← Back to Taj al-Arus

ل ع ق ط

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to a specific anatomical feature on a man's face, located between the upper lip and the nose. It is a term that seems to have fallen out of common usage.

Derived headwords

اللِّعْقَطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    philtrumclassical

    The vertical groove between the base of the nose and the upper lip of a man.

Parallel reading

أهمله المصنف والجوهري وصاحب اللسان
The author, Al-Jauhari, and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it.
وقال الصاغاني: هو النثرة بين شاربي الرجل إلى الأنف.
And Al-Saghani said: It is the philtrum between a man's mustache and the nose.
كما في التكملة.
As mentioned in Al-Takmilah.