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لثث

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of persistence, staying in a place, and slowness or hesitation. It extends to meanings of insistence, continuous rain, and even physical actions like rolling or being stuck.

Derived headwords

اللَّثُّnoun
  1. 1.
    insistenceboth

    The act of being insistent or persistent.

  2. 2.
    stayingclassical

    The act of residing or staying in a place.

  3. 3.
    dewclassical

    Moisture that settles on surfaces, especially in the morning.

الإلْثَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    insistenceboth

    The act of being insistent or persistent.

  2. 2.
    stayingclassical

    The act of residing or staying in a place.

  3. 3.
    continuous rainclassical

    The prolonged and unbroken fall of rain.

اللَّثْلَثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    insistenceclassical

    The act of being insistent or persistent.

  2. 2.
    weaknessclassical

    A state of being weak or feeble.

  3. 3.
    holding backclassical

    The act of being held back or detained.

  4. 4.
    hesitationclassical

    The act of hesitating or wavering in an امر.

  5. 5.
    unclear speechclassical

    Speech that is not clearly articulated or explained.

  6. 6.
    rolling in dustclassical

    The act of rolling or wallowing in dust or dirt.

ألَثَّverb
  1. 1.
    to insistboth

    To be persistent and insistent with someone.

  2. 2.
    to stayclassical

    To reside or remain in a place.

  3. 3.
    to rain continuouslyclassical

    For rain to fall continuously for days without stopping.

لَثَلَّثَverb
  1. 1.
    to insistclassical

    To be insistent with someone.

  2. 2.
    to stayclassical

    To remain or stay in a place.

  3. 3.
    to hold backclassical

    To detain or prevent someone from their need.

  4. 4.
    to hesitateclassical

    To waver or be indecisive in an امر.

  5. 5.
    to make unclearclassical

    To not explain or clarify one's speech.

  6. 6.
    to roll in dustclassical

    To wallow or roll in dust or dirt.

  7. 7.
    to be slowclassical

    To be slow or hesitant in fulfilling a need.

  8. 8.
    to make slowclassical

    To cause something or someone to be slow or hesitant.

ألَثَّ بالمكانverb
  1. 1.
    to stay in a placeclassical

    To reside in a place and not leave it.

ألَثَّت السحابةverb
  1. 1.
    the cloud persistedclassical

    The cloud remained for days without clearing.

لَثَّ الشجرverb
  1. 1.
    dew hit the treesclassical

    The trees were affected by dew.

التلثلثnoun
  1. 1.
    hesitationclassical

    The act of hesitating or wavering in an امر.

  2. 2.
    rolling in dustclassical

    The act of rolling or wallowing in dust or dirt.

اللَّثلاثnoun
  1. 1.
    slownessclassical

    Being slow or hesitant in every امر.

اللَّثلثnoun
  1. 1.
    slownessclassical

    Being slow or hesitant in every امر.

اللَّثلاثةnoun
  1. 1.
    slownessclassical

    Being slow or hesitant in every امر.

لَثْلَثْتُ البعيرverb
  1. 1.
    I made the camel slowclassical

    I made the camel slow or hesitant.

لَثْلَثُوا بناverb
  1. 1.
    they rested with usclassical

    They rested with us for a short while.

تلثلث بالمكانverb
  1. 1.
    to stay in a placeclassical

    To remain or stay in a place.

تلثلث في أمرهverb
  1. 1.
    he was slow in his matterclassical

    He was slow or hesitant in his affair.

Parallel reading

ألث عليه إلثاثا: ألح عليه
He insisted upon him insistently: he was persistent with him.
ولثلث، مثله
And he was insistent, like that.
ألثثت بالمكان إلثاثا: أقمت به ولم تبرحه
I stayed in the place, staying, meaning I resided in it and did not leave it.
وألث بالمكان: أقام به
And he stayed in the place: he resided in it.
ولا تلثوا بدار معجزة
And do not stay in a place of inability (to earn a living).
ألث المطر إلثاثا، أي دام أياما لا يقلع
The rain rained continuously, meaning it lasted for days without stopping.
وألثت السحابة دامت أياما فلم تقلع
And the cloud persisted, it lasted for days and did not clear.
وسحاب ملث العزالي
And clouds that persist at the heights (of the sky).
ولث الشجر
And the dew struck the trees.
لثلثه عن حاجته: حبسه
He held him back from his need: he detained him.
تلثلث الغيم والسحاب ولثلث، إذا تردد في مكان
The clouds and the rain hesitated and lingered, if they lingered in a place.
كلما ظننت أنه ذهب جاء
Whenever you thought it had gone, it came.
لثلث كلامه: لم يبينه
His speech was unclear: he did not explain it.
لطالما لثلثت رحلي مطيته في دمنة
For a long time, I rolled my riding beast's saddle in dust.
والتلثلث في الدقعاء: التمرغ
And rolling in the dust: is wallowing.
كلما طننت أنه قد أجابك إلى القيام في حاجتك تقاعس
Whenever you thought he would respond to you to fulfill your need, he lagged behind.
ولثلثت البعير: كددته
And I made the camel slow: I fatigued it.
روحوا بنا قليلا
Give us some rest for a little while.