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لطخ

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root لطخ (laṭakha) primarily deals with the concept of smearing, staining, or soiling something. It extends to metaphorical senses of being tainted by something disgraceful or being accused of something negative. It also encompasses a small quantity of something, like clouds or news.

Derived headwords

لَطَخَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to smear, to stainboth

    To apply something to another substance, causing it to become soiled or discolored.

  2. 2.
    to accuse, to defameboth

    To attribute a disgraceful matter to someone, essentially smearing their reputation.

لَطْخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    smearing, stainingboth

    The act or instance of smearing or staining something.

تَلَطَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be smeared, to be stainedboth

    To become soiled or discolored by something.

  2. 2.
    to be tainted, to be defiledboth

    To become morally or physically impure or disgraced by association with something negative.

لَطْخَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    a smear, a stainboth

    A mark or discoloration caused by smearing.

  2. 2.
    a small amountboth

    A small quantity of something, often referring to clouds or news.

لَطِيخٌadjective
  1. 1.
    foolish, incompetentclassical

    Describing someone who is foolish, incompetent, and lacking in good qualities.

لُطَخَاتٌnoun
  1. 1.
    smears, stainsboth

    Plural of لطخة, referring to multiple instances of smearing or staining.

رَجُلٌ لَطِخٌadjective
  1. 1.
    dirty, soiledclassical

    Describing a person who is dirty or soiled, particularly with food residue.

اللَّطْخُnoun
  1. 1.
    staining substanceboth

    Anything used to smear or stain another object, altering its color.

اللَّطُوخُnoun
  1. 1.
    staining substanceboth

    A substance used for smearing or staining, which changes the color of the object it is applied to.

مُلَطَّخٌadjective
  1. 1.
    smeared, stainedboth

    Describing something that has been smeared or stained.

Parallel reading

لَوَّثَهُ فَتَلَطَّخَ
He soiled it, and it became soiled.
لَطَخْتُ فُلَانًا بِأَمْرٍ قَبِيحٍ: رَمَيْتُهُ بِهِ
I accused someone of an ugly matter: I attributed it to him.
تَلَطَّخَ فُلَانٌ بِأَمْرٍ قَبِيحٍ تَدَنَّسَ بِهِ
So-and-so became tainted by an ugly matter, becoming defiled by it.
تَلَطَّخَ بِشَرٍّ: فَعَلَهُ
He engaged in evil: he did it.
تَرَكْتَنِي حَتَّى تَلَطَّخْتُ
You left me until I became soiled/defiled.
فِي السَّمَاءِ لَطْخَةٌ مِنْ سَحَابٍ وَنَحْوِهِ: قَلِيلٌ مِنْهُ
In the sky is a smear of clouds and the like: a small amount of it.
سَمِعْتُ لَطْخًا مِنْ خَبَرٍ، أَيْ يَسِيرًا مِنْهُ
I heard a bit of news, meaning a little of it.
رَجُلٌ لَطِخٌ: القَذِرُ الأَكِلُ
A dirty man: one who is soiled from eating.
اللَّطْخُ: كُلُّ شَيْءٍ لُطِخَ بِغَيْرِ لَوْنِهِ
Staining: everything that is smeared with a color other than its own.
اللَّطُوخُ: مَا يُلْطَخُ بِهِ الشَّيْءُ وَيُغَيِّرُ لَوْنَهُ
The staining substance: what is used to smear a thing and change its color.
سَكْرَانٌ مُلَطَّخٌ
A smeared drunkard.