لقع

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of throwing or casting something, often with force or intent. It extends to meanings of striking, hitting, or affecting someone, particularly with the eye. Derived terms also describe excessive or foul speech, foolishness, and cunning.

Derived headwords

لَقَعَverb

1.
to run quicklyclassical
To move swiftly and rapidly, often with a sense of urgency.
2.
to throw, castboth
To hurl or cast an object, often with force.
3.
to strike with the eyeclassical
To affect someone with one's gaze, implying a negative or impactful look.
4.
to sting (snake)classical
To bite or sting, specifically used for a snake's action.
5.
to criticize, find faultclassical
To reproach or find fault with someone.

صلنقع بلنقع وسط الركاب يلقع — He runs swiftly in the middle of the caravan.

لقعه بشر — Evil struck him.

فلقعه ببعرة — He threw a dung pellet at him.

لَقَعَانnoun

1.
running swiftlyclassical
The act of running swiftly or rapidly.

مَقَعَverb

1.
to throwclassical
To throw something, similar to لقع.

ومقعه: رماه به — and مقعه: he threw it at him.

لَقَعَنِي بِعَيْنِهِphrase

1.
he struck me with his eyeclassical
He affected me with his gaze, causing harm or dizziness.

إن فلانا لقع فرسك — Indeed, so-and-so struck your horse with his eye.

أظن الأحول لقعني بعينه — I think the cross-eyed man struck me with his eye.

الملقاعnoun

1.
obscene womanclassical
A woman who is foul-mouthed or uses indecent language.

اللِّقاعnoun

1.
green flyclassical
A type of fly, specifically a green one that stings people.
2.
thick clothclassical
A coarse or thick piece of cloth.

إذا غرد اللقاع فيها لعنتر — When the green fly buzzes in it for Antar

لَقَاعةnoun

1.
green fly (singular)classical
The singular form of اللقاع, referring to a green fly.

لَقَاعnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly a valley or area.

فكثبان الجفير إلى لقاع — and the dunes of Al-Jafir towards Luqa'.

اللُّقْعَةnoun

1.
empty talkerclassical
Someone who speaks a lot but has no substance or meaning behind their words.

التِّلْقَاعnoun

1.
talkative personclassical
Someone who talks excessively.
2.
cunning personclassical
A shrewd or cunning individual.
3.
eloquent personclassical
Someone who is eloquent or quick-witted in speech.

التِّلْقَاعَةnoun

1.
talkative personclassical
Someone who talks excessively.
2.
cunning personclassical
A shrewd or cunning individual.
3.
eloquent personclassical
Someone who is eloquent or quick-witted in speech.

وتنظر من لقاعة ذي تكاذب — and looking from the cunning one who tells lies.

اللَّقَاعَةnoun

1.
foolclassical
An unintelligent or foolish person.
2.
one who gives foul nicknamesclassical
Someone who labels people with the most offensive nicknames.

لَقَاعَاتnoun

1.
speech from the depths of the throatclassical
Speaking with great effort, as if from the very bottom of the throat.

ويقال في كلامه لقاعات — And it is said about his speech: 'luqa'at' (from the depths of his throat).

تَقَعَverb

1.
color fadedclassical
The color of something disappeared or changed significantly.

امْتَقَعَverb

1.
color fadedclassical
The color of something disappeared or changed significantly.

الْتَمَعَverb

1.
color fadedclassical
The color of something disappeared or changed significantly.

نَطَعَverb

1.
color fadedclassical
The color of something disappeared or changed significantly.

انْتَطَعَverb

1.
color fadedclassical
The color of something disappeared or changed significantly.

اسْتَنْطَعَverb

1.
color fadedclassical
The color of something disappeared or changed significantly.

لَاقَعَنِي بِالْكَلَامِphrase

1.
he competed with me in speechclassical
He engaged in a verbal contest or argument with me.

ولاقعنی بالكلام، فلقعته — He competed with me in speech, and I defeated him.

مُلَقَّعَةadjective

1.
obscene womanclassical
A woman who is foul-mouthed or uses indecent language.

وإن تكلمت فكوني ملقعه — And if you speak, be obscene.

لَقَّعَهُverb

1.
he found fault with himclassical
He criticized or found fault with him.

لقعه لقعا: عابه — He criticized him, 'laqa'an': he found fault with him.

رَجُلٌ لَقَّاعphrase

1.
man who hits the mark in speechclassical
A man who speaks precisely and effectively, hitting the right points.

تَلَقَّعَ بِالْكَلَامِphrase

1.
he spoke carelesslyclassical
He spoke words without much thought or care.

تلقع بالكلام: رمى به — He spoke carelessly: he threw it (words).

Parallel reading

صلنقع بلنقع وسط الركاب يلقع

He runs swiftly in the middle of the caravan.

ولقع الشيء لقعا: رمى به

And he threw the thing, laq'an: he hurled it.

ويقال لقعه بشر

And it is said that evil struck him.

فلقعه ببعرة

He threw a dung pellet at him.

ولقع فلانا بعينه: أصابه بها

And he struck someone with his eye: he affected him with it.

إن فلانا لقع فرسك

Indeed, so-and-so struck your horse with his eye.

فهو يدور كأنه في فلك

And he spins as if in an orbit.

أظن الأحول لقعني بعينه

I think the cross-eyed man struck me with his eye.

ولقعت الحية: لدغت

And the snake struck: it bit.

والملقاع، بالكسر: المرأة الفاحشة في الكلام

And al-milqa', with kasra: the woman who is obscene in speech.

اللقاع كشداد: الذباب زاد غيره: الأخضر الذي يلسع الناس

Al-liqa' (like shidad): the fly, others added: the green one that stings people.

إذا غرد اللقاع فيها لعنتر

When the green fly buzzes in it for Antar.

واللقعة كهمزة: من يلقع، أي: يرمي بالكلام ولا شيء عنده وراء ذلك الكلام

And al-luq'a (like humza): one who speaks emptily, meaning: he throws words and has nothing behind that speech.

والتلقاع والتلقاعة، مكسورتي اللام مشددتي القاف: الكثير الكلام

And al-tilqa' and al-tilqa'a, with kasra on the lam and shadda on the qaf: the excessive talker.

واللقاعة كرمانة: الأحمق

And al-laqaata (like rumaana): the fool.

التلقاعة: الرجل الداهية الذي يتلقع بالكلام، أي: يرمي به رميا

Al-tilqa'a: the cunning man who throws words, meaning: he throws them forcefully.

وأنشد الليث: (فباتت يمنيها الربيع وصوبه ... وتنظر من لقاعة ذي تكاذب)

And Al-Layth recited: (She spent the night with spring and rain, ... and looking from the cunning one who tells lies).

ويقال في كلامه لقاعات، بالضم مشددة: إذا تكلم بأقصى حلقه

And it is said about his speech: 'luqa'at', with damma and shadda: when he speaks from the depths of his throat.

امتقع، والتمع، ونطع، وانتطع، واستنطع، كله بمعنى واحد

Imtaqa', altama', natae', intatae', istaintae', all have one meaning.

ولاقعنی بالكلام، فلقعته

He competed with me in speech, and I defeated him.

امرأة ملقعة، كمكنسة: فحاشة في الكلام

A mulacqua woman, like miknasa: obscene in speech.

لقعه لقعا: عابه

He criticized him, laqa'an: he found fault with him.

ورجل لقاع كرمان، ولقاعة: يصيب مواقع الكلام

And a man laqa' (like rumaan), and laqa'a: he hits the mark in speech.

تلقع بالكلام: رمى به

He spoke carelessly: he threw it (words).