لوع

Root entry · 35 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns intense emotional pain, burning sensations, and deep longing, often associated with love, grief, or worry. It also extends to concepts of eagerness, impatience, and sometimes cowardice or poor character.

Derived headwords

اللوعةnoun

1.
burning painboth
A burning sensation in the heart, and pain felt by a person from love, worry, illness, or sadness, or the like.
2.
longingclassical
Intense desire or yearning.
3.
blackness around nippleclassical
The dark area around a woman's nipple.

لاعهverb

1.
to afflict with painclassical
Love afflicted him with pain.
2.
to burnclassical
Worry and grief burned him.

يلوعهverb

1.
to afflict with painclassical
Love afflicted him with pain (present tense).
2.
to burnclassical
Worry and grief burned him (present tense).

فلاعverb

1.
to be afflictedclassical
He was afflicted (passive voice).

لاعة الفؤادadjective

1.
heartbrokenclassical
Describing a female animal (she-ass) as if heartbroken or frantic for its young.

لاعةnoun

1.
impatienceclassical
Impatience or illness.
2.
eager womanclassical
A woman who is eager, impatient, or has a strong heart.
3.
woman with dark nipplesclassical
A woman with dark areolas.

لاعadjective

1.
impatientclassical
Impatient or ill.
2.
cowardlyclassical
Cowardly and impatient.
3.
greedyclassical
Greedy and ill-mannered.
4.
suffering painclassical
Suffering from pain, worry, or longing.

لاعونadjective

1.
impatient onesclassical
Plural of 'laa' (impatient, ill).
2.
cowardly onesclassical
Plural of 'laa' (cowardly, impatient).
3.
greedy onesclassical
Plural of 'laa' (greedy, ill-mannered).

ألواعnoun

1.
painsclassical
Plural of 'la'wa' (pain, burning).
2.
greedy peopleclassical
Plural of 'laa' (greedy, ill-mannered).
3.
dark spots on breastsclassical
Plural of 'la'w' (darkness on the breast).

هلاع لاعadjective

1.
cowardly and impatientclassical
A man who is cowardly and impatient.
2.
greedy and ill-manneredclassical
A man who is greedy and ill-mannered.

لعتverb

1.
to be impatientclassical
She became impatient or ill.
2.
to be greedyclassical
She became greedy or ill-mannered.

لائعadjective

1.
impatientclassical
Impatient or ill.
2.
cowardlyclassical
Cowardly and impatient.
3.
greedyclassical
Greedy and ill-mannered.
4.
suffering painclassical
Suffering from pain, worry, or longing.

هائع لائعadjective

1.
cowardly and weakclassical
A man who is cowardly and weak.

ولوعاnoun

1.
intense painclassical
A state of intense pain, burning, or longing.
2.
greedinessclassical
A state of greediness or ill-temper.

يلوعverb

1.
to be impatientclassical
To be impatient, distressed, or ill.
2.
to be greedyclassical
To be greedy or ill-mannered.

ليعاnoun

1.
impatienceclassical
Impatience, distress, or grief.

التياعاnoun

1.
burning from worryclassical
Burning from worry or grief.
2.
burning from longingclassical
Burning from intense desire or longing.

تلعverb

1.
to be impatientclassical
Do not be impatient or distressed.

يلوعverb

1.
to be greedyclassical
To be greedy and ill-mannered.
2.
to be cowardlyclassical
To be cowardly or distressed.

لووعاnoun

1.
intense painclassical
A state of intense pain, burning, or longing.
2.
greedinessclassical
A state of greediness or ill-temper.

الألواعnoun

1.
dark spots on breastsclassical
The dark area around a woman's nipple.

اللاعونadjective

1.
greedy onesclassical
Plural of 'laa' (greedy, ill-mannered).

يلاعverb

1.
to burn from longingclassical
His heart burned from worry or longing.
2.
to be hungryclassical
The man became hungry.

لوعnoun

1.
burning painclassical
A burning sensation in the heart, pain, or longing.
2.
greedinessclassical
Greediness or ill-temper.

لوعةnoun

1.
burning painclassical
A burning sensation in the heart, pain, or longing.
2.
impatienceclassical
Impatience or illness.

ألاعتهverb

1.
to change colorclassical
The sun changed his color.

اللعوةnoun

1.
blackness around nippleclassical
The dark area around a woman's nipple.

ألواع الثديnoun

1.
darkness on the breastclassical
The dark area on the breast.

لولعadjective

1.
dark-nippledclassical
Describing the dark area around a woman's nipple.

