ل غ ف

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of eating, taking bites, and associating with thieves or bad company. It also extends to meanings of quick eating, sharp vision, and sometimes deceitful or unpleasant dealings.

Derived headwords

اللغيفnoun

1.
Companion of thievesclassical
One who eats with thieves and guards their belongings but does not steal with them.
2.
Man's confidantclassical
A close associate or confidant of a man, derived from the idea of taking small bites.

لغفاءnoun

1.
Companions of thievesclassical
Plural of اللغيف, referring to a group of people who associate with thieves.

في بني فلان لغفاء — There are companions of thieves among the people of so-and-so.

لغفverb

1.
to take a biteboth
To take a bite of food, especially of a stew or relish.
2.
to glanceclassical
To glance at something repeatedly or quickly.
3.
to lickclassical
To lick something, such as a pot or dish.
4.
to act unjustlyclassical
To act unjustly or deviate from the right path.

لغف الإدام كفرح — He took a bite of the relish.

لغف بعينه لغفا — He glanced with his eye repeatedly.

لقمهverb

1.
to feed a biteboth
To feed someone a bite of food, to give them a mouthful.

ألغفني لغفة — He gave me a bite.

اللغفnoun

1.
bite of relishboth
A bite of food, particularly a relish or stew.
2.
porridgeclassical
A type of porridge or thick gruel.

اللغيفةnoun

1.
porridgeclassical
A type of porridge or thick gruel.
2.
soft thingclassical
Anything soft or yielding.

الإلغافnoun

1.
sharpening of visionclassical
The act of sharpening one's eyesight or vision.
2.
speeding upclassical
Moving quickly or speeding up in travel.
3.
injusticeclassical
Bad dealings, unfairness, or injustice.
4.
feeding a biteclassical
The act of feeding someone a bite or mouthful.

التلغفnoun

1.
sharpening of visionclassical
The act of sharpening one's vision or looking intently.
2.
eating quicklyclassical
Eating something quickly with one's hand, without chewing.

لاغفهverb

1.
to befriendboth
To befriend someone and become their close companion.
2.
to kissclassical
To kiss a woman.

لاغفه ملاغفة — He befriended him closely.

اللغفةnoun

1.
mouthfulboth
A mouthful of food.

ألغفني لغفة من شيء — Give me a mouthful of something.

ألغفverb

1.
to become a companion of thievesclassical
To become one who associates with thieves.
2.
to speak harshlyclassical
To speak excessively with ugly or harsh words.

ألغف الرجل صار لغيفا للصوص — The man became a companion of thieves.

الملغفةnoun

1.
group of thievesclassical
A group of people who are thieves and lack honor or solidarity.

لغفnoun

1.
quick eatingclassical
The act of eating quickly with one's hand.
2.
lickingclassical
The act of licking something clean.

لغف ما في الإناء لغفا — He licked what was in the pot.

تلغفverb

1.
to eat quicklyclassical
To eat something quickly with one's hand, without chewing.

تلغف الشيء — He ate the thing quickly with his hand.

لغفتverb

1.
to lickclassical
To lick a pot or dish clean.

لغفت الإناء لغفا — I licked the pot clean.

لغفverb

1.
to act unjustlyclassical
To act unjustly or deviate from the right path.

لغف لغفا — He acted unjustly.

ألغفverb

1.
to speak harshlyclassical
To speak excessively with ugly or harsh words.

ألغف على الرجل — He spoke harshly to the man.

اللغيفnoun

1.
plagiaristclassical
One who steals language or content from books.

دلغتverb

1.
to eatclassical
To eat food.

دلغت الطعام — I ate the food.

ذلغتهverb

1.
to eatclassical
To eat food.

ذلغته أي أكلته — I ate it.

Parallel reading

هو من يأكل مع اللصوص ويشرب، ويحفظ ثيابهم، ولا يسرق معهم

He is one who eats with thieves, drinks with them, guards their clothes, and does not steal with them.

يقال: في بني فلان لغفاء.

It is said: There are companions of thieves among the people of so-and-so.

اللغيف: خاصة الرجل مأخوذ من اللغف وهو لقم الإدام

Al-Laghif: a man's confidant, derived from al-laghf, which is a bite of relish.

يقال: فلان لغيف فلان، وخلصانه، ودخله وسجيره

It is said: So-and-so is the confidant, friend, associate, and close companion of so-and-so.

فلا تنحط على لغفاء دجوا ... فليس مفيئهم أمر النحيط

So do not descend upon the companions of those who have gone... for their return is not a matter of the multitude.

لغف الإدام، كفرح: إذا لقمه

Laghafa al-idam, ka-faraha: if he took a bite of the relish.

يلصق باللين ويلغف الأدم

He sticks with gentleness and takes bites of the relishes.

اللغف، واللغيفة: العصيدة.

Al-laghf, and al-laghifah: porridge.

الإلغاف: الإلعاف: وهو تحديد البصر.

Al-ilghaf: al-il'af: which is the sharpening of vision.

الإلغاف: الإسراع في السير.

Al-ilghaf: speeding up in travel.

الإلغاف: قبح المعاملة والجور.

Al-ilghaf: bad dealings and injustice.

يقال: ألغفني لغفة: أي لقمني لقمة.

It is said: 'Alghifni laghfah': meaning, 'give me a mouthful'.

ولاغفه ملاغفة: صادق وخالله.

Wa laghafahu mulaghafatan: he befriended him and became his close companion.

ولاغف المرأة: إذا قبلها

Wa laghafa al-mar'ah: if he kissed the woman.

ومنه قولهم: ألغفني لغفة من شيء، كأنه أراد أطعمني.

And from this is their saying: 'Alghifni laghfah min shay': as if he meant, 'feed me a mouthful of something'.

ألغف الرجل: صار لغيفا للصوص: أي معهم.

Alghafa al-rajul: the man became a companion of thieves, meaning, with them.

لغف بعينه لغفا: لحظ بها متتابعا

Laghafa bi-'aynihi laghfan: he glanced with his eye repeatedly.

لغف ما في الإناء لغفا: لعقه.

Laghafa ma fi al-ina'i laghfan: he licked what was in the pot.

تلغف الشيء: إذا أسرع أكله بكفه من غير مضغ.

Talaghghafa al-shay': if he ate the thing quickly with his hand without chewing.

لغفت الإناء لغفا، ولغفته لغفا: لعقته.

Laghaftu al-ina'a laghfan, wa laghaftuhu laghfan: I licked it clean.

لغف لغفا: جار.

Laghafa laghfan: he acted unjustly.

ألغف على الرجل: أكثر من الكلام القبيح.

Alghafa 'ala al-rajul: he spoke excessively with ugly words.

اللغيف: الذي يسرق اللغة من الكتب.

Al-laghif: one who steals language from books.

دلغت الطعام وذلغته، أي: أكلته

Dalaghtu al-ta'ama wa dhallaghtuhu, meaning: I ate it.