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لوز

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the almond nut and its related products. It also extends to concepts of seeking refuge, eating, and a specific anatomical reference.

Derived headwords

اللوزnoun
  1. 1.
    Almondboth

    A well-known fruit, common in Arab lands. It is a genus name, with 'al-lawz' referring to the collective. It can be sweet or bitter, with different properties.

  2. 2.
    Crushed almondclassical

    A type of processed food made from crushed almonds, where the nut is broken into pieces.

ملازةnoun
  1. 1.
    Place with almondsclassical

    A place that is abundant with almond trees.

اللوازnoun
  1. 1.
    Almond sellerclassical

    A seller of almonds. Some modern individuals have been known by this name.

الملوزnoun
  1. 1.
    Stuffed datesclassical

    Dates that have had their pits removed and are stuffed with almonds.

  2. 2.
    Handsome, elegantclassical

    Describing a person who is handsome and pleasing in appearance.

ملوزadjective
  1. 1.
    Slight of buildclassical

    Describing a man who is light in physical form or appearance.

اللوزيةname
  1. 1.
    District in Baghdadclassical

    A neighborhood in Baghdad on the eastern side, to which scholars like Abu Shuja Muhammad ibn Abi Muhammad ibn al-Muqarrun al-Lawzi were attributed.

لاز إليهverb
  1. 1.
    To seek refugeboth

    To resort to, to seek shelter or refuge with someone or something.

لوزاnoun
  1. 1.
    Seeking refugeboth

    The act of seeking refuge or resorting to someone.

الملازnoun
  1. 1.
    Refugeclassical

    A place of refuge or shelter. It is a variant pronunciation using 'zay' instead of 'dhal'.

لازverb
  1. 1.
    To eatclassical

    To consume food. This meaning is noted by al-Saghani.

  2. 2.
    To escapeclassical

    To get away from or escape a situation. This is also noted by al-Saghani.

يلوزverb
  1. 1.
    To seek refugeboth

    Present tense verb form of seeking refuge.

  2. 2.
    To eatclassical

    Present tense verb form of eating.

  3. 3.
    To escapeclassical

    Present tense verb form of escaping.

اللوزينجnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of pastryclassical

    A sweet confection similar to qata'if, often flavored with almond oil. It is considered a Persian loanword.

لوزadjective
  1. 1.
    Needyclassical

    Meaning needy or in need of something. It is an emphatic repetition of a similar word.

اللوزتانnoun
  1. 1.
    Tonsilsboth

    The two fleshy masses on either side of the throat.

  2. 2.
    Hip socketsclassical

    The sockets of the hips, described as 'khirbata al-wirkayn'.

اللازيname
  1. 1.
    Poet's surnameclassical

    A surname attributed to Abu al-Husayn ibn Abi Sahl, a virtuous poet.

Parallel reading

اللوز، م، أي ثمر معروف، عربي، وهو في بلاد العرب كثير، اسم للجنس، واحدته بهاء.
Almonds, a noun, meaning a known fruit, Arabic, and it is abundant in Arab lands, a collective noun, its singular is 'bahā'.
وقيل: هو صنف من المزج، والمزج: ما لم يوصل إلى أكله إلا بكسر.
And it was said: it is a type of processed food, and processed food: is that which cannot be eaten except by breaking it.
وأرض {ملازة: كثيرته.
And a land {malāzah: abundant with it.
واللواز، كشداد: بائعه.
And al-lawwāz, like shaddād: its seller.
والملوز، كمعظم: التمر المحشو به وذلك أن ينزع منه نواه، ويحشى فيه اللوز.
And al-malūz, like muʿaẓẓam: dates stuffed with it, which is that their pits are removed, and almonds are stuffed into them.
الملوز من الوجوه: الحسن المليح.
Al-malūz among faces: the handsome, the comely.
ورجل {ملوز: خفيف الصورة.
And a man {malūz: light in form.
واللوزية: محلة ببغداد بالجانب الشرقي
And al-Lawziyyah: a district in Baghdad on the eastern side
وإليها نسب أبو شجاع محمد بن أبي محمد بن المقرون اللوزي، المقرئ، المتوفي سنة
And to it is attributed Abu Shuja Muhammad ibn Abi Muhammad ibn al-Muqarrun al-Lawzi, the reciter, who died in the year
ولاز إليه {يلوز} لوزا: لجأ.
And he sought refuge with {yalūz} lawzan: he resorted.
منه: {الملاز: الملجأ، لغة في الذال.
From it: {al-malāz: the refuge, a dialectal variant using 'zay' for 'dhal'.
لاز الشيء: أكله، نقله الصاغاني.
Lawza the thing: he ate it, as reported by al-Saghani.
يقال: ما {يلوز منه، أي ما يتخلص، نقله الصاغاني أيضا.
It is said: what {yalūz} from it, meaning what he escapes from, also reported by al-Saghani.
واللوزينج من الحلواء م، وهو شبه القطائف يؤدم بدهن اللوز، معرب.
And al-lawzanj is a confection, it is like qata'if flavored with almond oil, it is a loanword.
يقال: إنه لعوز لوز ككتف، أي محتاج، وهو إتباع له.
It is said: he is la'waz lawaz like katif, meaning needy, and it is an emphatic repetition.
اللوزتان: لحمتان في جانبي الحلق، يقال: هو يشكو لوزتيه
The two tonsils: two fleshy masses on the sides of the throat, it is said: he complains of his tonsils
وهما خربتا الوركين، كما في) التكملة والأساس.
And they are the hip sockets, as in) al-Takmilah and al-Asas.
وأبو الحسين بن أبي سهل ! - اللازي: شاعر فاضل، ذكره السمعاني.
And Abu al-Husayn ibn Abi Sahl! - al-Lazi: a virtuous poet, mentioned by al-Sam'ani.