ألاع ثديهاverb

1.
her breasts changed colorclassical
Her breasts changed color (referring to the areola).

ألعىverb

1.
to change colorclassical
Her breasts changed color (referring to the areola).

الالتياعnoun

1.
burning from worryclassical
Burning from worry or grief.
2.
burning from longingclassical
Burning from intense desire or longing.

فالتاعverb

1.
he was burnedclassical
He was burned (from worry or longing).

اللاعةnoun

1.
burning painclassical
The pain one feels for a child or loved one, and intense love.
2.
eager womanclassical
A woman who is eager, impatient, or has a strong heart.
3.
attractive womanclassical
A beautiful woman who draws your gaze.

ملوعadjective

1.
afflictedclassical
One who is afflicted with pain, worry, or longing.

Parallel reading

اللوعة: حرقة في القلب، وألم يجده الإنسان من حب أو هم أو مرض أو حزن، أو نحو ذلك.

Al-Law'ah: a burning in the heart, and pain that a person finds from love, worry, illness, or sadness, or the like.

ولاعه الحب: أمرضه

Love afflicted him with pain: it made him sick.

ويقال: أتان لاعة الفؤاد إلى جحشها

And it is said: a she-ass, heartbroken for her foal.

أي: لائعته، وهي التي كأنها ولهى فزعى

Meaning: she was frantic for it, she is one who is as if distraught and panicked.

وأنشد للأعشى: (ملمع لاعة الفؤاد إلى جح ... ش فلاه عنها، فبئس الفالي)

And Al-A'sha recited: (A gleaming one, heartbroken for her foal, until it was gone, and what a bad one is the one who lets it go).

يقال: لعت، وأنت لائع، كبعت وأنت بائع.

It is said: she became impatient, and you are impatient, like 'you sold' and 'you are a seller'.

وعدن لاعة: ة، باليمن وهي غير عدن أبين

And 'Adan La'ah: a town in Yemen, and it is different from 'Adan Abyan.

ولاعة هذه: د، في جبل صبر، وعدن هذه ة قرية لطيفة تضاف إليها

And this La'ah: a village in Mount Sabr, and this 'Adan is a nice village to which it is added.

لوعة: جزع أو مرض، وهو لاع

Law'ah: impatience or illness, and he is impatient.

ورجل هاع لاع: جبان جزوع، كهائع لائع أو حريص سيئ الخلق

And a man who is haa'i' laa'i': cowardly and impatient, like haa'i' laa'i' or greedy and ill-mannered.

وقد لاع لوعا، ولووعا

And he became impatient with impatience, and with intense impatience.

رجل هاع لاع: أي: جبان جزوع

A man who is haa'i' laa'i': meaning, cowardly and impatient.

رجل لاع، ولاع: حريص سيئ الخلق، جزوع على الجوع وغيره

A man who is laa'i', and laa'i': greedy and ill-mannered, impatient with hunger and other things.

وقيل: هو الذي يجوع قبل اصحابه

And it was said: he is the one who gets hungry before his companions.

جمع اللاع: ألواع، ولاعون

The جمع of al-laa'i': al-waa', and al-laa'i'uun.

وقد لعت لوعا ولاعا، ولووعا، كجزعت جزعا

And she became impatient with impatience, and with longing, and with intense impatience, like she became impatient with impatience.

وقال مرة: لعت وأنت لائع، كبعت وأنت بائع

And he said another time: she became impatient, and you are impatient, like you sold and you are a seller.

ورجل هاع لاع، فهاع: جزوع، ولاع: موجع، هذه حكاية أهل اللغة

And a man who is haa'i' laa'i', so haa'i' means impatient, and laa'i' means suffering pain, this is the account of the linguists.

والصحيح: متوجع، ليعبر عن فاعل بفاعل

And the correct is: suffering pain, to express the active participle with the active participle.

فلو كان إتباعا لم يقولوه إلا مع هاع

So if it were an echo word, they would not say it except with 'haa'i'.

وأنشد أبو زيد لمرداس بن حصين: (ولا فرح بخير إن أتاه ... ولا جزع من الحدثان لاع)

And Abu Zayd recited for Mirdas bin Husayn: (And not happy with good if it came to him... Nor impatient with events, suffering pain).

يقال: لاع يلاع ليعا، من الضجر والجزع والحزن، وهي اللوعة.

It is said: he suffered from impatience, distress, and grief, and it is al-law'ah.

لاع يلاع لوعة: إذا جزع أو مرض

Laa'a: if he became impatient or ill.

