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لمل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to substances applied to the eyes, possibly for cosmetic or medicinal purposes, and also to a type of sound or action associated with the mouth.

Derived headwords

اللَّمَالnoun
  1. 1.
    kohlclassical

    A substance used as eyeliner, traditionally made from galena or other minerals.

اللِّمَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    eye-brightening substanceclassical

    A substance used to brighten the eyes, applied like kohl.

تَلَمَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a sound with the mouthclassical

    To make a smacking or smacking sound with the mouth, similar to 'talammẓa'.

Parallel reading

لها زفرات من بوادر عبرة ... يسوق اللمال المعدني انسجالها
She has sighs from the precursors of tears... the mineral kohl drives their flow.
بالضم: الجلاء يكحل به العين
With damma: The brightening substance with which the eye is kohl-ed.
وتلمل بفمه مثل تلمظ
And he made a sound with his mouth like 'talammẓa'.
وتكون شكواها إذا هي أنجدت ... بعد الكلال تلمل وصريف
And her complaint, when she reached the high ground... after exhaustion, would be a smacking sound and a rasp.