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لطه

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be rare and possibly obscure, with limited usage. It is primarily associated with the act of striking with the palm of the hand and also refers to hearing news that is neither entirely true nor false.

Derived headwords

اللطهnoun
  1. 1.
    striking with palmclassical

    The act of striking someone with the palm of the hand.

لَطْهverb
  1. 1.
    to strike with palmclassical

    To strike with the palm of the hand, similar to 'laṭḥ'.

لَطْهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    unverified newsclassical

    News that one hears which is neither entirely true nor entirely false; unverified or dubious information.

Parallel reading

هو (الضرب بباطن الكف)
It is (striking with the palm of the hand).
كاللطح
like striking (with the palm).
لَطْهَةٌ مِنْ خَبَرٍ
a 'laṭhah' of news
وهو الخبر تسمعه ولم تستحق ولم تكذب كلهطة
which is the news you hear that is neither confirmed nor denied, like a 'laṭhah'.
ولعطة
and a 'la'ṭah' (similar term).