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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to eagerness, particularly in eating, and also encompasses hesitation or stammering in speech. It describes someone who is intensely desirous or greedy, and by extension, the act of consuming food with such eagerness.

Derived headwords

اللَّعْذَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Eagernessclassical

    The state or quality of being intensely eager or desirous, especially concerning food.

اللَّعْثَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Hesitation/Stammeringclassical

    Hesitation or stammering in speech, similar to the concept of 'tal'athum'.

اللَّعْذَمِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Eager/Greedyclassical

    Describing someone who is intensely eager or greedy, particularly in the context of eating.

تَلَعَذَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    To eat eagerlyclassical

    To eat something with great eagerness or greed.

  2. 2.
    To hesitate/stammerclassical

    To hesitate or stammer in speech, often due to confusion or being at a loss for words.

Parallel reading

وما تلعذمنا شيئا
We did not eat anything.
التلعذم: التردد والتوقف
Tal'athum: Hesitation and stopping.
كالتلعثم
Like tal'athum (stammering).
قال يعقوب: الذال بدل عن الثاء
Ya'qub said: The 'dhal' is a substitute for the 'tha'.
يقال: تلعذم عن الكلام، إذا تردد حيرة
It is said: He hesitated from speaking, if he was confused and hesitant.