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ل ح م

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to flesh, meat, and the act of eating or consuming it. It also extends to concepts of kinship and familial connection, as well as geographical locations associated with flesh or sustenance.

Derived headwords

اللَّحْمِيّname
  1. 1.
    Al-Lahmiboth

    A nisba (adjective derived from a place or name) indicating attribution to someone named Al-Lahmi, or possibly related to the root 'lahm' (flesh).

بَيْت لَحْمname
  1. 1.
    Bethlehemboth

    A village located two parasangs from Jerusalem, traditionally known as the birthplace of Jesus Christ.

لَحْمnoun
  1. 1.
    fleshboth

    The soft tissue of the body, consisting of muscle and fat, covering the bones.

  2. 2.
    meatboth

    The flesh of animals, especially mammals, as food.

Parallel reading

وأبو بكر محمد بن حبيش المرسي اللحمي، هكذا ضبطه ابن رشيد في رحلته.
And Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Hubaysh Al-Mursi Al-Lahmi, this is how Ibn Rashid recorded it in his journey.
وبيت لحم: قرية على فرسخين من بيت المقدس، يقال بها ولد المسيح، عليه وعلى نبينا أفضل الصلاة والسلام، ورواه بعض البغداديين بالخاء المعجمة.
And Bethlehem: a village two parasangs from Jerusalem, it is said that the Messiah was born there, upon him and our Prophet be the best of prayers and peace, and some of the Baghdadis narrated it with the letter Kha' (خ) instead of Ha' (ح).