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لحى

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the beard and its growth, extending to the bark of a tree. It also encompasses concepts of blame, contention, and cursing.

Derived headwords

اللِّحَىnoun
  1. 1.
    the place where the beard grows on humans and othersboth

    the place where the beard grows on humans and others

لِحْيَوَىadjective
  1. 1.
    related to the beardclassical

    An adjective derived from the place of beard growth.

لِحًىnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of al-liḥāboth

    plural of al-liḥā

  2. 2.
    plural of al-liḥyaboth

    plural of al-liḥya

لِحْيَانname
  1. 1.
    Lihyanboth

    The name of an ancestor of a tribe, Lihyan ibn Hudhayl ibn Mudrika.

اللِّحْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    well-known (the beard)both

    well-known (the beard)

الْتَحَىverb
  1. 1.
    he grew a beard (said of a boy)both

    he grew a beard (said of a boy)

وقد التحى الغلام — And the boy grew a beard.
لَحْيَانِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    having a large beardclassical

    Describing a man who possesses a large or prominent beard.

ورجل لحياني — And a man with a large beard.
التَّلَحِّيverb
  1. 1.
    wrapping the turban under the chinboth

    wrapping the turban under the chin

والتلحي: تطويق العمامة تحت الحنك — And 'at-talḥḥī': wrapping the turban under the chin.
اللِّحَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    tree barkboth

    tree bark

لَحَوْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to peelclassical

    To remove the bark or outer layer from a stick or branch.

لحوت العصا ألحوها لحوا — I peeled the stick, I peel it, peeling.
لَحَيْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to peelclassical

    An alternative form for removing the bark or outer layer from a stick or branch.

وكذلك لحيت العصا ألحى لحيا — And likewise I peeled the stick, I peel it, peeling.
لَحَيْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to blameclassical

    To reproach or find fault with someone.

ولحيت الرجل ألحاه لحيا، إذا لمته — And I blamed the man, I blame him, blaming, when I reproach him.
مُلْحَىadjective
  1. 1.
    blamedboth

    blamed

لَاحَيْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to contend withclassical

    To engage in a dispute or rivalry with someone.

ولاحيته ملاحاة ولحاء، إذا نازعته — And I contended with him, contending and contention, when I disputed with him.
مُلَاحَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    verbal noun of lāḥāhuboth

    verbal noun of lāḥāhu

لِحَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    contentionclassical

    A form of dispute or contention, synonymous with 'mulahāh'.

تَلَاحَوْاverb
  1. 1.
    they disputed with each otherboth

    they disputed with each other

وتلاحوا، إذا تنازعوا — And they disputed with each other, when they contended.
لَحَاهُ اللَّهُphrase
  1. 1.
    may God make him ugly and curse himboth

    may God make him ugly and curse him

وقولهم: لحاه الله، أي قبحه ولعنه — And their saying: 'Laḥāhu Allāh', meaning 'May God disfigure him and curse him'.

Parallel reading

منبت اللحية من الإنسان وغيره
The place where the beard grows on a human or other creature.
والنسبة إليه لحوي
And the attribution to it is 'laḥawī'.
وهما لحيان وثلاثة ألح على أفعل، إلا أنهم كسروا الحاء لتسلم الياء
And they are 'liḥyān' and three 'alḥā' on the pattern 'afʿal', except that they broke the 'ḥā' so that the 'yā' would be sound.
والكثير لحى على فعول، مثل ثدى وظبى ودلى، وهو فعول.
And the majority is 'liḥā' on the pattern 'fuʿūl', like 'thady' (breast) and 'ẓaby' (gazelle) and 'dily' (hanging), and it is 'fuʿūl'.
وهو لحيان بن هذيل ابن مدركة.
And he is Lihyan ibn Hudhayl ibn Mudrika.
واللحية معروفة، والجمع لحى ولحى أيضا بالضم، مثل ذروة وذرا، عن يعقوب.
And the beard is known, and the plural is 'liḥā' and also 'liḥā' with damma, like 'dhirwah' and 'dhirā', according to Ya'qub.
وقد التحى الغلام.
And the boy grew a beard.
ورجل لحياني: عظيم اللحية.
And a man with a large beard.
وأبو الحسن على بن خازم يلقب بذلك.
And Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Khāzim is nicknamed thus.
والتلحى: تطويق العمامة تحت الحنك.
And 'at-talḥḥī': wrapping the turban under the chin.
وفى الحديث: " نهى عن الاقتعاط وأمر بالتلحى ".
And in the Hadith: 'He forbade 'al-iqṭāṭ' and commanded 'at-talḥḥī'.
واللحاء ممدود: قشر الشجر.
And 'al-liḥā'' (elongated): the bark of the tree.
وفي المثل: " لا تدخل بين العصا ولحائها ".
And in the proverb: 'Do not get between the stick and its bark'.
لحوت العصا ألحوها لحوا، إذا قشرتها.
I peeled the stick, I peel it, peeling, if I removed its bark.
وكذلك لحيت العصا ألحى لحيا.
And likewise I peeled the stick, I peel it, peeling.
لحينهم لحي العصا فطردنهم * إلى سنة قردانها لم تحلم
I peeled the stick for them, so I drove them away * until the year when its dung did not become soft.
ولحيت الرجل ألحاه لحيا، إذا لمته
And I blamed the man, I blame him, blaming, when I reproach him.
فهو ملحى.
So he is blamed.
ولاحيته ملاحاة ولحاء، إذا نازعته.
And I contended with him, contending and contention, when I disputed with him.
وفي المثل: " من لاحاك فقد عاداك ".
And in the proverb: 'Whoever contends with you has become your enemy'.
وتلاحوا، إذا تنازعوا.
And they disputed with each other, when they contended.
وقولهم: لحاه الله، أي قبحه ولعنه.
And their saying: 'Laḥāhu Allāh', meaning 'May God disfigure him and curse him'.