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Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of hesitation, delay, or stopping in an action. It can describe a physical pause, a mental deliberation, or a reluctance to proceed, often implying a lack of swiftness or decisiveness.

Derived headwords

لَعَثَمَverb

1.
to hesitateboth
To pause or stop in an action, often due to deliberation or uncertainty.

لَعْثَمَةnoun

1.
hesitationboth
A state of stopping or pausing, often implying a lack of decisiveness or a moment of deliberation.

تَلَعْثَمَverb

1.
to hesitateboth
To pause or stop in an action, often due to deliberation or uncertainty.
2.
to delayboth
To tarry or linger in an affair, not proceeding quickly.
3.
to be slowboth
To proceed with slowness or deliberation.
4.
to falterboth
To hesitate in speech or action, showing uncertainty.

تَمَكَّثَverb

1.
to lingerboth
To remain or stay in a place or situation for a longer time than necessary, often implying delay.
2.
to delayboth
To postpone or put off an action, causing it to take longer.
3.
to take one's timeboth
To proceed slowly and deliberately, without haste.

تَوَقَّفَverb

1.
to stopboth
To cease movement or activity.
2.
to haltboth
To bring to a standstill.
3.
to pauseboth
To stop temporarily.

تَأَنَّىverb

1.
to be deliberateboth
To act with care and consideration, without haste.
2.
to be patientboth
To endure delay or suffering without complaint.
3.
to proceed slowlyboth
To move or act at a slow pace.

نَكَصَverb

1.
to retreatclassical
To move back or withdraw from a position or situation.
2.
to recoilclassical
To spring back suddenly, as if in fear or disgust.

نَكَلَverb

1.
to hesitateclassical
To pause or hold back in uncertainty or fear.
2.
to falterclassical
To lose strength or momentum; to waver.

تَبَصَّرَverb

1.
to considerboth
To think carefully about something.
2.
to look closelyboth
To examine or observe with attention.
3.
to reflectboth
To think deeply or carefully about something.

Parallel reading

فليست فيه لعثمة إلا أنه ابن أمة

There is no hesitation in him except that he is the son of a slave woman.

أي: توقف

Meaning: he hesitated.

وتلعثم الرجل في الأمر إذا تمكث فيه

And a man hesitates in a matter if he lingers in it.

وتوقف وتأنى

And he stopped and proceeded deliberately.

وليس فيه توقف

And there is no stopping in him.

ويقال: قرأ فما تلعثم

And it is said: He recited and did not hesitate.

أي: ما توقف ولا تمكث ولا تردد

Meaning: he did not stop, nor linger, nor hesitate.

وما تلعثم عن شيء أي: ما تأخر ولا كذب

And he did not hesitate about a thing, meaning: he did not delay nor lie.

وسألته عن شيء فلم يتلعثم

And I asked him about something and he did not hesitate.

أي: لم يتوقف حتى أجابني

Meaning: he did not stop until he answered me.

أو تلعثم: نكص عنه وتبصره

Or he hesitated: he retreated from it and considered it.

ونصه: نكل بدل نكص

And his text is: he faltered instead of retreating.