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ليغ

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of foolishness, stupidity, and being slow-witted. It also extends to the idea of being unable to speak clearly or being hesitant in speech, and in a derived sense, to coaxing or attempting to take something away.

Derived headwords

الأَلْيَغadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishboth

    Describing someone who is foolish or stupid.

  2. 2.
    unclear speakerclassical

    One who does not speak clearly or articulately.

أَلْيَغadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishboth

    An adjective meaning foolish or idiotic.

اللِّيَاغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessboth

    The state or quality of being foolish or idiotic.

  2. 2.
    unclear speechclassical

    Refers to someone whose speech and tongue revert to the letter 'ya' (indicating unclear speech).

اللِّيَاغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    Complete and excellent foolishness.

اللِّيَاغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personboth

    A foolish or idiotic person.

لَغَتَهُ الشَّيْءَverb
  1. 1.
    coaxed him away from itclassical

    To coax or persuade someone away from something.

أَلِيغَهُverb
  1. 1.
    coaxed him away from itclassical

    To coax or persuade someone away from something, with the intention of taking it.

لِيغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    coaxingclassical

    The act of coaxing or persuading someone away from something.

تَلِيغُverb
  1. 1.
    acts foolishlyclassical

    To behave foolishly or act like an idiot.

اللِّيغَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish womanclassical

    A woman who is foolish or idiotic.

اللِّيَاغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    A foolish person.

Parallel reading

هو من لا يبين الكلام
He is one who does not speak clearly.
هو الذي يرجع كلامه ولسانه إلى الياء
He is one whose speech and tongue revert to the letter 'ya'.
الأليغ: الأحمق
Al-alyagh: the foolish one.
كاللياغة
Like al-liyāghah (foolishness/foolish person).
الليغ: الحمق التام الجيد
Al-lyagh (when movable): complete and excellent foolishness.
لغته الشيءَ، بالكسر، أليغه ليغا
He coaxed the thing away from him, with the kasrah, he coaxed him away from it with coaxing.
لأنتزعه
To take it away.
وتليغ أي: تحمق
And talyagh means: he acts foolishly.
الليغاء: المرأة الحمقاء
Al-lyaghā': the foolish woman!
واللياغة بالفتح: الأحمق
And al-liyāghah (with fatha): the foolish person.
والكسر عن ابن الأعرابي
And the kasrah is from Ibn al-A'rābī.