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ل ق م

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of swallowing, consuming, or taking something into the mouth. It extends to the idea of a mouthful, a portion, or a lump of food. It can also metaphorically refer to the middle or a significant part of something, like a road.

Derived headwords

اللُّقَمُnoun
  1. 1.
    mouthfulboth

    A quantity of food or other substance that can be taken into the mouth at one time.

  2. 2.
    lumpboth

    A compact mass or lump of something, often food.

لَقِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to swallowboth

    To take food or drink into the mouth and then pass it down the throat.

  2. 2.
    to consumeboth

    To eat or drink something.

لُقْمَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    mouthfulboth

    A portion of food taken into the mouth at one time.

  2. 2.
    morselboth

    A small piece or amount of food.

تَلَقَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to swallowboth

    To take something into the mouth and swallow it, often quickly or greedily.

  2. 2.
    to receiveclassical

    To take into oneself, to accept.

أَلْقَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to feedboth

    To give food to someone or something.

  2. 2.
    to cause to swallowboth

    To make someone or something swallow.

مُلْتَقَمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    swallowed thingclassical

    That which has been swallowed.

لُقْمَانname
  1. 1.
    Luqmanboth

    A wise man mentioned in the Quran, known for his wisdom and proverbs.

مُلْقِمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    feederclassical

    One who feeds.

لَقْمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    swallowingclassical

    The act of swallowing.

مَلْقَمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    place of swallowingclassical

    A place where something is swallowed.

لَقَّامٌadjective
  1. 1.
    greedy eaterclassical

    One who eats a lot or greedily.

Parallel reading

اللقم، محركة، وكصرد: معظم الطريق أو وسطه
Al-luqam, with harakah and like 'usrud: the majority of the road or its middle.
ومتنه، الثانية عن كراع
And its متن (peak/middle), the second is from Kura'.
واقتصر الجوهري على التحريك
And Al-Jawhari limited it to the harakah (vowelization).
وأنشد ابن بري لـ
And Ibn Bariy recited for...