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لمح

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of seeing, particularly with quickness, subtlety, or a fleeting glance. It extends to concepts of resemblance, appearance, and even a clear, evident matter.

Derived headwords

لَمَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to catch a glimpseboth

    To see something with a quick, light glance, often from a distance.

  2. 2.
    to flashboth

    Used for lightning or stars, indicating a quick, bright appearance.

لَمْحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    a quick glanceboth

    The act of seeing something with a swift, light look.

  2. 2.
    a flashboth

    The rapid appearance of lightning or a star.

أَلْمَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to hint atclassical

    To allude to something indirectly, often with a glance.

  2. 2.
    to allow to be seenclassical

    To make something visible, especially a woman showing her beauty.

  3. 3.
    to catch a glimpseboth

    To see something with a light, quick look.

لَمْحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a fleeting glanceboth

    A brief, quick look.

  2. 2.
    a trace of resemblanceboth

    A slight similarity to someone else.

  3. 3.
    a flash (of lightning)both

    A sudden, brief burst of light.

تَلَمَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to look forclassical

    To search for something by looking intently, trying to catch sight of it.

اِلْتَمَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to see with a light glanceclassical

    To perceive something with a quick, subtle look.

لَمَّاحadjective
  1. 1.
    quick-sightedboth

    Having the ability to see or perceive things quickly.

  2. 2.
    flashingboth

    Describing lightning or stars that appear suddenly and brightly.

لَامِحadjective
  1. 1.
    flashingboth

    Describing lightning that flashes.

  2. 2.
    conceitedclassical

    Arrogant or self-admiring, looking at oneself with pride.

لَمُوحadjective
  1. 1.
    flashingboth

    Describing lightning that flashes.

مَلَامِحnoun
  1. 1.
    featuresboth

    The visible characteristics of a face, both good and bad.

  2. 2.
    resemblanceboth

    Similarities to another person, especially a parent.

أَلْمَحِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    perceptiveclassical

    A man who perceives or notices many things quickly.

لَمْحَانnoun
  1. 1.
    quick flashingclassical

    The act of flashing quickly, used for lightning or stars.

تَلْمَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    quick glanceclassical

    A very swift glance of the eye.

لَمْحnoun
  1. 1.
    quickness of sightclassical

    The speed at which something is seen, akin to a flash.

لَمَّاحnoun
  1. 1.
    keen falconsclassical

    Intelligent and sharp falcons.

أَبْيَضُ لَمَّاحadjective
  1. 1.
    brilliantly whiteclassical

    Describing something that is exceptionally and dazzlingly white.

لَامِحٌ عَطْفِيُّهُadjective
  1. 1.
    conceitedclassical

    One who is self-admiring and looks at his own fine clothes or demeanor.

Parallel reading

لمح إليه، كمنع، يلمح لمحا: اختلس النظر، كألمح، أي أبصر بنظر خفيف.
He glanced at him, as in (منع), he glances a glance: he stole a look, as in (ألمح), meaning he saw with a light gaze.
اللمح: سرعة إبصار الشيء كاللمء، بالهمز.
Al-lamh: the quickness of seeing a thing, like al-lam' (with hamza).
واللمحة: النظرة بالعجلة، وقيل لا يكون اللمح إلا من بعيد.
And al-lamhah: a hasty glance; and it is said that al-lamh only occurs from a distance.
لمح البرق والنجم: لمعا، يلمحان لمحا ولمحاناً، وتلماحا.
Lightning and a star flashed: they flashed, they flash a flash and a flashing, and a quick flashing.
وهو أي البرق لامح ولموح وكماح.
And it, meaning lightning, is flashing, and flashing, and flashing.
ألمحه: جعله ممن يلمح.
He made him be glimpsed: he made him among those who are glimpsed.
لمحه وألمحه والتمحه، إذا أبصره بنظر خفيف.
He glimpsed him, and he made him glimpsed, and he sought to glimpse him, if he saw him with a light gaze.
ألمحت المرأة من وجهها إلماحا، إذا أمكنت من أن يلمح، تفعل ذالك الحسناء ترى، أي تظهر محاسنها.
A woman revealed from her face a revealing, if she allowed herself to be glimpsed; the beautiful one does that, meaning she shows her charms.
لأرينك لمحا باصرا.
I will show you a clear glimpse.
والملامح: المشابه.
And al-malāmiḥ: resemblances.
وفي فلان لمحة من أبيه، ثم قالوا: فيه ملامح من أبيه، أي مشابه.
And in so-and-so is a glimpse of his father; then they said: in him are resemblances of his father, meaning similarities.
ملامح الإنسان: ما بدا من محاسن الوجه ومساويه.
The features of a person: what appears of the face's good and bad qualities.
جمع لمحة، بالفتح، نادر على غير قياس، ولم يقولوا: ملمحة.
Plural of lamḥah, with fatḥah, is rare and irregular; and they did not say: mulmaḥah.
اللماح: الصقور الذكية.
Al-lammāḥ: intelligent falcons.
والألمحي من الرجال: من يلمح كثيرا.
And al-almiḥiyy among men: one who perceives much.
التمح، بصره: ذهب به.
His sight was taken away: it was gone.
أبيض لماح: يقق.
Brilliantly white: pure white.