لَاحَ (laāḥa)to appear

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb لَاحَ (laāḥa) — “to appear”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: لَاحَ يَلُوحُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
لَاحَ laāḥaيَلُوحُ yalūḥuلُحْ luḥلَوْحٌ lawḥun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to appear

    • لَاحَ البَدْرُ فِي السَّمَاءِ.The full moon appeared in the sky.
    • لَاحَتْ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ عَلَامَاتُ الاِرْتِيَاحِ بَعْدَ سَمَاعِ الخَبَرِ الجَيِّدِ.Signs of relief appeared on his face after hearing the good news.
    • هَلْ لَاحَ لَكَ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ غَرِيبٍ خِلَالَ رِحْلَتِكَ؟Did anything strange appear to you during your trip?
  2. 2. to wave

    • لَاحَ الْبَحَّارُ بِيَدِهِ لِلسَّفِينَةِ الْقَادِمَةِ.The sailor waved his hand to the approaching ship.
    • تَلُوحُ الْأَعْلَامُ فِي الرِّيحِ مُعْلِنَةً عَنِ الْفَرَحِ.The flags wave in the wind, announcing joy.
    • لَاحَتِ الْفَتَاةُ بِمِنْدِيلِهَا لِتَوْدِيعِ صَدِيقَتِهَا.The girl waved her handkerchief to bid farewell to her friend.
  3. 3. to appear, to shine

    • لَاحَ الْفَجْرُ فِي الْأُفُقِ مُبَشِّرًا بِيَوْمٍ جَدِيدٍ.Dawn appeared on the horizon, heralding a new day.
    • لَاحَ لِي أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُحَاوِلُ إِخْفَاءَ شَيْءٍ مَا.It appeared to me that he was trying to hide something.
  4. 4. to appear, wave

    • لَاحَ البَدْرُ فِي السَّمَاءِ.The full moon appeared in the sky.
    • لَاحَتْ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ عَلَامَاتُ الاِرْتِيَاحِ بَعْدَ سَمَاعِ الخَبَرِ الجَيِّدِ.Signs of relief appeared on his face after hearing the good news.
    • هَلْ لَاحَ لَكَ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ غَرِيبٍ خِلَالَ رِحْلَتِكَ؟Did anything strange appear to you during your trip?
  5. 5. to loom

    • لَاحَ فِي الأُفُقِ سَفِينَةٌ شِرَاعِيَّةٌ قَادِمَةٌ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ.A sailing ship loomed on the horizon, coming from afar.
    • بَدَأَتْ مَلَامِحُ المَدِينَةِ تَلُوحُ كُلَّمَا اقْتَرَبْنَا مِنْهَا.The features of the city began to loom as we got closer to it.
    • لَاحَتْ لَهُ فُرْصَةٌ ذَهَبِيَّةٌ لِتَحْقِيقِ أَحْلَامِهِ وَطُمُوحَاتِهِ.A golden opportunity loomed for him to achieve his dreams and ambitions.
  6. 6. to seem, appear

    • لَاحَ البَدْرُ فِي السَّمَاءِ.The full moon appeared in the sky.
    • لَمْ يَلُحْ أَيُّ تَغَيُّرٍ فِي الجَوِّ.No change appeared in the weather.
    • لَاحَ طَيْفٌ غَرِيبٌ فِي الأُفُقِ عِنْدَ الغُرُوبِ.A strange silhouette appeared on the horizon at sunset.
  7. 7. to shine

    • يَلُوحُ الْبَرْقُ قَبْلَ سَمَاعِ الرَّعْدِ.Lightning shines before thunder is heard.
    • لُحْ بِضَوْئِكَ لِتُرْشِدَ التَّائِهِينَ.Shine your light to guide the lost.

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