ل م ق

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root ل م ق primarily relates to actions involving the eye, such as striking, looking, or damaging it. It also extends to meanings of writing and erasing, as well as the path or middle of something. Some uses denote a general 'thing' or a place of pasture.

Derived headwords

اللَّمْقnoun

1.
erasureclassical
In the dialect of Banu 'Aqil and other Qays, it means to erase or obliterate something.
2.
striking the eyeclassical
A specific type of striking the eye with the palm of the hand, similar to 'laqq'. It can also refer to striking the eye in general, causing blindness.
3.
path, middlemodern
The clear path or the middle of a road.
4.
pasturemodern
A place where animals graze.

لمقهverb

1.
to eraseclassical
To obliterate or cancel something that has been written.
2.
to writeclassical
To inscribe or write something down.
3.
to strike (eye)classical
To strike someone's eye, particularly with the palm of the hand.
4.
to strike (face)classical
To slap or strike someone's face.
5.
to look atmodern
To gaze at something intently, similar to 'ramaq'.

لمقاnoun

1.
erasureclassical
The act of erasing or obliterating.
2.
striking the eyeclassical
The act of striking the eye.
3.
striking the faceclassical
The act of slapping or striking the face.
4.
path, middlemodern
The clear path or the middle of a road.

لمقverb

1.
to strike (eye)classical
To strike someone's eye.
2.
to strike (face)classical
To slap or strike someone's face.
3.
to look atmodern
To gaze at something.

لمق الطريقnoun

1.
path, middle of the roadmodern
The clear, straight path or the middle section of a road.

لامقnoun

1.
striker of the eyeclassical
One who strikes the pupil of the eye, especially a beginner in such an action.

لِمَاقnoun

1.
thingclassical
Used in negation to mean 'nothing' or 'not a thing', referring to food, drink, or anything in general.

تلمقverb

1.
to do nothingclassical
To not engage in any activity or to achieve nothing.

اليَمْلَقnoun

1.
quilted garmentclassical
A type of tunic or garment that is stuffed or quilted.

لماقnoun

1.
thingclassical
Used in negation to mean 'nothing' or 'not a thing'.

Parallel reading

يقولون: اللمق: المحو

They say: Al-lamaq: erasure.

فقال: لمقه بعد ما نمقه، أي: محاه بعد ما كتبه.

He said: He erased it after he had written it, meaning: he obliterated it after he had written it.

يقال: لمقه لمقا: إذا كتبه

It is said: Lamaha lamaqan: if he wrote it.

ولمقه: إذا محاه.

And lamaha: if he erased it.

اللمق: ضرب العين بالكف متوسطة خاصة كاللق

Al-lamaq: striking the eye with the palm of the hand, specifically a moderate strike, like 'laqq'.

يقال: لمقه لمقا: إذا لطمه.

It is said: Lamaha lamaqan: if he slapped him.

يقال: لمقته ببصري، مثل: رمقته

It is said: Lamqutuhu bibasari, like: Ramaqtuhu.

ولمق الطريق: نهجه ووسطه.

And lamaq al-tariq: its path and its middle.

ساوى بأيديها ومن قصد اللمق مشرعة ثلماء من سيل الشدق

He equalized with its hands and whoever intended the path, a wide opening from the torrent of the cheek.

يقال: خل عن لمق الطريق ولقمه.

It is said: Leave the path of the road and its middle.

جمع لامق للمبتدئ بصفق الحدقة في ضرابه وشره

A جمع (plural) of 'lamiq' for one who begins by striking the pupil in his hitting and his evil.

يقال: لمق عينه: إذا عورها.

It is said: Lamqa 'aynahu: if he blinded it.

ما ذاق لماقا، كسحاب أي: شيئا

He did not taste lamaqan, like 'sahab', meaning: anything.

ما عنده لماق، وما ذقت لماقا، ولا لماجا، أي: شيئا.

He has nothing, and I did not taste anything, nor anything, meaning: anything.

ما تلمق بشيء، أي: ما تلمج

He did not تلمق with anything, meaning: he did not تلمج.

لمق عينه لمقا: رماها فأصابها.

He struck his eye with lamaqan: he aimed at it and hit it.

وما بالأرض لماق، أي: مرتع.

And what is on the land is lamaq, meaning: a pasture.