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لعع

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to delicate, tender, or sparse vegetation, often with connotations of transience. It extends to concepts of scarcity, weakness, and shimmering illusions like mirages, as well as specific geographical locations and animal behaviors.

Derived headwords

اللُّعَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    tender young plantboth

    A soft, delicate plant in its early stage of growth, which later thickens.

  2. 2.
    abundance, prosperityclassical

    Prosperity and abundance, often metaphorically linked to the lushness of plants.

  3. 3.
    transient worldly lifeclassical

    The transient nature of worldly life, likened to fleeting green vegetation.

  4. 4.
    light, sparse herbageclassical

    Light or sparse herbage, whether grazed or not.

  5. 5.
    mirageclassical

    The shimmering appearance of a mirage, especially the heat haze.

رعى غير مذعور بهن وراقه ... لعاع تهاداه الدكادك واعد — He grazed without fear, and it pleased him... tender plants passed along by the mounds, promising.
كاد اللعاع من الحوذان يسحطها — The tender grass of the Hwathan plant almost swept her away.
لُعَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tender young plantboth

    A single stalk or plant of the tender, soft vegetation.

  2. 2.
    chicoryclassical

    A type of plant identified as chicory.

  3. 3.
    small amountclassical

    A small quantity or remnant of something, like a sip of drink or what remains in a waterskin.

  4. 4.
    best part, essenceclassical

    The finest part or essence of something, such as the pure liquid from a container.

  5. 5.
    light, sparse herbageclassical

    Light and sparse herbage.

تلعيت من اللعاعة وهي بقلة — I ate from the 'lu'a'ah', which is a small herb.
ألْعَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to sprout, to grow vegetationclassical

    The land sprouted or produced vegetation.

وألعت الأرض إلعاعا: أنبتتها — And the land sprouted, producing vegetation.
إلْعَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    sprouting of vegetationclassical

    The act of the land sprouting and producing vegetation.

وألعت الأرض إلعاعا: أنبتتها — And the land sprouted, producing vegetation.
تَلَعَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to graze on tender plantsclassical

    To graze on tender, sparse vegetation.

  2. 2.
    to eatclassical

    To eat, particularly referring to consuming small herbs.

خرجنا لنتلعى، أي: نرعى اللعاع — We went out to graze, meaning to eat the tender plants.
تلعيت من اللعاعة وهي بقلة — I ate from the 'lu'a'ah', which is a small herb.
تَلَعْلَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to shimmer, to glitterboth

    To shimmer or glitter, often used for mirages or the appearance of light.

  2. 2.
    to be weak, to falterclassical

    To become weak from illness or fatigue.

  3. 3.
    to writhe, to squirmclassical

    To writhe or squirm, especially from hunger or thirst.

  4. 4.
    to droop, to hangclassical

    To droop or hang, used to describe the extended nature of honey when lifted.

  5. 5.
    to break, to shatterclassical

    To be broken or shattered, as a bone.

  6. 6.
    to pant, to pant with thirstclassical

    A dog panting, extending its tongue due to thirst.

تلعلع عظمه: تكسر مطاوع لعلعه — His bone shattered: the passive of 'la'la'ahu' (to break it).
تلعلع من الجوع: تضور وتحزن — He writhed from hunger: meaning he was distressed and grieved.
تلعلع الكلب: أدلع لسانه عطشا — The dog panted: extending its tongue from thirst.
لَعْلَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to break, to shatterclassical

    To break something, such as a bone.

  2. 2.
    to cause to pantclassical

    To cause something (like a dog) to pant or extend its tongue from thirst.

لعلعه فتلعلع — He broke it, and it shattered.
اللَّعْلَعname
  1. 1.
    mountain nameclassical

    A mountain, mentioned in relation to a historical battle.

  2. 2.
    place nameclassical

    A location between Basra and Kufa.

  3. 3.
    water source nameclassical

    A water source in the desert.

ما أقامت لعلع — What 'La'la'' (the mountain) endured.
سقى لعلعا والقريتين — He watered La'la' and the two villages.
اللَّعْلَعnoun
  1. 1.
    wolfclassical

    A wolf, possibly named for its restless nature.

  2. 2.
    shimmering heatclassical

    The shimmering appearance of heat or a mirage.

واللعلع المهتبل العسوس — And the wolf, the watchful, the prowling.
لَعْلَعname
  1. 1.
    mountain nameclassical

    A mountain, mentioned in relation to a historical battle.