ورجل هاع لاع، وهائع لائع: إذا كان جبانا ضعيفا.

And a man who is haa'i' laa'i', and haa'i' laa'i': if he is cowardly and weak.

وقد يقال: لاعني الهم والحزن، فالتعت التياعا

And it may be said: worry and grief afflicted me, so I became consumed by burning.

ويقال: لا تلع، أي: لا تضجر.

And it is said: do not be impatient, meaning: do not be distressed.

رجل هاع لاع، أي: حريص سيئ الخلق

A man who is haa'i' laa'i', meaning: greedy and ill-mannered.

والفعل منه لاع يلوع لوعا ولووعا

And the verb from it is laa'a yaluu'u law'an wa lawuu'an.

والجمع الألواع واللاعون.

And the plural is al-waa' and al-laa'i'uun.

لاع، يلاع ويليع ويلوع، لوعا ولاعة: جبن، وعن الشيء كذلك، وأيضا ساء خلقه.

Laa'a, yalaa'u wa yali'u wa yaluu'u, law'an wa laa'atan: to be cowardly, and to turn away from something likewise, and also to have bad manners.

ولاعه الهم والحزن، لوعا ولوعة: أحرقه.

Worry and grief afflicted him, law'an wa law'atan: it burned him.

ولاع الرجل: جاع.

And the man became hungry.

ولعت ألاع، هيعانا وليعانا: إذا ضجرت

And I became impatient, I became impatient, with impatience and with distress: if I became distressed.

إذا أنت فاكهت الرجال فلا تلع ... وقل مثل ما قالوا، ولا تتزند

If you converse with men, then do not be impatient... And say what they say, and do not be a heretic.

والمرأة اللاعة قد اختلف فيها

And the woman who is al-laa'ah, there is disagreement about her.

قال أبو الدقيش: هي اللعة، وقد تقدم ذكرها، وهي التي تغازلك ولا تمكنك

Abu Al-Daqish said: she is al-la'ah, and it has been mentioned before, and she is the one who flirts with you but does not yield to you.

وقال أبو خيرة: هي اللاعة بهذا المعنى.

And Abu Khayrah said: she is al-laa'ah with this meaning.

وقال ابن الأعرابي: اللاعة: المرأة الحديدة الفؤاد الشهمة.

And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: Al-laa'ah: the strong-hearted, noble woman.

وقال غيره: اللاعة واللعة: هي المليحة تديم نظرك إليها من جمالها

And others said: Al-laa'ah and al-la'ah: she is the beautiful one who keeps your gaze upon her due to her beauty.

وقيل: مليحة بعيدة من الريبة.

And it was said: beautiful and distant from suspicion.

ولاعته الشمس ولاحته: غيرت لونه: كألاعته.

The sun affected him and changed his color: like it scorched him.

واللوعة واللعوة على القلب: السواد حول حلمة ثدي المرأة

And al-law'ah and al-law'wah on the heart: the blackness around the nipple of a woman's breast.

وقال الأزهري: هما لثغتان

And Al-Azhari said: they are two dark spots.

وقال ابن الأعرابي ألواع الثدي: جمع لوع، وهو: السواد الذي على الثدي

And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: Al-waa' al-thady: plural of law', which is: the blackness on the breast.

بلوع ثدي كأنف الكلب دماع

With dark spots on the breast like the tearful nose of a dog.

كاللولع، كجوهر، وهذه عن ابن عباد.

Like al-lawal', like jawhar, and this is from Ibn 'Abbad.

وقد ألاع ثديها وألعى: إذا تغير

And her breasts became dark and changed color: if they changed.

والالتياع: الاحتراق من الهم، كما في العباب، وفي الصحاح: من الشوق.

And al-iltiyaa': burning from worry, as in Al-'Ubab, and in Al-Sihah: from longing.

وهو مطاوع لاعه فالتاع.

And it is the passive of 'he afflicted him, so he was afflicted'.

اللاعة: ما يجده الإنسان لولده أو حميمه من الحرقة وشدة الحب

Al-laa'ah: what a person finds for his child or close friend of burning and intense love.

ومنه حديث ابن مسعود: إني لأجد له من اللاعة ما أجد لولدي.

And from it is the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud: I find for him from the burning pain what I find for my child.

ولاع الرجل: احترق فؤاده من هم أو شوق، وقد لاعه الشوق.

And the man's heart burned from worry or longing, and longing afflicted him.

ولوعه تلويعا، فهو ملوع، وهذه عامية.

And he was intensely afflicted, so he is afflicted, and this is colloquial.