لمج

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root لمج primarily relates to eating, particularly in a delicate or tentative manner. It extends to concepts of tasting, consuming, and by extension, sexual intercourse. Derived terms also describe the mouth area and smooth objects.

Derived headwords

لَمَجَverb

1.
to eatboth
To eat, especially with the edges of the mouth.
2.
to have intercourseclassical
To have sexual intercourse with a woman.

لَمْجٌnoun

1.
eatingboth
The act of eating, particularly with the edges of the mouth.
2.
intercourseclassical
Sexual intercourse.

يَلْمَجُverb

1.
to eatboth
He eats, especially with the edges of the mouth.

يلمج البارض لمجا في الندى — It eats the thorny plant with a tentative bite in the dew

تَلَمَّجَverb

1.
to eat tentativelyboth
To eat tentatively or with the edges of the mouth, similar to 'to lick' or 'to taste'.

ورأيته يتلمج بالطعام — And I saw him eating tentatively with the food

تَلْمِيجٌnoun

1.
tentative eatingboth
The act of eating tentatively or with the edges of the mouth.

لَمَّاجٌnoun

1.
tasting morselboth
The smallest amount of food that is tasted, a delicacy.
2.
foodboth
Food or drink that is tasted.

ما ذقت سماجا ولا لماجا — I did not taste anything unpleasant or a tasting morsel

لَمَجَهاverb

1.
to have intercourse with herclassical
He had sexual intercourse with her.

لَمَجَ أُمَّهُverb

1.
to have intercourse with his motherclassical
To have sexual intercourse with one's mother.

ماله، لمج أمه — What is wrong with him, he had intercourse with his mother

مَلَجَ أُمَّهُverb

1.
to suckle his motherclassical
To suckle one's mother.

إنما قلت: ملج أمه — I only said: he suckled his mother

مَلَامِجٌnoun

1.
mouth areaboth
The area around the mouth, including the cheeks and lips.

رأته شيخا خثر الملامج — She saw him as an old man with a thickened mouth area

لَمَّاجٌnoun

1.
tasting morselboth
The smallest amount of food that is tasted, a delicacy.
2.
foodboth
Food or drink that is tasted.

وما تلمجت عنده بلماج — And I did not taste anything with him

لَمُوجٌnoun

1.
foodboth
Food that is tasted.

ما أكل عندهم بلماج ولموج — I did not eat with them anything to taste

لَمْجَةٌnoun

1.
appetizerboth
Something to whet the appetite before a meal.

لَمْجَةٌnoun

1.
foodboth
Food that is tasted.

لمجتهم — He tasted them

لَمِيجٌadjective

1.
voracious eaterboth
One who eats a lot.
2.
promiscuousclassical
One who has a lot of sexual intercourse.

لامِجٌadjective

1.
voracious eaterboth
One who eats a lot.
2.
promiscuousclassical
One who has a lot of sexual intercourse.

سَمِجٌ لَمِجٌadjective

1.
tastingclassical
One who tastes or eats a lot.

سَمِجٌ لَمِجٌadjective

1.
tastingclassical
One who tastes or eats a lot.

سَمِيجٌ لَمِيجٌadjective

1.
tastingclassical
One who tastes or eats a lot.

مُلَمْجٌadjective

1.
smoothedclassical
Smoothed, polished, especially referring to a spear.

رمح ملمج ممرن — A smoothed and trained spear

Parallel reading

اللمج: الأكل بأطراف الفم

Al-lamj: Eating with the edges of the mouth.

اللمج: تناول الحشيش بأدنى الفم

Al-lamj: Taking grass with the edge of the mouth.

لمج يلمج لمجا: أكل

Lamaja yalamju lamjan: He ate.

وقيل: هو الأكل بأدنى الفم

And it was said: It is eating with the edge of the mouth.

يلمج البارض لمجا في الندى من مرابيع رياض ورجل

It eats the thorny plant with a tentative bite in the dew from the spring meadows and the ground.

لا أعرف اللمج إلا في الحمير

I do not know al-lamj except in donkeys.

وهو مثل اللمس أو فوقه

And it is like touching or more than touching.

واللمج: الجماع

And al-lamj: sexual intercourse.

يقال: لمج المرأة: نكحها

It is said: Lamaja al-mar'ah: he had intercourse with her.

فقال: إنما قلت: ملج أمه

So he said: I only meant: he suckled his mother.

ملج أمه: رضعها

Malaja ummah: he suckled his mother.

والملامج: الملاغم وما حول الفم

And al-malamij: the cheeks and what is around the mouth.

رأته شيخا خثر الملامج

She saw him as an old man with a thickened mouth area.

واللماج، كسحاب: أدنى ما يؤكل

And al-lammaj, like sahabi: the least that is eaten.

ما ذقت سماجا ولا لماجا

I did not taste anything unpleasant or a tasting morsel.

وما تلمجت عنده بلماج

And I did not taste anything with him.

أي ما ذقت شيئا

Meaning: I did not taste anything.

واللماج: الذواق، وقد يصرف في الشراب

And al-lammaj: the tasting, and it may be used for drinks.

ما تلمج عندهم بلماج ولموج ولمجة، أي ما أكل

He did not taste with them anything to eat, meaning: he did not eat.

اللمجة، بالضم. ما يتعلل به قبل الغداء

Al-lamjah, with dammah: what one entertains oneself with before lunch.

وقد لمجه تلميجا ولهنه. بمعنى واحد

And he tasted it with him, and he pleased him. Meaning one and the same.

وهو مما رد به على أبي عبيد في قوله: لمجتهم

And this is what he responded with to Abu Ubaid in his saying: Lamajtumuhum.

التلمج: مثل التلمظ

Al-talammaj: like al-talammaz (licking).

ورأيته يتلمج بالطعام: أي يتلمظ

And I saw him eating tentatively with the food: meaning he was licking.

واللميج: الكثير الأكل

And al-lamij: the one who eats a lot.

واللميج: الكثير الجماع، كاللامج

And al-lamij: the one who has a lot of intercourse, like al-lamij.

وقد لمجها

And he had intercourse with her.

رجل سمج لمج، بالتسكين

A man samij lamij, with sukun.

وسمج لمج، بالكسر

And samij lamij, with kasrah.

وسميج لميج، إتباع

And samij lamij, as an echo word.

أي ذواق؛ حكاه أبو عبيدة، كذا في (الصحاح)

Meaning: tasting; narrated by Abu Ubaidah, as in (Al-Sihah).

رمح ملمج ممرن

A smoothed and trained spear.

أي مملس

Meaning: smoothed.