عامر يوم لعلع — Amer on the day of La'la'.
اللَّعْلَعnoun
  1. 1.
    shrubclassical

    A type of Hijazi shrub.

اللَّعْلَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    cowardclassical

    A cowardly person.

اللَّعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    virtuous womanclassical

    A chaste and beautiful woman.

  2. 2.
    flirtatious womanclassical

    A woman who is light and flirts without yielding.

اللُّعَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    affected singerclassical

    One who attempts to sing or produce melodies without skill or correctness.

لَعَاverb
  1. 1.
    to stumbleclassical

    Said to someone who stumbles.

ولعلع كلاهما: بمعنى لعا يقال للعاثر — And 'la'la'a' and 'la'a' both mean: 'la'a' is said to one who stumbles.
لَعْلَعَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to say 'stumble'classical

    To say 'la'a' to someone who stumbles.

لعلعت به — I said 'la'a' to him.
تَلَعْلَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to graze on sparse herbageclassical

    Camels grazing on weak or sparse herbage.

  2. 2.
    to writhe from thirstclassical

    To writhe or suffer from thirst.

تلعلعت الإبل في كلإ ضعيف — The camels grazed on sparse herbage.
تلعلع من العطش — He writhed from thirst.
اللُّعَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small remainderclassical

    A small remainder or remnant of anything.

  2. 2.
    tender, succulent plantclassical

    Any tender, soft plant, especially among legumes, containing much viscous fluid.

ما بقي في الدنيا إلا لعاعة — Nothing remains in the world but a small remnant.
لُعَاعُ الشَّمْسnoun
  1. 1.
    mirageclassical

    The mirage or heat haze.

التَّلَعْلُعnoun
  1. 1.
    shimmeringclassical

    The act of shimmering or glittering.

لَعْلَعverb
  1. 1.
    to drive away, to scoldclassical

    A word used to drive away or scold.

اللَّعْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bread of barleyclassical

    Bread made from barley.

اللَّعْلَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    breaking of boneclassical

    The breaking of a bone or similar object.

  2. 2.
    grief, distressclassical

    Grief or distress, especially from hunger.

  3. 3.
    restlessness

    Restlessness or agitation, from which the wolf is named 'la'la''.

لعلعه فتلعلع — He broke it, and it shattered.
مُتَلَعْلِعadjective
  1. 1.
    stretching, viscousclassical

    Describing honey that stretches and does not break when lifted, due to its viscosity.

عسل متلعلع — Viscous honey.

