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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of 'frivolity' or 'idle play'. It is also used to denote a place name and personal names, with some discussion on its potential etymology.

Derived headwords

اللِّمْشnoun
  1. 1.
    frivolityclassical

    An act of idle play, trifling, or frivolous behavior.

لامِشname
  1. 1.
    Lamishboth

    A place name, specifically a town in Farghana. It is also mentioned as a personal name, possibly of non-Arabic origin.

أبو علي الفقيهname
  1. 1.
    Abu Ali al-Faqihboth

    A person from Lamish, a scholar from whom Ibn al-Sam'ani heard traditions.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari ignored it.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو العبث
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: it is frivolity.
ولامِش، كصاحب: ة، بفرغانة
And Lamish, like 'sahib': a town, in Farghana.
منها أبو علي الفقيه
From it [was] Abu Ali al-Faqih.
سمع منه ابن السمعاني
Ibn al-Sam'ani heard from him.
وقال: مات سنة
He said: he died in the year.
نقله الحافظ
Al-Hafiz transmitted it.
وقال الصاغاني: ولامِش: من الأعلام
And Al-Saghani said: And Lamish: is among the proper names.
وهو اسم أعجمي
And it is a foreign name.
وله مساغ أن يكون عربيا
And it is permissible for it to be Arabic.
فإن ابن الأعرابي قال: اللمش: العبث
For Ibn al-A'rabi said: Al-Lamsh: is frivolity.