed one.

والرجل اللعين: شئ ينصب وسط المزارع تستطرد به الوحوش.

And 'al-rajul al-la'in': an object set up in the middle of farms to lure wild beasts.

ذعرت به القطا ونفيت عنه * مقام الذئب كالرجل اللعين

I startled the sandgrouse with it and drove away from it * the wolf's presence like the cursed lure.

والملاعنة واللعان: المباهلة.

And 'al-mula'anah' and 'al-la'an': mutual imprecation (oath).

الملعنة: قارعة الطريق ومنزل الناس.

'Al-mal'anah': the roadside and the place where people alight.

اتقوا الملاعن.

Beware of the places where people alight (or crossroads).

يعنى عند الحدث.

Meaning, at the place of impurity or sin.

ورجل لعنة: يلعن الناس كثيرا.

And a man of 'la'nah': he curses people a lot.

ولعنة، بالسكين: يلعنه الناس.

And 'la'nah bil-sikkin': the people curse him.