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لثه

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the gums, the fleshy part at the base of the teeth. It describes the physical structure and location of this tissue.

Derived headwords

اللتاهnoun
  1. 1.
    Gumsclassical

    A term for the gums, though its usage is noted as obscure or potentially a scribal error.

اللهاةnoun
  1. 1.
    Uvulaclassical

    The fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate, hanging above the root of the tongue. This is presented as a possible meaning for the root.

اللثةnoun
  1. 1.
    Gumsboth

    The fleshy tissue that surrounds the base of the teeth.

اللثاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Gums (plural)both

    The plural form of اللثة, referring to the gums.

لثيverb
  1. 1.
    To be rootedclassical

    To be firmly attached or rooted, as in the context of the gums to the teeth.

Parallel reading

وهو في النسخ بالتاء الفوقية والصواب بالمثلثة.
And it is in the copies with the dotted 't' (tha') and the correct reading is with the three-dotted 't' (tha').
قال الليث: (اللهاة).
Al-Layth said: (the uvula).
ويقال: هي اللثة
And it is said: it is the gum.
واللثة من اللثات لحم على أصول الأسنان.
And the gum is from the gums, flesh upon the roots of the teeth.
والذي عرفته اللثات جمع اللثة
And what I know is that 'al-lathāt' is the plural of 'al-lithah',
واللثة عند النحويين أصلها لثية
And the gum, according to the grammarians, its origin is 'lathwiyah',
من لثي الشيء يلثى.
from 'lathiya al-shay' yalthā' (the thing was rooted).
وليس من باب الهاء وسيذكر في موضعه.
And it is not from the 'hā'' باب (pattern), and it will be mentioned in its place.