ل م ع ظ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe intense desire, greed, and eagerness, particularly related to food or worldly possessions. It also has a secondary meaning related to shining or brilliance, though this seems less prominent in the provided text.

Derived headwords

لَمْعَظَةnoun

1.
greedy personclassical
A person who is intensely greedy and eager, particularly for food or worldly gains.

لَمْعَظadjective

1.
greedy, eagerclassical
Describing someone who is intensely desirous and eager, often in a covetous manner.

لَمْعَوُظadjective

1.
greedy, eagerclassical
Similar to 'lam'aẓ', describing someone who is intensely desirous and eager.

لَمْعَوُظَةnoun

1.
greediness, eagernessclassical
The state or quality of being intensely desirous and eager.

لَمَاعِظَةnoun

1.
greediness, eagernessclassical
A collective noun referring to people characterized by intense greed and eagerness.

Parallel reading

رجل لمعظة، أهمله الجوهري.

A man lam'aẓah, whom Al-Jawhari neglected.

أي حريص لحاس

Meaning: greedy, licking (eager for food).

وهو مقلوب لعمظة

And it is an inversion of 'la'maẓah'.

وأيها اللمعظة العمارط

And O you greedy ones, the greedy ones.

رجل لمعظ، كجعفر: شهوان حريص.

A man lam'aẓ, like Ja'far: lustful, greedy.

ورجل لمعوظ ولمعوظة، من قوم لماعظة.

And a man lam'awoẓ and lam'awoẓah, from a people of lamā'iẓah.