Parallel reading

نبت ناعم في أول ما يبدو
A soft plant in its early stage of appearance.
زاد غيره: رقيق، ثم يغلظ
Others added: tender, then it thickens.
أكثر ما يقال ذلك في البهمى
This is most often said about the Bahma plant.
رعى غير مذعور بهن وراقه ... لعاع تهاداه الدكادك واعد
He grazed without fear, and it pleased him... tender plants passed along by the mounds, promising.
كاد اللعاع من الحوذان يسحطها
The tender grass of the Hwathan plant almost swept her away.
الهندباء عن ابن الأعرابي
Chicory, according to Ibn al-A'rabi.
اللعاعة الخصب
Prosperity and abundance.
قيل: الدنيا لعاعة
It was said: the world is transient.
إنما الدنيا لعاعة يعني كالنبات الأخضر قليل البقاء
The world is but a transient thing, meaning like green vegetation, short-lived.
اللعاعة: الجرعة من الشراب
A sip of drink.
يقال في الإناء لعاعة
A small amount is said to be in the container.
هو ما بقي في السقاء
It is what remains in the waterskin.
لعاعة الإناء: صفوته
The pure part of the container.
في الإناء لعاعة، أي: قليل
In the container is a small amount, meaning: little.
اللعاعة الكلأ الخفيف، رعي أو لم يرع
Light, sparse herbage, whether grazed or not.
يقال في الأرض لعاعة: للشيء الرقيق
It is said of the land: 'lu'a'ah' for something thin or sparse.
وألعت الأرض إلعاعا: أنبتتها
And the land sprouted, producing vegetation.
تلعّي: تناولها، كما في الصحاح
To graze: to eat it, as in Sahah.
أصله: تلعّع، فكرهوا ثلاث عينات، فأبدلوا من الأخيرة ياء
Its origin is 'talal'a', but they disliked three 'ayn's, so they substituted 'ya' for the last one.
خرجنا لنتلعى، أي: نرعى اللعاع
We went out to graze, meaning to eat the tender plants.
تلعيت من اللعاعة، وهي بقلة
I ate from the 'lu'a'ah', which is a small herb.
واللعلع: السراب نقله الليث
And 'al-la'la'': the mirage, as transmitted by Al-Layth.
جبل كانت به وقعة
A mountain where a battle took place.
ما أقامت لعلع
What La'la' (the mountain) endured.
لعلع: اسم جبل
La'la': the name of a mountain.
لعلع: اسم ماء بالبادية
La'la': the name of a water source in the desert.
سقى لعلعا والقريتين فلم يكد ... بأثقاله عن لعلع يتحمل
He watered La'la' and the two villages, and could barely carry his burdens away from La'la'.
أقفر من أم اليماني لعلع فبطن ذي قار فقار بلقع
Deserted is the area from Umm al-Yamani, La'la', then the valley of Dhi Qar, then the barren peaks.
اللعلع: الذئب
The wolf.
واللعلع المهتبل العسوس
And the wolf, the watchful, the prowling.
اللعلع: شجر حجازي
A Hijazi shrub.
واللعلاع: الجبان
And 'al-la'la'' (with shadda): the coward.
اللععة: المرأة العفيفة المليحة
A chaste and beautiful woman.
هي الخفيفة تغازلك ولم تمكنك
She is the light one who flirts with you but does not yield.
هي المليحة التي تديم نظرك إليها من جمالها
She is the beautiful one whose gaze you prolong due to her beauty.
واللعاعة، مشددة: من يتكلف الألحان من غير صواب
And 'al-la'a'ah' (with shadda): one who attempts melodies without correctness.
ولعلع كلاهما: بمعنى لعا يقال للعاثر
And 'la'la'a' and 'la'a' both mean: 'la'a' is said to one who stumbles.
لعلعت به
I said 'la'a' to him.
تلعّي: تناول اللعاع من الكلأ
To graze: to eat the tender plants.
تلعلع عظمه: تكسر مطاوع لعلعه
His bone shattered: the passive of 'la'la'ahu' (to break it).
تلعلع من الجوع: تضور وتحزن
He writhed from hunger: meaning he was distressed and grieved.
تلعلع اضطرب
He was agitated.
تلعلع الكلب: أدلع لسانه عطشا
The dog panted: extending its tongue from thirst.
إدلاعه، تلألؤه
Its extension, its shimmering.
تلعلع السراب: تلألأ
The mirage shimmered: it glittered.
تلعلع الرجل: ضعف من مرض أو تعب
The man weakened: from illness or fatigue.
عسل متلعلع، والأصل: متلعع
Viscous honey, and the origin is 'mutala''.
وهو: الذي يمتد إذا رفع فلم ينقطع للزوجته
It is that which stretches when lifted and does not break due to its viscosity.
اللعيعة: خبز الجاورس
Bread of barley.
اللعلعة: كسر العظم ونحوه
The breaking of a bone or similar object.
يقال لعلعه فتلعلع
It is said: he broke it, and it shattered.
اللعلعة من السراب: بصيصه
The shimmering of the mirage: its glitter.
التحزن من الجوع، والضجر من كل شيء
Grief from hunger, and agitation from everything.
وبه سمي الذئب لعلعا
And by this, the wolf was named 'la'la''.
اللعاعة بالضم البقية اليسيرة من كل شيء
A small remainder of everything.
ما بقي في الدنيا إلا لعاعة
Nothing remains in the world but a small remnant.
اللعاعة: كل نبات لين من أحرار البقول فيه ماء كثير لزج
Any tender, soft plant among the legumes, containing much viscous fluid.
ويقال له: النعاعة أيضا
It is also called 'na'a'ah'.
لعاع الشمس: السراب، والأكثر لعاب الشمس
The mirage of the sun: the mirage, and more commonly 'lu'ab al-shams'.
التلعلع: التلألؤ
The shimmering: the glittering.
لع لع: زجر
'La' 'la': a scolding or driving away sound.
تلعلعت الإبل في كلإ ضعيف، أي: تتبعت
The camels grazed on sparse herbage, meaning: they searched for it.
تلعلع من العطش: تضور
He writhed from thirst.