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ل ب ع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of something being futile or in vain. It is also associated with the act of throwing something, specifically dung, though this latter meaning is disputed and possibly a scribal error.

Derived headwords

لَبَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to throw dungclassical

    To throw dung, specifically camel dung. This meaning is attributed to Al-Azizi.

لَبْعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    in vainclassical

    Used adverbially to indicate that something is done in vain or futilely.

لُبْعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    in vainclassical

    An adverbial accusative indicating futility or emptiness.

لَبْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a throw of dungclassical

    The act of throwing dung, or a single instance of it. This is a derived noun from the verb 'lab'a'.

Parallel reading

ذهب به ضبعا لبعا، أي: باطلا
He went with it, meaning it was in vain, i.e., futile.
لبعه: إذا رماه ببعرة
Lab'ahu: if he threw dung at him.
والصواب: لقعه، بالقاف كما سيأتي
And the correct reading is 'laqa'ahu', with a Qaf, as will be mentioned later.