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لكى

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being intensely fond of, devoted to, or attached to something or someone. It can also extend to the idea of adhering to or sticking with something persistently.

Derived headwords

أولعverb
  1. 1.
    to be infatuatedboth

    To be extremely fond of, captivated by, or obsessed with something or someone.

يلكىverb
  1. 1.
    to be fond ofboth

    The present tense form of the verb indicating an ongoing state of being intensely fond of or devoted to.

والملغ يلكى بالكلام الأملغ — And the eloquent are fond of eloquent speech
ولِيتُverb
  1. 1.
    to stick toclassical

    To adhere closely to someone, to be constantly with them, or to be devoted to them.

Parallel reading

أولع به
to be infatuated with it
والملغ يلكى بالكلام الأملغ
And the eloquent are fond of eloquent speech
وليكت بفلان: لازمته
I stuck to so-and-so: I kept company with him