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لتن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to unpleasantness, bitterness, or a need. It is associated with a specific taste, a creature, and a general sense of necessity or requirement.

Derived headwords

اللَّتْنُnoun
  1. 1.
    bitter tasteclassical

    A bitter or unpleasant taste, particularly in the context of something disliked.

  2. 2.
    sweetnessclassical

    Described as 'sweet' in the dialect of some people from Yemen, though this usage is rare and attributed to specific individuals.

اللَّتْنَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    hedgehogclassical

    A hedgehog, a small spiny mammal.

  2. 2.
    need, necessityclassical

    A need or necessity, a requirement.

Parallel reading

بغضكم عندنا مر مذاقته وبغضنا عندكم يا قومنا لتن
Your hatred is bitter to us in taste, and our hatred for you, O our people, is unpleasant.
متى لم نقض التلنة أخذتنا اللتنة
When we do not fulfill the need, the necessity takes us.