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لمز

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of finding fault, criticizing, or speaking ill of someone, often through subtle gestures or in their absence. It extends to meanings of striking, pushing, and even the physical marking of aging.

Derived headwords

اللَّمْزnoun
  1. 1.
    finding faultboth

    Finding fault with someone, especially to their face.

  2. 2.
    backbitingboth

    Speaking ill of someone behind their back; slander.

  3. 3.
    strikingclassical

    The act of striking or hitting someone.

  4. 4.
    marking by gray hairclassical

    The marking or streaking of hair by grayness.

لَمَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to find fault withboth

    To find fault with someone, to criticize them, often with subtle gestures.

  2. 2.
    to backbiteboth

    To slander or speak ill of someone behind their back.

  3. 3.
    to strikeclassical

    To strike or hit someone.

  4. 4.
    to mark (with gray hair)classical

    To mark or streak with gray hair.

ومنهم من يلمزك في الصدقات — And among them are those who criticize you concerning the charities.
لمزه لمزا، أي ضربه — He struck him a striking, meaning he hit him.
يَلْمِزُverb
  1. 1.
    he finds faultboth

    He finds fault with someone, criticizes them.

  2. 2.
    he backbitesboth

    He backbites or slanders someone.

  3. 3.
    he strikesclassical

    He strikes or hits someone.

  4. 4.
    he marks (with gray hair)classical

    He marks or streaks with gray hair.

اللَّمَّازadjective
  1. 1.
    faultfinderboth

    One who is habitually critical of people, a faultfinder.

  2. 2.
    slandererboth

    One who backbites or slanders people.

اللَّمْزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    faultfinderboth

    A person who finds fault with others, especially to their face.

  2. 2.
    slandererboth

    A person who backbites or slanders others.

  3. 3.
    criticboth

    One who criticizes others.

التَّلَمُّزnoun
  1. 1.
    seekingclassical

    The act of seeking or searching for something.

  2. 2.
    speed in travelclassical

    Speed or swiftness in moving or traveling.

اللَّمَّازadjective
  1. 1.
    slandererclassical

    One who habitually slanders others.

اللَّمْزnoun
  1. 1.
    backbiters in presenceclassical

    Those who backbite or criticize others while they are present.

اللَّمْزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    inciterclassical

    One who incites or instigates discord between two people.

المُلَامَزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wrestlingclassical

    A form of wrestling or grappling.

Parallel reading

العيب في الوجه.
The fault (found) in the face.
الهمز واللمز والمرز واللقس والنقس: العيب.
Al-hamz, al-lamz, al-marz, al-laqs, and al-naqs: are defects or faults.
أصله الإشارة بالعين ونحوها، كالرأس والشفة مع كلام خفي.
Its origin is gesturing with the eye or similar, like the head or lip, with hidden speech.
وقيل: هو الاغتياب.
And it was said: it is backbiting.
لمزه يلمزه ويلمزه، من حد ضرب ونصر
He criticized him, he criticizes him, from the pattern of daraba and nasara.
ومنهم من يلمزك في الصدقات.
And among them are those who criticize you concerning the charities.
اللمز: الضرب، وقد لمزه لمزا، أي ضربه
Al-lamz: is striking, and he struck him a lamz, meaning he hit him.
الأصل في الهمز واللمز: الدفع، قال الكسائي: يقال: همزته ولمزته، إذا دفعته.
The origin of al-hamz and al-lamz is pushing; Al-Kisa'i said: it is said, 'I pushed him and I nudged him,' if you pushed him.
لمزه القتير، أي وخطه الشيب، مثل لهزه.
The gray hair marked him, meaning the grayness streaked him, like nudging him.
اللمزة: العياب للناس، وكذلك امرأة لمزة، الهاء فيها للمبالغة لا للتأنيث.
Al-lamzah: is the faultfinder of people, and likewise a woman lamzah; the 'ha' in it is for exaggeration, not for femininity.
أو اللمزة: الذي يعيبك في وجهك، والهمزة: من يعيبك في الغيب.
Or al-lamzah: is the one who finds fault with you to your face, and al-hamzah: is the one who finds fault with you in your absence.
أو الهمزة: المغتاب للناس، واللمزة: العياب لهم.
Or al-hamzah: is the backbiter of people, and al-lamzah: is the faultfinder for them.
الهمزة اللمزة: الذي يغتاب الناس ويغضهم
Al-hamzah al-lamzah: is the one who backbites people and angers them.
هو المشاء بالنميمة والمفرق بين الجماعة المفرق بين الأحبة.
He is the one who walks with slander and separates groups, separating loved ones.
أو الهمزة: المغتاب في الوجه، واللمزة: المغتاب في القفا.
Or al-hamzah: is the one who backbites to the face, and al-lamzah: is the one who backbites behind the back.
الهمزة: الذي يهمز أخاه في قفاه من خلفه، واللمزة: في الاستقبال.
Al-hamzah: is the one who nudges his brother behind his back, and al-lamzah: is in the face-to-face encounter.
لمزه لمزا: لقيه بالعيب له.
He criticized him a lamz: he met him with faultfinding towards him.
أو الهمزة: الطعان في الناس بذكر عيوبهم، واللمزة: الطعان في أنسابهم.
Or al-hamzah: is the one who attacks people by mentioning their faults, and al-lamzah: is the one who attacks their lineage.
أو الهمزة: بالعين، واللمزة، باللسان، أو عكسه.
Or al-hamzah: with the eye, and al-lamzah: with the tongue, or vice versa.
فإن الذي يغتابهم أعم من أن) يكون بالشدق أو بالعين أو بالرأس
For the one who backbites them is more general than it being with the cheek, or the eye, or the head.
والتلمز: التلمس، نقله الصاغاني، وهو بدل.
And al-talmuz: is al-talammus (seeking), transmitted by Al-Saghani, and it is a substitute.
التلمز: السرعة في السير، نقله الصاغاني أيضا، وبه فسر قول منظور بن حبة:
Al-talmuz: is speed in travel, also transmitted by Al-Saghani, and with it he interpreted the saying of Manzur bin Hubbah:
حادي المطايا خاف أن تلمزا ... يحسبن من حنذ الموامي نحزا
The driver of the mounts feared that they might speed... thinking they were urged by the heat of the desert.
اللمز، كرمان: المغتابون بالحضرة، عن ابن الأعرابي.
Al-lamz, like ruman: those who backbite in presence, from Ibn Al-A'rabi.
واللمزة: المغري بين الاثنين.
And al-lamzah: is the one who incites between two people.
والملامزة: الملاعزة.
And al-mulamazah: is al-mula'azah (wrestling/grappling).