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Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the mouth area, specifically the foam or saliva of animals, and by extension, the act of speaking or applying something to the mouth region. It also extends to meanings related to hidden information, a specific facial marking, and small quantities of things.

Derived headwords

لَغَمَverb

1.
to foamclassical
The camel foamed, producing its 'lagham'. This refers to the frothy substance expelled from its mouth.
2.
to inform uncertainlyclassical
He informed his companion of something without certainty, or without being sure of its truth.
3.
to kissclassical
He kissed her mouth area, specifically the region of her 'mulgham'.
4.
to apply perfumeclassical
He applied perfume to his mouth area.

يَلْغَمُverb

1.
to foamclassical
The camel foams, expelling its 'lagham'.
2.
to inform uncertainlyclassical
He informs his companion of something without certainty.

لُغَامَةnoun

1.
foamclassical
The foam or froth that comes out of a camel's mouth with saliva.

لُغَامnoun

1.
foamclassical
The foam or froth that comes out of a camel's mouth with saliva.

مَلَاغِمnoun

1.
mouth areaboth
The area around the mouth that the tongue can reach; it is likened to the 'lagham' of a camel.

تَلَغَّمَverb

1.
to apply to the mouth areaclassical
He applied it, such as perfume, to his 'malaghim' (mouth area).
2.
to move lips in speechclassical
They moved their lips in speaking, or mentioned it.

لُغْمَاءadjective

1.
white-faced sheepclassical
A sheep whose face is white, as if the area of its 'lagham' (mouth) is white.

لُغْمnoun

1.
small amount of perfumeclassical
A small quantity of perfume.
2.
tongue and its veinsclassical
The reed of the tongue and its veins.
3.
sharp rumorclassical
A sharp or alarming rumor.

لُغَيْمnoun

1.
secretclassical
A secret or hidden matter.

مُلْغَمnoun

1.
tip of the noseclassical
The tip of the nose.

مُلَغَّمadjective

1.
perfumedclassical
One on whom perfume has been placed on the mouth area.

مُلْغَمnoun

1.
gold mixed with mercuryclassical
Gold mixed with mercury (zaywaq).

ألْغَمَverb

1.
to apply perfumeclassical
He applied perfume to his mouth area.

تَلَغَّمَverb

1.
to be perfumedclassical
He became perfumed on his mouth area.

تَلَغَّمَverb

1.
to wet lipsclassical
The sheep wet their lips with grass or water.

Parallel reading

لَغَمَ الجَمَلُ، كَمَنَعَ، يَلْغَمُ لُغَامَةً ولُغَامًا: رَمَى بِلُغَامِهِ.

The camel foamed, as in 'man'a', it foams 'lughamah' and 'lughaman': it threw out its foam.

وهو بمنزلة البزاق للإنسان، والروال للفرس.

And it is analogous to spit for a human, and the slobber for a horse.

ولَغَمَ فلانٌ فلانًا لُغَامًا: أخْبَرَ صَاحِبَهُ بِشَيْءٍ لا عَنْ يَقِينٍ.

And so-and-so informed his companion with 'lughaman': he informed his companion of something not from certainty.

وفي الصحاح: لا يَسْتَيْقِنُهُ، نَقَلَهُ عَن الكِسَائِيِّ.

And in Al-Sihah: he does not ascertain it, transmitted from Al-Kisa'i.

والمَلَاغِمُ: ما حَوْلَ الفَمِ الذي يَبْلُغُهُ اللِّسَانُ.

And 'al-malaghim': what is around the mouth that the tongue reaches.

وتَلَغَّمَ بالطيبِ: جَعَلَهُ فيها أي في المَلَاغِمِ.

And he applied perfume to himself: he put it in it, i.e., in the 'malaghim'.

تَزْدَجُ بالجَادِيِّ أو تَلَغَّمُهُ...

You adorn yourself with saffron or apply it to your mouth area...

وتَلَغَّمُوا بالكلامِ: حَرَّكُوا مَلَاغِمَهُمْ بهِ.

And they moved their lips with speech: they moved their 'malaghim' with it.

قال ابنُ الأعرابيِّ: قُلْتُ لأَعْرَابِيٍّ: مَتَى المَسِيرُ؟ فقالَ: تَلَغَّمُوا بيومِ السَّبْتِ، يَعْنِي ذَكَرُوهُ، واشْتِقَاقُهُ مِنْ أنَّهُمْ حَرَّكُوا مَلَاغِمَهُمْ بهِ.

Ibn Al-A'rabi said: I said to an Arab: When is the journey? He said: They mentioned Saturday, meaning they remembered it, and its derivation is from them moving their lips with it.

واللُّغْمَاءُ: شَاةٌ ابْيَضَّ وَجْهُهَا؛ كأنَّهُ ابْيَضَّ مَوْضِعُ لُغَامِهَا.

And 'al-lughma'' is a sheep whose face is white; as if the place of its foam is white.

واللُّغْمُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: الطِّيبُ القَلِيلُ.

And 'al-lughm', vocalized with fatha: a small amount of perfume.

واللُّغْمُ: قَصَبَةُ اللِّسَانِ وعُرُوقُهُ.

And 'al-lughm': the reed of the tongue and its veins.

واللُّغْمُ: الإرْجَافُ الحَادُّ.

And 'al-lughm': the sharp rumor.

لُغَيْمٌ: السِّرُّ.

'Lughaim': the secret.

والمَلَاغِمُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ: الفَمُ والأنْفُ والأشْدَاقُ، وذلكَ أنَّها تَلْغَمُ بالطِّيبِ، ومِنَ الإبِلِ بالزَّبَدِ، قَالَهُ الكِلَابِيُّ.

And 'al-malaghim' of everything: the mouth, the nose, and the jaws, because they are moistened with perfume, and from camels with foam, said Al-Kilabi.

ولَغَمَ امْرَأَةً لُغَامًا: قَبَّلَ مَلْغَمَهَا.

And he kissed a woman 'lughaman': he kissed her 'mulgham'.

خَشْمٌ مِنْهَا مُلْغَمُ المُلْغُومِ...

A nose from her, its perfumed tip...

والغَنَمُ تَتَلَغَّمُ بالعُشْبِ وبالشُّرْبِ، أي تَبُلُّ مَشَافِرَهَا.

And the sheep wet their lips with grass and with drinking, meaning they wet their muzzles.