Root

ل ق ف

3 verbs · 2 nouns and adjectives

Verbs

Nouns and adjectives

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 2 entries
  • لَقِفَهُ Form I He seized it, or took it quickly
    He seized it, or took it quickly; (S, M, K;) namely, a thing thrown to him with the hand, or said to him. (M, TA.) See also last sentence of 1 in art. حنك.
  • تَلَقَّفَهُ مِنْ فَمِهِ Form V He caught it and retained it quickly, [i. e., what he said,] from his mouth
    He caught it and retained it quickly, [i. e., what he said,] from his mouth. (TA.)

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