لذو

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to enjoyment, pleasure, and satisfaction, particularly concerning eating and drinking with abundance and contentment. It also extends to the concept of experiencing the good or pleasant aspects of something, often in contrast to its subsequent hardships.

Derived headwords

اللَّذْوَىnoun

1.
pleasure, enjoymentclassical
Derived from 'al-ladhdhah' (pleasure), it specifically refers to eating and drinking with grace, abundance, and sufficiency.

لَذَّverb

1.
to be delicious, to be pleasurableboth
To experience pleasure or delight, especially through taste or enjoyment.

لَذَّةnoun

1.
pleasure, delightboth
A feeling of enjoyment, satisfaction, or gratification.

لَذِيذadjective

1.
delicious, pleasantboth
Describing something that is highly pleasing to the senses, especially taste.

لَذَّذَverb

1.
to make pleasurableclassical
To cause something to be pleasurable or delightful.

تَلَذَّذَverb

1.
to take pleasure inboth
To enjoy or savor something, deriving pleasure from it.

لَذَّوْverb

1.
to enjoy abundanceclassical
To experience the pleasant and abundant aspects of something, often related to sustenance.

Parallel reading

وقد ذكرت الدنيا: (قد مضت لذواها وبقيت بلواها)

And she mentioned the world: (Its pleasures have passed, and its trials remain).

وهو الأكل والشرب بنعمة وكفاية

It is eating and drinking with grace and sufficiency.

وقال ابن سيده: ليسع من لفظها، وإنما هو من باب سبطر ولأآل وما أشبهه.

And Ibn Sidah said: It is from the word's pronunciation; it is from the pattern of 'sibtara', 'la'ala', and what resembles them.