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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to concepts of saliva or a viscous substance, and also to hesitation or delay. Its usage is primarily classical and not widespread in modern Arabic.

Derived headwords

اللعمnoun
  1. 1.
    salivaclassical

    This refers to saliva, a viscous fluid secreted in the mouths of animals.

تَلَعْثَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to hesitatemodern

    To pause or falter in speech or action, often due to uncertainty or indecision.

  2. 2.
    to delayclassical

    To be slow or to linger, not proceeding quickly.

تَلَعْلَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to hesitateclassical

    To pause or falter in speech or action, often due to uncertainty or indecision.

  2. 2.
    to delayclassical

    To be slow or to linger, not proceeding quickly.

Parallel reading

اللعم: (اللعاب) بالعين.
Al-la'am: (saliva) with the 'ayn.
لم يتلعثم في كذا
He did not hesitate in such-and-such.
لم يتلعلم أي: لم يتمكث
He did not delay, meaning: he did not linger.
ولم ينتظر
And he did not wait.