لوه

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the shimmering, wavering appearance of a mirage, its disturbance, and its brilliance. It also has a less common association with creation and a specific term for a snake.

Derived headwords

لاهَverb

1.
to shimmer, to waverboth
To exhibit the shimmering or wavering appearance characteristic of a mirage.
2.
to createclassical
To create or fashion something. This usage is noted as uncommon.

لوهاًnoun

1.
shimmering, waveringboth
The act or state of shimmering or wavering, particularly as seen in a mirage.

لُوهاناًnoun

1.
shimmering, waveringboth
The act or state of shimmering or wavering, particularly as seen in a mirage.

تلوّهverb

1.
to shimmer, to waverboth
To shimmer or waver; to exhibit disturbance and brilliance, as a mirage does.

لوهةnoun

1.
shimmering, brillianceboth
The shimmering, wavering, or brilliant appearance of a mirage.

اللووهةnoun

1.
shimmering, brillianceboth
The shimmering, wavering, or brilliant appearance of a mirage.

لاهَ اللهُ الخلقَverb

1.
to createclassical
To create or fashion the creation. This is an uncommon usage.

اللاهةnoun

1.
snakeclassical
A snake. This term is attributed to Kura'a.

اللاتname

1.
Al-Latclassical
The idol that belonged to the tribe of Thaqif in Ta'if. Some Arabs pause on it with 'ta' (ة) and some with 'ha' (ه).

لاهةnoun

1.
snakeclassical
A snake. This is the original form from which 'Al-Lat' is derived.

Parallel reading

اضطرابه و (بريقه؛ وقد {لاه} لوها {ولوهانا)

its disturbance and its brilliance; and he said 'lah' (shimmered) with 'luha' and 'luhana'.

وتلوه: اضطرب وبرق؛ والاسم {اللووهة)

And 'talawwaha': it was disturbed and it shone; and the noun is 'al-luwaha'.

رأيت} لوه السراب

I saw the shimmering of the mirage.

لاه الله الخلق يلوههم: خلقهم

Allah created the creation, He creates them: He created them.

واللاهة: الحية

And 'al-lahah': the snake.

الإلاهة الحية العظيمة

Al-ilahah: the great snake.

وقيل: اللات للصنم الذي كان لثقيف بالطائف

And it is said: Al-Lat is for the idol that belonged to Thaqif in Ta'if.

أصله} لاهة، كأن الصنم (سمي بها) ، أي الحية، (ثم حذفت) منه (الهاء)

Its origin is 'lahah', as if the idol was named after it, meaning the snake, then the 'ha' was deleted from it.

وإنما قضينا بأن ألف لاهة، التي هي الحية، واو لأن العين واوا أكثر منها ياء

And we only judged that the 'alif' of 'lahah', which is the snake, is a 'waw' because the 'ayn' is more often a 'waw' than a 'ya'.