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لمو

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of taking something entirely, or a group/gathering of people. It also extends to notions of likeness, peers, and even the equipment used for plowing.

Derived headwords

أخذه بأجمعهverb
  1. 1.
    to take entirelyclassical

    To seize or acquire something in its entirety.

اللمةnoun
  1. 1.
    groupboth

    A gathering or assembly of people.

  2. 2.
    companionsboth

    A group of friends or companions, typically numbering from three to ten.

  3. 3.
    peerboth

    A person of similar age or status, particularly a woman of similar age to a man.

  4. 4.
    likenessboth

    A resemblance or similarity, especially in appearance.

  5. 5.
    exampleclassical

    A model or pattern to be followed; a precedent.

لمتهnoun
  1. 1.
    his peerboth

    A woman of similar age to a man.

شكلهnoun
  1. 1.
    his likenessboth

    His appearance or form; his likeness.

الإسوةnoun
  1. 1.
    exampleclassical

    A model or pattern to be followed; an example.

اللماتnoun
  1. 1.
    peersclassical

    Those of similar age or status.

  2. 2.
    those who agreeclassical

    Men who are in agreement or are alike.

اللمىnoun
  1. 1.
    peersclassical

    Those of similar age or status, specifically lacking a final 'waw' or 'ya'.

ألمى على الشيءverb
  1. 1.
    to take awayclassical

    To go off with something; to take it away.

اللومةnoun
  1. 1.
    plow attachmentclassical

    The part of a plow that is dragged by an ox to till the earth.

Parallel reading

أي (أخذ الشيء بأجمعه)
Meaning (to take the thing in its entirety).
وهو مذكور في الهمز أيضا
And it is mentioned in the Hamz entry as well.
كثبة: (الجماعة) من الناس
A tuft: (a group) of people.
الأصحاب (من الثلاثة إلى العشرة)
Companions (from three to ten).
الهاء عوض عن الواو
The 'ha' is a substitute for the 'waw'.
وقيل: {اللمة: المثل يكون في الرجال والنساء؛ وخص أبو عبيدة به المرأة.
And it was said: 'Al-limmah: the peer that exists in men and women; Abu Ubaidah specifically referred to women.
ترب الرجل
A man's peer.
ليتزوج الرجل} لمته
Let a man marry his peer.
أي امرأة على قدر سنه
Meaning any woman of his age.
شكله
His likeness.
لا تسافرن حتى تصيب لمة: أي شكلا
Do not travel until you find a likeness: meaning a form.
الإسوة
The example.
فيه لمة أي أسوة
In him there is a 'limmah', meaning an example.
اللمات: الأتراب والأمثال
Al-limmat: peers and examples.
فإن نعبر فإن لنا {لمات وإن نبقى فنحن على نذور
If we pass on, then we have peers, and if we remain, then we are bound by vows.
اللمة في المحراث: ما يجر به الثور يثير به الأرض، وهي اللومة
Al-limmah in the plow: what the ox drags to till the earth, and it is al-lawmah.