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ل ث ع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a defect or abnormality related to the tongue and lips. It describes someone whose tongue is affected in a specific way, and also refers to a part of the lip that can become deformed.

Derived headwords

الألْثَعadjective
  1. 1.
    having a deformed lipclassical

    Describing a person whose lip has become deformed, specifically when the 'lath'ah' (a part of the lip) has inverted.

لَثِعَverb
  1. 1.
    to have a deformed lipclassical

    The verb form indicating the state of having a deformed lip, as described for 'al-lath'ah'.

اللَّثْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    part of the lipclassical

    A specific part of the lip that is attached to the gums.

  2. 2.
    deformity of the lipclassical

    The condition of the lip being deformed or inverted.

Parallel reading

هو من يرجع لسانه إلى الثاء والعين
He is one whose tongue is related to the letters 'tha' and 'ayn' (implying a speech impediment).
واللثعة، ما لازق الأسناخ من الشفة
And the 'lath'ah' is what is attached to the gums from the lip.
فإذا انقلبت اللثعة قيل: هو ألثع
And when the 'lath'ah' inverts, it is said: he is 'al-tha' (having a deformed lip).