لسب

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the action of stinging or biting, particularly by venomous creatures like scorpions and wasps. It also extends to meanings of sticking, licking, and a general term for 'something'.

Derived headwords

لَسَبَverb

1.
to stingboth
To be stung by a venomous creature such as a scorpion or wasp.
2.
to strikeclassical
To strike someone with a whip.

لَسَبَتْهُ الحَيَّةُ وَغَيْرُهَاverb

1.
it stung himboth
The snake or other creature stung him, like a scorpion or wasp.

لسبته الحية وغيرها — The snake and other creatures stung it.

تَلَسَبَverb

1.
to be stungboth
To be stung, particularly by a scorpion.

تَلَسَّبَverb

1.
to be stungboth
To be stung, particularly by a scorpion.

لَسْبًاnoun

1.
stingingboth
The act of stinging, especially by a scorpion.

لَسَبَهُ أَسْوَاطًاverb

1.
to whip himclassical
To strike someone with many whips.

لسبه أسواطا — He whipped him with many whips.

لَسَبَ بِهِverb

1.
to stick toclassical
To adhere or stick to something, similar to 'lasaba'.

لسب به — It stuck to him.

لَسَبَ العَسَلَverb

1.
to lickboth
To lick honey or something similar.

لسب العسل ونحوه — He licked the honey and the like.

لُسْبَةnoun

1.
a lickboth
A single act of licking, derived from the verb 'lasaba'.

لُسُوبًاnoun

1.
anythingclassical
A general term for 'something' or 'anything', often used in negation.

وما ترك لسوبا — And he left nothing.

كَسُوبًاnoun

1.
anythingclassical
A general term for 'something' or 'anything', often used in negation. (Variant of لسوبا)

ولا كسوبا — And not anything.

Parallel reading

لسبته الحية وغيرها

The snake and other creatures stung it.

مثل العقرب والزنبور

Like a scorpion and a wasp.

تلسبه، وتلسبه، لسبا

It stung him, and it stung him, a stinging.

وأكثر ما يستعمل في العقرب

And it is most often used for a scorpion.

ولسبه أسواطا

And he whipped him with many whips.

لسب به مثل لصب

It stuck to him, like 'lasaba'.

لسب العسل ونحوه، من باب فرح، يلسبه، لسبا

He licked honey and the like, from the باب فرح pattern, he licks it, a lick.

والسبة منه كاللعقة

And a 'lsubah' from it is like a lick.

وما ترك لسوبا

And he left nothing.

وقد سبق في كسب أيضا

And it has preceded in the root 'kسب' as well.

وقد يستعمل اللسب في غير العقرب والحية

And 'al-lasb' may be used for other than scorpions and snakes.

بتنا عذوبا وبات البق يلسبنا نشوي القراح كأن لا حي بالوادي

We spent the night drinking, and the gnats spent the night stinging us, roasting the clear water as if no one was in the valley.

يعني بالبق: البعوض

By 'al-baqq', he means mosquitoes.