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لتخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of being slow, sluggish, or lagging behind. It can describe a person's pace, a situation's progression, or even a physical state of being slow to move or react.

Derived headwords

لَتَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be slowboth

    To move or act with slowness; to be tardy or delayed.

  2. 2.
    to lag behindboth

    To fall behind others in progress or speed.

لَتْخnoun
  1. 1.
    slownessboth

    The quality or state of being slow; tardiness.

  2. 2.
    delayclassical

    The act of delaying or the state of being delayed.

مُلَتَخّadjective
  1. 1.
    slowboth

    Characterized by slowness; not quick.

  2. 2.
    tardyboth

    Late or delayed.

تَلَتَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be slowboth

    To become slow or sluggish.

Parallel reading

لَتَخَ الرَّجُلُ فِي مَشْيِهِ
The man was slow in his walking.
لَا تَلْتَخْ فِي أَمْرِكَ
Do not be slow in your affair.
كَانَ مُلَتَخًّا فِي الْحُضُورِ
He was tardy in attending.
تَلَتَّخَ الْقِطَارُ عَنِ الْمَوْعِدِ
The train was delayed from its schedule.
يُعَانِي مِنَ اللَتْخِ فِي حَرَكَتِهِ
He suffers from slowness in his movement.